Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a decline in strength or quality
Craft and Structure practice question
Critics agree that the playwright's later work shows a marked ____: the wit is thinner, the plots more predictable, and the characters little more than mouthpieces.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. deteriorationCorrect
- B. refinement
- C. consistency
- D. ambition
Answer: A. deterioration
Thinner wit, predictable plots, flat characters: a falling-off.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. refinement
- Refinement would mean improvement.
- C. consistency
- The text describes change, not sameness.
- D. ambition
- Nothing here is about the scale of what was attempted.
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