Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

The fire of knowledge kindled by science has already burnt many dogmas and beliefs, held sacred by the superstition of the past, which stood in the way of truth-seeking minds.

  1. has already burnt many dogmas and beliefs

  2. has already burnt away many dogmas and beliefs

  3. has already burnt down many dogmas and beliefs

  4. has already burnt out many dogmas and beliefs

  5. has already burnt up many dogmas and many beliefs

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence has error of incorrect idiomatic usage. This option exhibits the correct idiomatic usage: 'burn down'