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Cleopatra: Give me some music; music, moody food
Of us that trade in love.
Attendants. The music, ho!
[Enter Mardian]
Cleopatra: Let it alone; lets to billiards: come, Charmian.
Charmian: My arm is sore; best play with Mardian.
The passage mentions billiards which is a game that was not invented till centuries after Cleopatra's time. The passage contains an instance of
Cleopatra: Give me some music; music, moody food
Of us that trade in love.
Attendants. The music, ho!
[Enter Mardian]
Cleopatra: Let it alone; lets to billiards: come, Charmian.
Charmian: My arm is sore; best play with Mardian.
The passage mentions billiards which is a game that was not invented till centuries after Cleopatra's time. The passage contains an instance of
Charmian: My arm is sore; best play with Mardian.
The passage mentions billiards which is a game that was not invented till centuries after Cleopatra's time. The passage contains an instance of
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The correct option is B anachronism
Anachronism is the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong. The game of Billiards does not belong to the period of Cleopatra. Thus, the answer here is anachronism. Option B is the answer.
Anachronism is the action of attributing something to a period to which it does not belong. The game of Billiards does not belong to the period of Cleopatra. Thus, the answer here is anachronism. Option B is the answer.
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