Directions: Select the most appropriate fillers for the blanks such that the sentence makes coherent sense.

Then the _________ distinction between Greek and English, between Classic and Romantic schools, seems superficial and _________.

“And” after superficial in last part of the sentence gives clue for the second blank; which implies that the blank must be replaced by a word indicating similarity to superficial. Of all these options, 'pedantic' in (5) fits our prediction as it is an ostentatious display of knowledge, or an instance of this. Moreover, “vaunted” (to boast, brag) characterizes the first blank, thereby giving a cogent meaning to the sentence. Hence, (5) is the answer.