An expurgated edition is one in which what occurs?

• A. Omit objectionable materials.
• B. Add supplementary notes.
• C. Correct typographical errors.
• D. Update dates.

Answer: (A)

Expurgation means cleaning a text by removing passages considered objectionable to make it suitable for certain readers or markets. An expurgated edition specifically omits objectionable materials, which is why describing the edition as one where objectionable content is removed is the best fit.

Adding supplementary notes would make it an annotated edition, not expurgated. Correcting typographical errors points to a corrected or revised edition focused on fixes, not content removal. Updating dates refers to bringing information current, which is a different type of revision.