Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century, people, especially in many parts of North India, regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture; and not till the Nineteenth century was the belief challenged by social reformers and the British.

During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth century, people, especially in many parts of North India, regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture; and not till the Nineteenth century was the viewpoint challenged by social reformers and the British.

During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries, people, especially in many parts of North India, regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture; not until the Nineteenth century was the belief challenged by social reformers and the British.

During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries, people, especially in many parts of North India, regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture and not till the Nineteenth century was this belief challenged by social reformers and the British.

The custom of Sati was regarded during Seventeenth and Eighteenth century by people as being a part of their culture, especially in North India, and not until the Nineteenth century was this belief challenged by social reformers and the British.

Although challenged by social reformers and the British in Nineteenth century, people, especially in North India regarded the custom of Sati as an integral part of their culture during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries.