Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that fills in the blanks most suitably (in the same order).

There was a time in history when lepers were ______ as they were considered a ______ to the family and the civilized society.

  1. ostracized, stigma

  2. vandalized, curse

  3. baptized, burden

  4. immunized, contagion

  5. shunned, slur
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A Correct answer
Explanation

It is easy to deduce from the statement that lepers were shunned in the past, possibly because they were thought to bring a stigma to the family name.

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