Question

To complete his costume he wore a coat too long for him, dating back, if one might judge from its general appearance, to a remote antiquity

The distant past

The far-flung provinces

An abandoned mansion

An exotic, far-away place

Answer 1

The Answer is a The Distant Past.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) The distant past.

Explanation:

The words "remote antiquity" makes references to a distant past. The text also gives us some clues about that connection due to the fact that it shows the words "dating back", which have to do with past events.