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Middlemarch author George Eliot reportedly bemoaned the dear
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Updated on: 05 Aug 2021, 07:26
Updated on: 05 Aug 2021, 07:26
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Middlemarch author George Eliot reportedly bemoaned the dearth of (i)________ women, of which her well-educated main character, Dorothea, was a (ii)________. Therefore, Eliot scholars have long debated the author’s purpose in marrying Dorothea to the elderly preacher Casaubon and having him exploit his bride for mundane and (iii)_________ needs.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) captious | (D) paradigm | (G) menial |
| (B) erudite | (E) misogynist | (H) catholic |
| (C)venal | (F) chimera | (I) nebulous |
Re: Middlemarch author George Eliot reportedly bemoaned the dear
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03 Sep 2017, 16:08
03 Sep 2017, 16:08
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The first and third blanks have the clearest clues, so start with them. For the first blank, recycle the clue well-educated; of the choices, only erudite makes sense.
For the third blank, recycle the clue mundane; of the choices, only menial fits.
The second blank describes Dorothea, and if her marriage into a life of mundane and menial needs causes debate among Eliot scholars, then Dorothea must have been an example of a well-educated, erudite woman. Of the choices, only paradigm means example.
Hence options B, D and G is correct!
The first and third blanks have the clearest clues, so start with them. For the first blank, recycle the clue well-educated; of the choices, only erudite makes sense.
For the third blank, recycle the clue mundane; of the choices, only menial fits.
The second blank describes Dorothea, and if her marriage into a life of mundane and menial needs causes debate among Eliot scholars, then Dorothea must have been an example of a well-educated, erudite woman. Of the choices, only paradigm means example.
Hence options B, D and G is correct!
Re: Middlemarch author George Eliot reportedly bemoaned the dear
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20 Sep 2017, 12:15
20 Sep 2017, 12:15
I think this question should be in the hard level.
