'Ibsen made visible what society hid.' Which reading of this sentence is best?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. His plays expose problems that people preferred to ignore
- Step 1: The sentence uses 'visible' and 'hid' in a figurative sense. Step 2. In Ibsen's realistic plays, marriage, honesty and public morality are exposed to criticism. Answer: plays that expose hidden social problems. Why not the others: The sentence is not about masks, sets or magic.
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