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21 May 2025, 11:05
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Though chronicling the heroism and sacrifice of the common soldier, Erich Remarque’s classic novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, is profoundly _________ and thus was banned by the Nazis since it implicitly opposed their vision of armed conquest.
A. inspirational
B. pacific
C. prescient
D. conciliatory
E. prophetic
F. clairvoyant
A. inspirational
B. pacific
C. prescient
D. conciliatory
E. prophetic
F. clairvoyant
22 May 2025, 14:53
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The opening “Though” foreshadows a twist. The sentence means that although the novel describes “the heroism and sacrifice of the common soldier,” it is “profoundly _________,” where the blank is something that would be unexpected in a novel about brave soldiers. The sentence also says that the novel was banned because it “implicitly opposed,” or was against, “their vision of armed conquest.” Therefore, it must have an antiarmed conquest theme, something peaceful. “Pacific” and “conciliatory,” which both mean anti-war, are the correct answers. “Prescient,” “clairvoyant,” and “prophetic” all mean able to foresee the future, a trap related to the Nazis’s “vision of armed conquest.” The sentence isn’t talking about a supernatural vision, but rather about an overarching goal. It is true that “prophetic” can also mean “characteristic of prophets,” and many prophets in various religious traditions spoke out against what they saw as evil governments. However, the interpretation of “prophetic” as “resisting evil authority” is not what is found as even a secondary definition in standard dictionaries. More importantly, even if you accepted this definition, there is no synonymous or near-synonymous partner among the answer choices. Sentence Equivalence questions require two answers that produce equivalent sentences. Only “pacific” and “conciliatory” work.
Answer: B,D
The opening “Though” foreshadows a twist. The sentence means that although the novel describes “the heroism and sacrifice of the common soldier,” it is “profoundly _________,” where the blank is something that would be unexpected in a novel about brave soldiers. The sentence also says that the novel was banned because it “implicitly opposed,” or was against, “their vision of armed conquest.” Therefore, it must have an antiarmed conquest theme, something peaceful. “Pacific” and “conciliatory,” which both mean anti-war, are the correct answers. “Prescient,” “clairvoyant,” and “prophetic” all mean able to foresee the future, a trap related to the Nazis’s “vision of armed conquest.” The sentence isn’t talking about a supernatural vision, but rather about an overarching goal. It is true that “prophetic” can also mean “characteristic of prophets,” and many prophets in various religious traditions spoke out against what they saw as evil governments. However, the interpretation of “prophetic” as “resisting evil authority” is not what is found as even a secondary definition in standard dictionaries. More importantly, even if you accepted this definition, there is no synonymous or near-synonymous partner among the answer choices. Sentence Equivalence questions require two answers that produce equivalent sentences. Only “pacific” and “conciliatory” work.
Answer: B,D
