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Based on its use in paragraph three, which of the following is the best
definition of "handicap?"*
5 points
a race or contest in which an artificial advantage is given or disadvantage imposed on
a contestant to equalize chances of winning
an advantage given or disadvantage imposed usually in the form of points, strokes,
weight to be carried, or distance from the target or goal
O a disadvantage that makes achievement unusually difficult

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england.simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?