Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The struggle of the generations is one of the obvious constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry between young and old in western society during the current decade is ________ critical.

  1. perennially

  2. disturbingly

  3. uniquely

  4. archetypal

  5. captiously
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Uniquely refers to "existing as the only one or as the sole example." Here the opening lines refer to 'struggle of generations....obvious constants..." So the struggle is an ongoing one and cannot be unique.

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