I had begun by tracing the Japanese characters with a pencil.
*begun is a past participle
Answer:
A. by describing how angry the king was with the tortoise and his wife
<u><em>i guess so just check twice</em></u>
Ad hominem means the man so it probably means one persons opinion and ad populem means the population so maybe the general
populations opinion
Montresor smiles at the thought of Fortunato's death.