1. Many so-called social playwrights are distinctly ____ ; rather than allowing the members of the audience to form their own opinions, these writers force a viewpoint on the viewer.
A. conciliatory
B. prolific
C. iconoclastic
D. didactic
E. contumacious
2. The archaeologist, viewing the fragmentary remains of the ancient city, reflected on the ____ of human ____ .
A. impermanence - endeavour
B. transience - thought
C. dearth - aspirations
D. futility - humility
E. durability - constructs
3. He was normally entirely ____ , but in the embarrassing situation in which he found himself he felt compelled to ____.
A. equable - evade
B. considerate - concede
C. forthright - prevaricate
D. mendacious - equivocate
E. amenable - capitulate