I asked a question in a very respectful manner and this is how you respond.

All questions were general knowledge and asked in a rapid-fire manner.

Explanations were asked in a quite loud and straightforward manner for a country that does not have free press.

He had asked in a mildly ironic but quite sympathetic manner: 'Where did you get the idea?

Then I glanced again at the first dagger and asked in an offhand manner what it cost.

"When you ask in so flattering a manner, how can I refuse?"

He asked in such a mischievous manner that she had to laugh.

With tough questions, it's usually easier to ask them in a civilized manner.

He asked a third time in a manner insupportably aggressive.

He asked me for a cigar in a most familiar manner.