Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

The treatises of Nicolai and of Lichtenberg were written to ______ his theory.

  1. refuse

  2. repress

  3. refute

  4. subdue
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Refute means 'to prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; to disprove', and is the most appropraite for the blank. A theory is not refused, repressed or subdued. 

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