Question

What is a mercenary?


A.
a person hired to obtain supplies for an army


B.


a soldier hired to fight for another country


C.
a general hired to train foreign troops


D.
a commander in charge of an entire force

Answer 1

B. If a ruled doesn't have enough troops, he can hire mercenaries to fight for him.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is option B.  a soldier hired to fight for another country .

Explanation:

A mercenary is a soldier who fights for another country in order to obtain an economic and personal benefit.

The mercenary will not care about the beliefs, religion or thoughts of the side for which he is fighting, but will only do it to make a profit. This differs from a soldier, who fights with honor for his nation.

Given this information we can say that the correct answer is option B.