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Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Re-enter the KNIGHT with a pair of horns on his head

How now, sir knight! why I had thought thou had’st been a bachelor, but now I see thou hast a wife, that not only gives thee horns, but makes thee wear them. Feel on thy head.

KNIGHT. Thou dam.ned wretch and execrable dog,
Bred in the concave of some monstrous rock,

How darest thou thus abuse a gentleman?
_____ is an explicit meaning from the excerpt.

- “Faustus has used his power to place horns on Alexander’s head,”
- “Alexander’s wife is unattractive,”
- “The German Emperor is pleased by Faustus’s conjuring tricks,”
- “Faustus was born in a cave,”

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Answer:

“The German Emperor is pleased by Faustus’s conjuring tricks,”

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correct on odyssey

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When we say explicit, this means that something is being stated directly. And based on the excerpt above, I can say that the one that shows an explicit meaning from the excerpt is the third option. The German Emperor was impressed by the tricks made by Faustus. Hope this helps.
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