Multiple choice

Nowhere is the difference between Nabokov's fixations and Shakespeare's ________ more apparent than in their depictions of sex and eroticism.

  1. obsessions

  2. compulsions

  3. addictions

  4. impressionability

  5. receptivity

  6. passivity
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(1) Incorrect. The correct option has to depict the differences between Nabakov and Shakespeare. This option has the same connotation as fixations.

(2) Incorrect. The correct option has to depict the differences between Nabakov and Shakespeare. This option has the same connotation as fixations.
(3) Incorrect. The correct option has to depict the differences between Nabakov and Shakespeare. The given option does not bring forth that difference.
(4) Correct. The option brings out the contrast between Nabokov and Shakespeare by comparing one's fixation with the other's impressionability.
(5) Correct. The option brings out the contrast between Nabokov and Shakespeare by comparing one's fixation with the other's receptivity. (6) Incorrect. The correct option has to depict the differences between Nabakov and Shakespeare. The given option does not bring forth that difference.

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