Question

The physical and social background against which a story takes place is its _____.

A. theme
B. plot
C. setting
D. language

Answer 1

The answer is (C) the setting

Explaining:

It's talking about the place where the story takes place.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Setting.

The theme is the underlying idea of the story, the plot is how the events happen, while the language used is self explanatory.