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Question 1
Satriani is recognized as a technically advanced rock guitarist, and is generally thought of as a _________

1. virtuoso
2. maestro
3. musician
4. rocker
5. hippie

Question 2
The Rosetta Stone. discovered by a soldier of Napoleon's army, is an Ancient Egyptian _________ which provided the key to modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

1. artist
2. pyramid
3. artifice
4. arpeggio
5. artifact
   
   

Question 3
He set off with Olga for the German spa town of Badenweiler in the Black Forest, from where he wrote outwardly _______ letters to his sister Masha describing the food and surroundings, and ___________ her and his mother that he was getting better.

1. jovial, assuring
2. postal, avoiding
3. sensible, strangling
4. long, straining
5. lovely, bidding
   
   

Correct Answers

Question 1 : Choice A

Question 2 : Choice E

Question 3 : Choice A

Explanatory Answer

Question 1
Considering option (A), the word virtuoso means 'A musician with masterly ability, technique, or personal style'
Considering option (B), the word maestro refers to a conductor of music or a teacher
Considering options (C) and (D), the words are redundant and make no sense
Considering option (E), the word hippie means 'a person who opposes and rejects many of the conventional standards and customs of society'

Correct Answer : A.

Question 2
Considering option (A), it clearly makes no sense
Considering option (B), pyramid doesn't fit either
Considering option (C), the word artifice means a clever device
Considering option (D), the word arpeggio means 'the sounding of the tones of a chord in rapid succession rather than simultaneously'
Considering option (E), the word artifact means An object produced or shaped by human craft, especially a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or historical interest.

The answer is E.

Question 3
Considering option (A), we find that it is a good possible fit since it implies that the letters were high spirited and comforted Masha and his mother.
Considering option (B), the use of the word postal doesn't make any sense.
Considering option (C), the word strangling means 'clutching the neck tightly to choke'. This clearly makes no sense.
Considering option (D), though the word 'long' seems like a good fit, the word 'straining' doesn't fit
Considering option (E), the word bidding means to issue a command to

Correct Answer : A

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