Displacement Is a Characteristic of Symbols

question 20

Multiple Choice

Displacement is a characteristic of symbols.This term refers to the fact that a symbol:

• A)can be used to discuss things remote from the speaker in space and time
• B)does not have any direct relationship to the thing it symbolizes
• C)can be created at will
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Battle of Britain

A major World War II air campaign fought primarily between the Royal Air Force of Great Britain and the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany in 1940.

Soviet Union

A federal socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991, officially known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

French Indochina

A colonial territory of France in Southeast Asia from the late 19th century to 1954, comprising modern-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Petroleum Sales

The commercial activity of buying and selling crude oil and its derivatives, a crucial part of the global economy and energy sector.