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C, E

"Despite" is a detour road sign; the blank therefore describes a quality of the play that makes it surprising that it would have been forgotten. Predict that the two correct answers will be words meaning something like "popularity." (C) renown, or "fame," matches this prediction. (E) repute is the other correct answer; as a noun, it refers to something that is "well-known" or "esteemed." (A) disfavor is the opposite of what's needed; it means "disapproval." (B) obscurity ("being unknown") is also contradicted by the sentence; if the play were obscure, it would not be unusual for it to be forgotten. (D) impeccability and (F) superiority both go too far, speaking to the quality of the play rather than how well-known it was, and there's no indication that the play is impeccable, or "flawless," or better than other plays.