Question

Fill in the blanks with the right choice of words.

Through the 19th Century, the classics of Western Civilization were considered to be the ____ of wisdom and culture, and a ____ person - by definition- knew them well.

• A. foundation - average
• B. epitome - uneducated
• C. cornerstone - obtuse
• D. font - ecclesiastical
• E. repository - educated

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

repository - educated

Here, E is the best answer as 'repository' which generally means "a place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored or a place where something, especially a natural resource, is found in significant quantities" perfectly fits the first blank and 'educated' befits the second blank of the sentence. Each word of E conveys the required meaning. So E is the answer.

The other choices do not fit the context as well as E does.