Directions: For the following question, choose the option that fills up the blanks most correctly.

Then the _________ distinction between Greek and English, between classic and Romantic schools, seems superficial and _________.

'And', after superficial, in last part of the sentence gives clue for the second blank, which implies that the blank must be replaced by a word indicating similarity to superficial. Of all three options, 'pedantic' in (4) fits our prediction as it is an ostentations display of knowledge, or an instance of this. Moreover, 'Vaunted' (to boast, brag) characterizes the first blank, thereby giving a cogent meaning to the sentence. Hence, (4) is the answer.