Question

5.4 quote analysis: nations are groups of people with a common history. a state is a governing body that has authority over a territory. nations sometimes control a state; sometimes a nation lies within a state and does not have authority over its own state. the kurds and palestinians are examples of nations that do not have authority over their own state. for kurds, they have faced discrimination and violence in their struggle for their own state (self - determination). for palestinians, a decades - long land conflict with israel has brought violence and war to the region they live, with millions fleeing as refugees. what term has a similar meaning as the word authority in the text above?

• weakness
• spread
• control
• analysis

Explanation:

To find a term with a similar meaning to "authority", we analyze each option:

• "Weakness" means lack of strength, opposite of authority.
• "Spread" means to extend, not related to authority.
• "Control" means having power or authority over something, matching the context of a state having authority over a territory.
• "Analysis" means examining, not related to authority.

Answer:

C. control