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                              Q:
                           
                           
                                                      | A) Subdued | B) Softened | 
| C) Dampened | D) Quite | 
                              Answer:   A) Subdued
                              
                                                            
                              
Explanation:
                               
                           
                           Explanation:
Subdued means restrained in style or quality. Softened means being or made softer or less loud or clear.
Dampened means to suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity. Quite means to a degree (not used with a negative).
Silenced means reduced to silence. The reaction of the authorities is already mentioned, i.e. muted. All the options, except 'quite', are synonymous with 'muted'. But the reaction was toned-down. Hence, the correct answer is 1.
 
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