Question

from young folks history of rome by charlotte m. yonge

1. the apennine mountains run like a limb stretching out
2. eastward, and on them seems formed that land, shaped som
3. called italy. there were several nations living round these hill
4. and latins being the chief. the latins and the sabines were
5. like the greeks. there were a great many settlements of gre
6. italy, and they learned something from them. they had a gre
7. had its own guardian. these were called lares, or penates, a
8. represented as little figures of dogs lying by the hearth, or as
9. this is the reason that the bars, which close in an open heart
10. whenever there was a meal in the house the master began b

11 i ares and also to his own ancestors of whom he kent figure
which definition of \chief\ best describes the way the author uses it in line 4?
a crucial
b leader
c main
d prime

Explanation:

To determine the correct definition of "chief" in line 4, we analyze the context: "There were several nations living round these hills, and Latins being the chief." This means the Latins were the main or most prominent among the nations.

• Option A ("Crucial") implies importance but doesn't fit the "most prominent" context.
• Option B ("Leader") refers to a person, but "Latins" here is a group/nation, so this is incorrect.
• Option C ("Main") matches the idea that the Latins were the primary or most significant nation among those living around the hills.
• Option D ("Prime") often relates to quality or rank in a different sense and is less fitting than "Main" here.

Answer:

C. Main