Question

Read the following excerpt from “The Contest” by Arthur Conan Doyle:

The whole chorus was in full blast, the hummers humming, the shouters bellowing, the tappers hard at work upon the benches, while every now and then came a musical cyclone of "Incomparable! Divine!" from the trained phalanx who intoned their applause, their united voices sweeping over the tumult as the drone of the wind dominates the roar of the sea.

Based on the context of the passage, which definition most clearly fits the word tumult?

A.
a rhythmic, organized cheer
B.
the crashing of waves against rocks
C.
the overall agreement of a large group
D.
a violent or noisy commotion
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Answer 1

The answer is D because it's like if you were talking over a large noisy crowd through a mic, or a teacher calming down a classroom. The unites voices could be a singer using tear powerful voice to connect with a crowd

Answer 2

The correct answer is option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this case, the word tumult refers to the violent noise of commotion that the reaction of the people had.

You can imagine this as a type of ovation, with a large amount of people screaming and screaming impacted, at the same time, which can be very loud.