Fill in the blank (iii).

Directions: In the paragraph given below some words have been left out. Choose the best alternative to fill in the blanks(s).

The principal occasions for dramatic __(i)__ in the Roman world were yearly religious festivals, organized by elected magistrates and __(ii)__ from the state treasury. Temple dedications, military triumphs, and aristocratic funerals also provided __(iii)__ for __(iv)__ performances. Until 55 B.C., there was no __(v)__ theatre in the city of Rome, and plays were __(vi)__ in temporary, wooden structures, __(vii)__ to stand for a few weeks at most. The ancient sources __(viii)__ that the delay in constructing a permanent theatre was due to active senatorial opposition, although the possible reasons for this __(ix)__ remain a subject of ___(x)____.