Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
Johnson wrote a drama in which he discusses the study of chemistry in a medieval Rhetoricfashion.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Alchemy.
- Rhetoric: The art of speaking or writing persuasively.
- Lexicography: Making dictionaries.
- Alchemy: Old, mystical science trying to turn metals into gold or find a magic potion.
- Anthropology: Studying people and their cultures.
- In the sentence, "alchemy" works best because it matches the idea of studying chemistry in an old-fashioned way, like in medieval times.