Question

select the correct answer. what does the word incensed mean in the following excerpt from sinners in the hands of an angry god? that you are held over in the hand of that god, whose wrath is provoked and incensed much against you, as against many of the damned in hell. a. amazed b. scented c. enraged d. unaffected e. displeased

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "incensed" in the excerpt, we analyze the context. The phrase "whose wrath is provoked and incensed" shows that "incensed" is related to the God's wrath. "Wrath" means anger, so we look for a word with a similar meaning to anger.

• Option A (amazed) means surprised, not related to anger.
• Option B (scented) refers to smell, irrelevant.
• Option C (enraged) means very angry, which fits the context of wrath being provoked and intensified in anger.
• Option D (unaffected) means not influenced, opposite of the context.
• Option E (displeased) is a milder form of dissatisfaction, while "incensed" in this context is a stronger term related to anger, but among the options, "enraged" is the closest in meaning to the intense anger implied by "wrath" being incensed.

Answer:

C. enraged