Explanation
Correct answer: D.
Choice D is the best answer because it most logically completes the text’s discussion of how The Adventures of Indiana Jones in Wenceslas Square in Prague on January 16, 1989 was originally distributed. In this context, “surreptitiously” means in a secret manner. The text describes the game as being underground and created anonymously as a way to oppose the regime of what was then Czechoslovakia. The text goes on to contrast the game’s original distribution with its current broader availability. This context supports the idea that copies were originally distributed surreptitiously—that is, secretly, as would be necessary for an act of protest against an authoritarian regime.
Why the other choices are wrong
Choice A
Choice A is incorrect because saying that copies of the game were originally distributed “succinctly,” or in a brief and concise manner, wouldn’t make sense in this context. “Succinctly” describes the manner in which something is expressed, not the manner in which physical copies of a game are circulated.
Choice B
Choice B is incorrect because saying that copies of the game were originally distributed “dispassionately,” or without emotion, wouldn’t make sense in this context. The text describes the game as an act of political protest, suggesting that its creation and distribution were motivated by strong feelings about the then Czechoslovakian regime. Moreover, the text establishes the contrast between secretive distribution and open availability, not between emotional and unemotional distribution.
Choice C
Choice C is incorrect because saying that copies of the game were originally distributed “disingenuously,” or in an insincere manner, wouldn’t make sense in this context. The text characterizes the game as a sincere act of political protest, and the contrast the text sets up concerns secrecy (“underground” and “anonymously”) versus openness (“readily available”).