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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• The French Republican calendar was developed during the French Revolution.
• It had twelve months divided into three weeks of ten days each, followed by five supplemental days.
• Each day was named after a plant, animal, agricultural tool, or mineral as a way of honoring an aspect of rural life.
• Messidor is the tenth month of the French Republican calendar.
• The fifth day of Messidor is named Mulet, which means "mule."
The student wants to explain why a day in the French Republican calendar's month of Messidor was named Mulet. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
When the French Republican calendar was developed during the French Revolution, the fifth of Messidor was named Mulet.
A
The month of Messidor was divided into three weeks of ten days each, and one of those days was named Mulet.
B
Developed during the French Revolution, the French Republican calendar has twelve months, including Messidor.
C
Each day of the French Republican calendar year honors an aspect of rural life, which is why the fifth of Messidor is named after an animal, the mule.
D