One reason given in the text to explain why rural people may be more prone than city people to offer assistance to people in need is that:
a. city dwellers are used to having to take charge in emergencies, and become blase about it
b. it is more likely that the stranger needing assistance in a city will belong to an unfamiliar group, whereas there is less diversity among people in rural areas
c. country dwellers are less in a hurry
d. both a and b
e. both a and c
Ans: b
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