Question

Read these sentences from paragraph 3 of “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” and answer the question.

For racial culture the home of a self-styled “high-class” Negro has nothing better to offer. Instead there will perhaps be more aping of things white than in a less cultured or less wealthy home.

Which words best replace the underlined words to retain the same meaning?

enthusiasm for
ignorance of
imitation of
hostility toward

Answer 1

imitation of

Step-by-step explanation:

I did the exam

Answer 2

imitation of

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the sentences from paragraph 3 of “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain, the narrator talks about how a so-called high class Negro still longs to be like the white man, abandoning his racial identity.

The words that best replace the underlined word "aping to" to retain the same meaning is "imitation of".

This is because, the meaning of the word "aping" means to copy someone or something in a weird, unusual way.