Directions: Select the most appropriate filler(s) for the blank(s) such that the sentence makes coherent sense.
For those Puritans who believed that ___________ obligations were imposed by divine will, the correct course of action was not withdrawal from the world but conscientious ______ of the duties of business.
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ethical …… mystification
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mundane …… manipulation
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secular …… discharge
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earthly …… disavowal
C
Correct answer
Explanation
'Course of action' in the second part of the sentence provides the clue for the second blank. Of all the options for the second blank, only 'discharge' in option (3) fits our prediction. And gives a cogent meaning to the sentence. It's pair word 'secular' gives a cogent meaning to the sentence. Hence, (3) is the answer.