Multiple choice

Direction: Select the most appropriate option for the given word.

The word 'quarantine' was originally supposed to be connected with

  1. contagious diseases

  2. foreigners

  3. non-Europeans

  4. time period

  5. drinking
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Quaranta: Originally a period of forty days for which a ship arriving from abroad had to be detained at port to guard against any contagion.

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