Question

test - part 2 pg 2
directions: read the paragraph below and answer the question that follows.
the story of io
in the town of argos there lived a maiden named io. she was so fair and good that all who knew her loved her, and said that there was no one like her in the whole world. when jupiter, in his home in the clouds, heard of her, he came down to argos to see her. he came back every day after that and stayed by her side.
but juno, the queen who lived with jupiter and shared his throne, was not happy. when she heard why jupiter stayed from home so long, she made up her mind to do the fair girl all the harm that she could; and one day she went down to argos to try what could be done.
jupiter saw her while she was yet a great way off, and he knew why she had come. so, to save io from her, he changed the maiden to a white cow. he thought that when juno had gone back home, it would not be hard to give io her own form again.
but when the queen saw the cow, she knew that it was io.
\oh, what a fine cow you have there!\ she said. \give her to me, good jupiter, give her to me!\
jupiter did not like to do this; but she coaxed him so that at last he gave up, and let her have the cow for her own. he thought that it would not be long till he could get her away from the queen, and change her to a girl once more. but juno was too wise to trust him. she took the cow by her horns, and led her out of the town.

ow, my sweet maid,\ she said, \i will see that you stay in this shape as long as you live.\
which word below most likely means the same as the word coaxed as it is used in the story?
a. asked
b. debated
c. persuaded
d. questioned

Explanation:

To determine the synonym for "coaxed", we analyze the context: Juno gets Jupiter to give up Io by influencing him. "Persuaded" means to convince someone to do something, matching how Juno got Jupiter to agree. "Asked" is too mild, "debated" involves arguing, and "questioned" is about inquiry—none fit as well as "persuaded".

Answer:

c. persuaded