B. To quiz yourself on the meanings of difficult words
C.To learn about additional "recommended reading"
D.To check the citations of the author of the text
The correct answer is B.
A glossary is an alphabetical list of difficult or rare words, usually from a specific field of studies, along with their meaning.
One can use a glossary to study and learn the definition of these specific and not so common words.
A. Cómo
B. Cuándo
C. Qué
D. Cuánto
rubber
force
thought
persistence
The correct answer to the word being asked for is:
d. persistence
Using the idea of context clues as in this case, looking closely at the expression “or perseverance” which is placed right after the word being asked, we can deduce that the answer is the synonym of this word.