Question
Read the description of the play's setting.
SETTING: Outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., 1990. The stage is empty but for monumental marble steps upstage; steps reach a landing level, then a painted flat of stairs continue, creating the illusion of the stairs continuing onward out of sight.
Which idea does the author suggest by describing the stairs as monumental?
A.
great honor
B.
respect and immense size
C
.
darkness and foreboding
D
.
disrespect
SETTING: Outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., 1990. The stage is empty but for monumental marble steps upstage; steps reach a landing level, then a painted flat of stairs continue, creating the illusion of the stairs continuing onward out of sight.
Which idea does the author suggest by describing the stairs as monumental?
A.
great honor
B.
respect and immense size
C
.
darkness and foreboding
D
.
disrespect
Answers
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The author suggests the idea of **B. respect and immense size** by describing the stairs as monumental. The term "monumental" typically conveys a sense of grandeur, significance, and respect, suggesting that the stairs are not only large in size but also hold important meaning, especially in the context of being outside the Capitol Building.