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Question 12 • English IV

Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans.” All European visitors were struck by the Oba’s position as both the spiritual and the secular head of the kingdom, and the Benin brass plaques are principally concerned with praising him. What context clue provides an antonym for the word secular ?

Answer
A
“visitors”
B
“spiritual”
C
“kingdom”
D
“concerned”

Explanation

The sentence contrasts the Oba’s two roles: “spiritual” and “secular.” Because these words describe opposing aspects of his position, “spiritual” provides the antonym clue for “secular.” The other choices do not express an opposite meaning.

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