Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate word given in the options.

In those days, people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to ____________ an angry God.

  1. promulgate

  2. propitiate

  3. suppress

  4. resist
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Propitiate means to appease or gain favor from a deity through offerings or sacrifices, which precisely matches the ancient practice of animal sacrifice to calm an angry God. Promulgate means to proclaim, suppress means to hold back, and resist means to oppose.

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