Multiple choice

Directions: For the given question, select one entry for the blank from the given choices, to best complete the text.

At the political and existential level, Camus felt ________ the absurd predicament of the young Jewish state. It was a political bond insofar as many on the French left, from whom Camus was estranged, had grown deeply anti-Zionist in the wake of the Suez War.

  1. a visceral connection

  2. a strange fascination for

  3. a lack of feeling for

  4. like laughing at

  5. a sense of vindication given
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A Correct answer
Explanation

(1) Correct; because the Left, from which Camus was estranged, was deeply anti-Zionist, it makes sense that Camus was pro-Zionist. Also, the use of 'bond' in describing his relationship with Zionism further strengthens this option. (2) Incorrect but very close; because the Left, from which Camus was estranged, was deeply anti-Zionist, it makes sense that Camus was pro-Zionist. Also, the use of 'bond' in describing his relationship with Zionism further strengthens this option. (3) Incorrect; the use of 'bond' belies this option. (4) Incorrect; although the use of 'absurd predicament' seems to support this option, the overall tone of the passage is serious and somber. Hence, 'laughing at' does not fit the blank. (5) Incorrect; because the Left was anti-Zionist and Camus was estranged from it, it would make no sense for him to feel vindicated at the predicament that the young Jewish state found itself in.

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