单选题 The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response froze the North, which led to the American Civil War.
  • A. demanded
  • B. elicited
  • C. extracted
  • D. defied


【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] provoke和elicit的意思相近，引起、诱发；demand：要求；extract：抽出、提取；defy：公然反抗、蔑视。