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 description of the stairs as "monumental" suggests an idea of B. respect and immense size. The term "monumental" typically conveys a sense of grandeur and significance, implying that the stairs are not only physically large but also convey the weight of importance associated with the Capitol Building.