After Bobby Fischer learned to play chess, he said it was all he wanted to do. He started playing when he was six and was soon beating older players. At fourteen, he became the youngest person ever to win the United States Chess Championship. He won the World Chess Championship in 1972, becoming the first American-born world champion. Fischer's victories led to an increase in chess's popularity in the United States. They also made Fischer famous around the world. Fischer, though, did not seem to enjoy the fame. He stopped seeing his friends, choosing instead to live as a recluse. Fischer played very little chess in the decades that followed, but he did play one more famous match. On the twentieth anniversary of his World Championship victory, he played a rematch against Boris Spassky. Showing that he was still a champion, Fischer once again defeated Spassky and claimed a 3.6 million dollar prize.

Question

Select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that recluse means a person who lives alone and avoids other people. There may be more than one correct choice.

Select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that recluse means a person who lives alone and avoids other people. There may be more than one correct choice.

Answer 1

The sentences that best help you understand that "recluse" means a person who lives alone and avoids other people are:

• "Fischer, though, did not seem to enjoy the fame."
• "He stopped seeing his friends, choosing instead to live as a recluse."

These sentences indicate his withdrawal from social interactions and his preference for solitude, which aligns with the definition of a recluse.