Question

Fill in the blanks with the right choice of words.

There have been great ____ since his time, but few others have felt so strongly the ____ of human existence.

• A. pessimists - futility
• B. skeptics - exaltation
• C. heretics - sagacity
• D. optimists - tremulousness
• E. cynics - joy

Answer 1

The correct option is A pessimists - futility

'Pessimists' refers to people who tend to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen while 'futility' means pointlessness or uselessness. Both these words perfectly fit the context of the first and second blank respectively. Thus A is the best answer.

None of the other options convey the required meaning.