Multiple choice

Directions: From the alternatives given, choose the one that will be a substitute for the underlined expression in the following sentence and mark the answer accordingly.

Scant respect for literature and arts is a tendency noticeable in contemporary industrialized societies.

  1. Philistinism

  2. Materialism

  3. Aestheticism

  4. Criticism
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A Correct answer
Explanation

'Philistinism' is being pedantry, conventionalism, conformity, which implies that only a conventional would not have respect for literature and arts in present scenario. Hence, option (1) is the answer.

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