What is the theme of the first two paragraphs of this passage?

Which of the following statement/s is the author likely to agree with?

In what context has the author used the sentence “If people of a certain country, who have hitherto not been in the habit of wearing much clothing, boots, etc., adoptEuropean clothing, they are supposed to have become civilised out of savagery?

It would seem from the passage that the author:

What is the author trying to convey by using the text “not even the greatest chefs can produce petits pois farcis”?

What is the style or tone of writing used by the author?

Why does the author distinguish between the capacity to think and the choice of what to think about?

What is the inferred meaning of ‘Esperanto’ mentioned in the passage?

Why was the author’s stomach exposed to the possibility of being harmed or attacked in the flight?

The author says ‘quote teaching you how to think’ because