Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

In the machinelike world of classical physics, the human intellect appears _____, since the mechanical nature of classical physics does not _________ creative reasoning, the very ability that had made the formulation of classical principles possible.

  1. anomalous … allow for

  2. abstract … speak for

  3. anachronistic … deny

  4. enduring .. value

  5. contradictory … exclude
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Contradictory doesn't fit in this context and, when paired with exclude, the sentence makes no sense. Opton 1 is correct as the words logically fit into the blanks.

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