Now consider the text with the three options inserted in place of each blank.
The (a. unadorned; b. harmonious; c. multifaceted) nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing (d. inalienable; e. exigent; f. extraneous) for time to erode.
Indicate your two answer choices or go on to consider them in context. Fill all the blanks in the way that best completes the text.
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Answer Choices in Context:
A, D. unadorned, inalienable: The unadorned nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing inalienable for time to erode.
A, E. unadorned, exigent: The unadorned nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing exigent for time to erode.
A, F. unadorned, extraneous: The unadorned nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing extraneous for time to erode.
B, D. harmonious, inalienable: The harmonious nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing inalienable for time to erode.
B, E. harmonious, exigent: The harmonious nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing exigent for time to erode.
B, F. harmonious, extraneous: The harmonious nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing extraneous for time to erode.
C, D. multifaceted, inalienable: The multifaceted nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing inalienable for time to erode.
C, E. multifaceted, exigent: The multifaceted nature of classical tragedy in Athens belies the modern image of tragedy: in the modern view tragedy is austere and stripped down, its representations of ideological and emotional conflicts so superbly compressed that there's nothing exigent for time to erode.