The professor has an intense knowledge of the playwright’s works, and he will not entertain any doubt concerning their authorship. In the lines above, "entertain" most nearly means

(A) engage

(B) occupy

(C) consider

(D) amuse

(E) seize

(C) consider.

Explanation:

In this scenario, the professor has an intense knowledge of the playwright’s works, and he will not entertain any doubt concerning their authorship.

In the lines above, "entertain" most nearly means consider.

The professor having an intense knowledge simply means that he has an excessive or extreme level of knowledge of the playwright’s works. Therefore, with this high degree of knowledge about the work, he would not entertain or consider any doubt concerning their authorship.

In this context, to entertain simply means to hold an idea in one's mind, think about, have in mind, or to be willing to consider an idea.

Hence, the most appropriate word that is nearest in meaning to "entertain" in the above statement is "consider."

if this is a true or false question its true

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.