Multiple choice

Directions: Choose one word from the alternatives to replace the phrase given below.

A stone coffin, often decorated with sculpture

  1. Bier

  2. Carrion

  3. Corpse

  4. Sarcophagus

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D Correct answer
Explanation

A sarcophagus is a stone coffin, typically ornate and decorated, used in ancient civilizations for burials. The word comes from Greek meaning 'flesh-eater'. Bier refers to a stand for a corpse, carrion means dead flesh, and corpse is the dead body itself.