Question

the foreign policy that obama favors, patient diplomacy on a multitude of fronts, requires qualities of wisdom, horse-trading and fortitude that we can’t yet be sure he possesses.
source: time
in this sentence, fortitude means:
pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
the quality of being able to do something
the quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "fortitude" in the context of Obama's foreign policy (patient diplomacy on multiple fronts), we analyze the options:

• The first option describes "hypocrisy" (pretending to have qualities one doesn't), which doesn't fit "fortitude".
• The second option is too vague ("ability to do something") and doesn't capture the nuance of mental strength for endurance.
• The third option describes "monotony" (wearisome constancy, lack of variety), irrelevant to "fortitude".
• The fourth option, "strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity", aligns with the context of needing mental resilience for patient diplomacy across many fronts.

Answer:

D. strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity