{"id":14369,"date":"2024-04-15T04:32:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=14369"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:32:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:32:32","slug":"south-africa-brushed-the-threat-of-tougher-economic-sanctions-a-about-b-of-c-off-d-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/south-africa-brushed-the-threat-of-tougher-economic-sanctions-a-about-b-of-c-off-d-down\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa brushed . . . . . . . . the threat of tougher economic sanctions. A. about B. of C. off D. down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9c7d5e167ef\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    about                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    of                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    off                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    down                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is C. South Africa brushed off the threat of tougher economic sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>To brush something off means to ignore it or to treat it as unimportant. In this case, South Africa is ignoring the threat of tougher economic sanctions by not taking it seriously.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because they do not convey the same meaning as &#8220;brush off.&#8221; Option A, &#8220;about,&#8221; means to talk about something. 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