Which vocabulary word completes this sentence CORRECTLY?

When Mr. Klein realized that his true identity was revealed, he found himself in an interesting _______________.
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adulation
adulation

parsimony
parsimony

imputation
imputation

predicament

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predicament
Which of the following sentences uses capitalization CORRECTLY?
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I just read O. Henry's short story “The gift of the Magi.”
I just read O. Henry's short story “The gift of the Magi.”

I just read O. Henry's short Story “The gift of the Magi.”
I just read O. Henry's short Story “The gift of the Magi.”

I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi.”
I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi.”

I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift Of the Magi.”
I just read O. Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi.”
Which of the following sentences displays the CORRECT use of punctuation?
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Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet is considered a true genius.
Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet is considered a true genius.

Leonardo da Vinci (inventor, painter, and poet) is considered a true genius.
Leonardo da Vinci (inventor, painter, and poet) is considered a true genius.

Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet, is considered a true genius.
Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet, is considered a true genius.

Leonardo da Vinci—inventor, painter, and poet—is considered a true genius.
Leonardo da Vinci, inventor, painter, and poet, is considered a true genius.
What connotation is attributed to the “parlor generals” in the following lines from “To Be of Use”?

[people] who are not parlor generals and field deserters / but move in a common rhythm / when the food must come in or the fire be put out.
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laziness
laziness

brutality
brutality

patience
patience

indifference
indifference
patience