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As the new government revealed itself to be far more authoritarian than the people ever could have guessed, and curfews and roadblocks threatened the _________ of citizens, the public houses began to fill with whispers of a possible coup d’état.
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| A. insolence, B |
| epitome |
| C. belligerence | D. recidivism | E. autonomy |
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Authoritarian governments generally tend to control a lot by imposing strict rules on people's choices of actions which restricts freedom.
Autonomy is close to freedom
Autonomy is close to freedom
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What would an authoritarian government threaten with “curfews and roadblocks”? Most likely, something like independence. Autonomy is more or less a synonym of independence. Though citizens might need to be belligerent to stage a coup, the blank describes what the citizens would lose that would initially cause people to just begin to utter “whispers of a possible” coup. Belligerence (aggressively hostile attitude) doesn’t work in this context. Likewise, insolence (rude and disrespectful behavior) does not work in the blank. The remaining choices, epitome (a perfect example of something) and recidivism (tendency to relapse to previous behavior, often criminal), are not indicated by clues in the sentence.
What would an authoritarian government threaten with “curfews and roadblocks”? Most likely, something like independence. Autonomy is more or less a synonym of independence. Though citizens might need to be belligerent to stage a coup, the blank describes what the citizens would lose that would initially cause people to just begin to utter “whispers of a possible” coup. Belligerence (aggressively hostile attitude) doesn’t work in this context. Likewise, insolence (rude and disrespectful behavior) does not work in the blank. The remaining choices, epitome (a perfect example of something) and recidivism (tendency to relapse to previous behavior, often criminal), are not indicated by clues in the sentence.
