|Question 2Verbal

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Noting the correspondence of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to his self-portrait in red chalk, artist Lillian Schwartz argued that the former is a self-portrait, too—that by mapping his own features onto those of its ostensible subject, Lisa del Giocondo, Leonardo depicted himself as a woman. Indeed, by subjecting both works to digital analysis, Schwartz _____ the two faces' structural resemblance.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
corroborated
A
amalgamated
B
promulgated
C
consolidated
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