Directions: Select the most appropriate filler(s) for the blank(s) such that the sentence makes coherent sense.

A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition as if everything were _________ and _________ but he.

Both the blanks act as a support to the proposition in the initial part of the statement. A man should  consider the opposition as something superficial or transient, only then will he be able to maintain his composure. Therefore, “titular” (of, or having the nature of, a title) and “ephemeral” (short lived; transitory) in (1) characterizes the blank. Hence, (1) is the answer.