Question

journalist maría de la cruz was an ______ figure in chiles history: in addition to being the first woman to ever serve in the countrys senate, her activism and writings in the magazine acción femenina played a crucial role in gaining chilean women the right to vote in national elections in 1949. which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? choose 1 answer: a influential b irrelevant c average d indifferent

Explanation:

The text mentions that María de la Cruz was the first woman in Chile's Senate and her work was crucial in women getting voting rights. So, we need a word that shows her importance.

• "influential" means having a lot of influence, which fits as her activism and writings had an impact (crucial role).
• "irrelevant" means not important, which is opposite of what the text says.
• "average" means ordinary, not special, which doesn't match her being the first and having a crucial role.
• "indifferent" means not caring, which is not related to her actions described.

Answer:

A. influential