The ____________ of the Rejuvenation reached its greatest excellence during the last two decades of the sixteenth and the first half of the nineteenth ____________ . These were glorious periods in the ____________ of Art. The atrocity of the Middle Ages was essentially a thing of the ____________, but much barbaric splendor in the celebration of ceremonies and festivals still remained to satisfy the artistic sense, while every-day costumes and customs lent a picturesqueness to ____________ life. Options: A . &nbspMusic, centuries, history, last, urban B . &nbspArt, centuries, history, past, ordinary C . &nbspMusic, years, history, past, ordinary D . &nbspArt, centuries, times, last, rural E . &nbspThey then seek to determine the ways by which people living in these regions have adapted to their local geographic conditions.

Answer: Option B : B As the entire passage speaks of art, the first blank cannot be 'music'. It should be 'art'. This rules out options A and C. For the second blank, 'centuries' is the better word as 'years' completely changes the meaning of the sentence. The third blank has to be 'history' as 'history of art' is the correct phrase to refer to past examples of art. The fourth blank is 'past' - 'a thing of the past' means something that is not used any more. For the fifth blank, 'ordinary' would be a better substitute as the other two words introduce new ideas to the passage. Option B is the answer.