The correct answers are options B, C and D.
Marco Polo's cultural context are represented first in the quote about the malik of Homuz who had a castle. <em>Malik </em>means <em>king </em>in Arabic, and the Kingdom of Hormuz existed in the Persian Gulf between the 10th and 17th centuries.
Secondly, the cite about ships which made voyages in twenty days also refers to the cultural framework of Polo's time.
Finally, there is a reference to Saracen people, a term used to mention Muslims in the Middle Ages.
He used to think he was very morally clean, but when he cheated he thought of himself as a fraud
The helplessness of war
medias portrayal of war
mans capability of peace
Apparition has two different meanings: a ghost or ghostlike image of a person, and <span>the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected, typically an image of this type. It refers to ghosts.
Calumnious seems like it is referring to beauty or telling someone that they are beautiful.
Imminent means certain. Like saying that death is imminent.
Affliction means causing pain or suffering. Like how the book The Fault in Our Stars refers to the book by Peter Van Houten, An Imperial Affliction, which actually means "An empire of pain and suffering".
Awry means away from the appropriate, planned or expected course; or amiss.
Lament means a passionate expression of grief or sorrow, or showing regret.
A paradox is </span><span>a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Repugnant means </span><span>extremely distasteful or unacceptable.
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