In stark contrast to his later (i)_________, Simpson was largely (ii)_

Question

In stark contrast to his later (i)_________, Simpson was largely (ii)_________ politics during his college years, despite the fact that the campus he attended was rife with political activity.

Blank (i)

A. activism 
 
  B. apathy 
 
  C. affability

Blank (ii)

D. devoted to 
 
  E. indifferent to 
 
  F. shaped by

Sajjad1994 · Answer

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The sentence tells us that there is a contrast between the way Simpson related to politics in his college years and how he related to politics later in life. So the choices that complete the blanks must contrast with each other. The part of the sentence beginning with  “despite”  indicates that Simpson’s relation to politics in his college years did not involve engagement in the political activity that was  “rife.”  Of the choices for Blank (ii), only  “indifferent to”  conveys that nonengagement. And of the choices for Blank (i), only   “activism”   supplies the required contrast with  “indifferent to.”

Thus the correct answer is activism (Choice A) and indifferent to (Choice E).

In stark contrast to his later (i)_________, Simpson was largely (ii)_

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