Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

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As a result, all his advice to in Occeq City, Bertrand casually through the dossiers of the four new men who had been assigned to him. They were typical of the kind of men who were sent to him, he thought. Which meant, as usual, that because, in this situation, they're psychologically incapable of losing." those men, as a team, are unbeatable Saarkkad IV to work under Bertrand a question in his mind. "Since you know all that, couldn't you have handled it yourself?" Malloy, Permanent Terran Ambassador to His Utter Munificence, the they were atypical. Every man in the showed the complete psychological analysis of the man. Psychopathic paranoia. The man wasn't technically insane he could be as lucid as the next man most of the time. But he was morbidly suspicious that every man's hand was turned against him. He trusted no one, and was perpetually on his guard against imaginary plots and persecutions. Number two suffered from some cooped up in this office, hiding from bigshot should, is because I incapable of making a decision if he were faced with two or more like it that way. I suffer from agoraphobia and xenophobia. possible alternatives of any major "I have to be drugged to be put on were alike, and yet there sometimes seemed to be an eternal sameness about all men. He considered himself an individual, for instance, but wasn't the basic similarity there, after all? He was—how old? He glanced at aliens!" look of revulsion came over his face. "And I can't stand what did he have to show for it besides flabby muscles, sagging skin, a wrinkled face, and gray hair? Well, he had an excellent record in years, but still beautiful and alive in his recollections. And—he grinned that meant keeping on good terms with the Saarkkadic government. The Saarkkada themselves were humanoid in physical form—if one allowed the term to cover a wide range Diplomatic Corps who developed a For nine years, Bertrand Malloy ever seen him. To have shown himself to one of them would have meant instant loss of prestige. To their way of thinking, an important official was aloof. The greater twitch or a quirk was shipped to his isolation. The Occeq of Saarkkad himself was never seen except by a handful of picked nobles, who, themselves, were never seen except by their underlings. It was a long, roundabout his importance, the greater must be way of doing business, but it was the It was Bertrand Malloy's job to along with. A staff of top-grade men could have handled them without half trying. But Malloy didn't have top-grade men. They couldn't be spared from work that required their total capacity. "Maybe, but I doubt it. They might It's inefficient to waste a man on a job that he can do without half trying that will tax his full output. So Malloy was stuck with the culls. have gotten around me someway by Not the worst ones, of course what was wrong with a man, as long as he had the mental ability to dress himself and get himself to work, useful work could be found for him. Physical handicaps weren't at all sneaking up on a blind spot. Nordon for in one way or another. The mental disabilities were harder to deal with, but not totally impossible. regulations. But Malloy didn't like to stop at merely thwarting mental quirks he liked to find places where they were "Mr. Malloy?" said a careful voice. bring it in?" "Bring it in, Miss Drayson." Miss Drayson was a case in point. She was uncommunicative. She liked to gather in information, but she out of Malloy's office without his She came in through the door, picked up the communique. She wanted to know what his reaction was going to be it didn't matter because He read the first paragraph, and his eyes widened involuntarily. "Armistice," he said in a low through, fighting to keep his emotions in check. Miss Drayson stood there calmly, her face a mask a reputation for losing wars and winning at the peace table. They were clever, persuasive talkers. They could twist a disadvantage to an advantage, and make their own strengths look a spaceship because I can't take all again within a few years. Now—at this point in time—they could be beaten. They could be forced to allow supervision of the production potential, forced to disarm, rendered Already, they had taken the offensive in the matter of the peace talks. the Saarkkad sun, a chilly world inhabited only by low-intelligence animals. The Karna considered this to be fully neutral territory, and Earth V. Earth had been caught unprepared for an armistice. They objected. The Karna pointed out that the planet which was allied with Earth, and that it was unfair for Earth to take so much time in preparing for an armistice. Why hadn't Earth been prepared? Did they intend to fight to the utter destruction of Karn? It wouldn't have been a problem at all if Earth and Karn had fostered the only two intelligent races in the galaxy. The sort of grandstanding the Karna were putting on had to be played to an audience. But there were other intelligent races throughout the galaxy, most of whom had remained as neutral as possible during the Earth-Karn war. They had no intention of sticking their figurative noses into a battle between the two most powerful races in the galaxy. would find that some of the now-neutral races would come in on their side if war broke out again. If the And that was where Bertrand Malloy do so. James Nordon was tall, broad-shouldered, handsome face looked cool and efficient. Malloy waved him to a seat. "We need a man who can outthink them," Malloy finished, "and judging from your record, I think you're that you make the wrong decisions, your name will be mud back on Earth. But I don't think there's much chance of Nordon shook his head. "Not that I recall, Mr. Malloy. Should I have?" "Not necessarily. He's a pretty lot about interstellar law, and he's capable of spotting a trap a mile away. Miss Drayson." Kylen Braynek was a smallish man with mouse-brown hair that lay flat against his skull, and hard, penetrating, dark eyes that were shadowed by heavy, protruding brows. Malloy asked him to sit down. of the peace conference. "Naturally, they'll be trying to trick you every step of the way," Malloy went on. "They're shrewd and underhanded them. Don't antagonize them, but don't baby them, either. If you see "They won't get anything by me, Mr. Malloy." been going on for four days. Bertrand of his otherwise bald scalp, and he wore a hearty, professional smile that didn't quite make it to his calculating eyes. on Earth?" "Tense. They're waiting to see good team, instead. Would you like to see the reports?" admit, but he didn't know all the ins and outs of the Diplomatic Corps. When Blendwell looked up from and outdo the finest team of negotiators the Karna could send." "I thought they would," said Malloy, trying to appear modest. The secretary's eyes narrowed. threw a dilemma right back at them." "How do you mean?" for him, one way or the other. He's that kind of guy. Until he's presented they backed down to a single point and proved that it wasn't rigged, Nordon couldn't possibly make up his this was, and the more importance there is attached to his decisions, the more incapable he becomes of making them." "What about Braynek?" "Paranoid," said Malloy. "He thinks everyone is plotting against him. In this case, that's all to the good because the Karna are plotting against him. No matter what they put forth,

<question>:
What would've happened if Bertrand had tried to introduce himself to the aliens in his building?

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A They would have punished him for revealing himself to the public.
B He would've made some more friends and felt less isolated.
C He would likely have lost some respect.
D They would have laughed at him for his human/Terran social tendencies.

<answer>:

C