Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.

To accept the gauntlet

  1. to accept defeat

  2. to accept a challenge

  3. to suffer humiliation

  4. to accept an honor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In medieval times, throwing down a gauntlet (armored glove) was a formal challenge to combat. Accepting it meant accepting the challenge to fight. Option B correctly captures this meaning of accepting a challenge. The other options incorrectly suggest defeat or negative outcomes rather than courageously accepting a challenge.

Keep practicing — related questions