Multiple choice

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

As painted by the constable, the scene is not one of bucolic _____; rather it shows a striking emotional and intellectual ______.

  1. intensity … boredom

  2. complacence … detachment

  3. serenity … tension

  4. vitality … excitement

  5. nostalgia … placidity

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

'Bucolic' refers to 'rural life' and the word 'serenity' fits here with it. The second option should be presenting an opposite view and the word 'tension' fits here.