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That the world's major writing systems took shape independently on at
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That the world's major writing systems took shape independently on at least four separate continents, each forged under pressures as different as bureaucratic recordkeeping in ancient Sumer and dynastic ritual in Shang China, is nowhere more evident than in the sheer variety of scripts these cultures ultimately produced - underscoring, in the view of most epigraphers, the _______ of their origins.
| Two Answers |
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| A. multiplicity |
| B. singularity |
| C. regularity | D. obscurity | E. plurality |
| F. uniformity |
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Re: That the world's major writing systems took shape independently on at
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25 Aug 2026, 23:45
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The key phrase is “took shape independently on at least four separate continents” and the sentence emphasizes the “sheer variety” of scripts. So the blank should mean that the origins were multiple/diverse, not singular or uniform.
Multiplicity = the state of being numerous or having many origins
Plurality = the state of being multiple or more than one
Both fit naturally: “the multiplicity of their origins” and “the plurality of their origins.”
Answer: A and E
The key phrase is “took shape independently on at least four separate continents” and the sentence emphasizes the “sheer variety” of scripts. So the blank should mean that the origins were multiple/diverse, not singular or uniform.
Multiplicity = the state of being numerous or having many origins
Plurality = the state of being multiple or more than one
Both fit naturally: “the multiplicity of their origins” and “the plurality of their origins.”
Answer: A and E
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