Multiple choice

The history of persecution is a history of ________ to cheat nature, to make water run up the hill, to twist a rope of sand.

  1. travails

  2. indolents

  3. ardents

  4. endeavors
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

“To make water run up the hill or to twist a rope of sand” would require effort i.e. it requires effort to cheat nature. Therefore, “endeavors” (effort, try) replaces the blank. Hence, (4) is the answer.

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