The movement won [1]____ among its rivals: first rank earned by example rather than dominance imposed by force. Its historians therefore wrote not a doctrine of beliefs nor a chronicle timeline but a [2]____ tracing its line of descent and inheritances. Faced with unrest, the government chose [3]____ — not spreading, speeding, or softening the crisis, but holding it within bounds. The regime absorbed its critics by offering them offices and titles, a [4]____ that swallowed opposition into the machine rather than merely gesturing at it or conceding to it. Each victory was then sealed with [5]____: parades, uniforms and ceremony staged for the cameras. What should come in the place of blank number [5]?

Subject: English Language | Topic: Cloze Test | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

1. (A) pageantry
2. (B) reckoning
3. (C) manifesto
4. (D) scaffolding

Verified Answer

Option (A): pageantry

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