What directly causes the Athenians to hide in their homes?

What directly causes the Athenians to hide in their homes?

the return of spring

the arrival of the Cretan soldiers

the arrival of Theseu

the oppressive rule of King Aegeus

Explanation:

Number "A" is correct. Correct uses of quotations and all that jazz. If you are starting off a sentence with "(name) said" the sentence will almost always (if not, always) end in (."). For example: My friend said, "I like bananas." Don't do: My friend said. "I like bananas". Or anything weird like that. Also, don't do: "I like bananas." My friend said. It's not really correct, I would assume so. Sorry if you cannot read my gibberish but I hope this helped if you had trouble.