Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill blank (5).

At the time when I joined journalism, I was a greenhorn brimming with (1) and convinced that I had chosen a (2) profession. It was only subsequently that I discovered that Charlie's (3) was by no means unique. Indeed, it reflects the attitude of many others. Oscar Wilde once said, "By giving us the opinion of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the (4) of the community." It seems that the world sees us as (5).

  1. imbeciles

  2. ignominious

  3. buffoons

  4. ignoramuses

  5. tricksters

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; the word is in sync with the preceding word 'ignorance' as the journalists voice the views of the uneducated who are considered ignorant.