Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word choices: Modernity appears to be particularly ____ mistaken ideas, perhaps because in breaking free from the chains of convention, the result is that we are very likely to be ____ unexamined hypothesis and unprepared actions.

  1. immune to…accepting of

  2. contrary to…reliant on

  3. disposed of…susceptible to

  4. insensitive to…liberated from

  5. fraught with…susceptible to
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence suggests that modernity is 'fraught with' (filled with) mistaken ideas because, in the absence of convention, people become 'susceptible to' (vulnerable to) unexamined hypotheses. This provides a logical cause-and-effect flow regarding the dangers of unchecked freedom.

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