Question

instead, many carpooled, biked, or even walked for hours to and from work. avoiding buses was a hardship, but the intensity of the protesters’ belief in equality helped them continue. they hoped that the strength of their beliefs and the power of their actions would lead to change.

which word from the paragraph has a meaning similar to intensity?

○ change
○ equality
○ strength
○ rule

Explanation:

To find a synonym for "intensity" in the paragraph, we analyze the context. The sentence says the intensity of protesters' belief in equality helped them continue, and then it mentions "the strength of their beliefs". "Strength" here can convey a similar idea of the degree or force of their belief, matching the meaning of "intensity" (which refers to the degree of strength or force of something). "Change" refers to a transformation, "equality" is about fairness, and "rule" is about a regulation, so they don't match.

Answer:

C. strength