Question

What do these lines tell you about the attitude men on Earth had toward any men on Mars?

It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed days. At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. (4 points)
Select one:
a. If they existed, they could teach humans things.
b. If they existed, they would leave humans alone.
c. If they existed, they would be interested in humans.
d. If they existed, they would need help from humans.

Answer 1

personally i would say D. the word inferior leads me to think that humans would probably have to help them.

Answer 2

The men on Earth would have taught the human things to the men on Mars if they really existed.

Option A is the correct answer.

The men on Mars, if existed, then they can take help from men on Earth regarding how to live a life with the resources that they have. As the men on Earth know how to survive with available resources, therefore they can help