Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

As a parent, I can only feel a great deal of ________ for mothers who lose their children under tragic circumstances.

  1. sympathy

  2. empathy

  3. apathy

  4. benevolence

  5. .

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

Empathy is the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts or attitudes of another. This is the correct answer as 'to empathise' is to know what the other is feeling.