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11 Jun 2025, 12:23
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Many Enlightenment philosophers viewed Machiavelli’s book as a satire meant to expose and caricature the _________ claims to power of the very figures Machiavelli pretended to endorse.
A. sarcastic
B. specious
C. spurious
D. squalid
E. stolid
F. stoic
A. sarcastic
B. specious
C. spurious
D. squalid
E. stolid
F. stoic
16 Jun 2025, 12:53
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If Machiavelli only pretended to endorse “the _________ claims to power,” and if they were subject to “exposure and caricature,” they must have been not only illegitimate but ridiculous. None of the answers suggests ridiculousness, but two answers—“specious” and “spurious”— mean the claims are false. While not synonyms, both words describe claims that are superficially attractive, but in fact false. “Sarcastic” (mocking) might be a trap for someone who misses that the claims referred to by the blank are not made by Machiavelli but by those who originally made the claims to power. “Squalid” (dirty or dishonest) doesn’t fit the sentence or match any other answer choice. And while “stolid” and “stoic” both mean unemotional, the sentence offers no reason to believe that the claims are unemotional
Answer: B,C
If Machiavelli only pretended to endorse “the _________ claims to power,” and if they were subject to “exposure and caricature,” they must have been not only illegitimate but ridiculous. None of the answers suggests ridiculousness, but two answers—“specious” and “spurious”— mean the claims are false. While not synonyms, both words describe claims that are superficially attractive, but in fact false. “Sarcastic” (mocking) might be a trap for someone who misses that the claims referred to by the blank are not made by Machiavelli but by those who originally made the claims to power. “Squalid” (dirty or dishonest) doesn’t fit the sentence or match any other answer choice. And while “stolid” and “stoic” both mean unemotional, the sentence offers no reason to believe that the claims are unemotional
Answer: B,C
