Using root words as clues, decide which word best completes this sentence. The__held his baton while the orchestra waited for his signal.

a: biographer
b: inventor
c: spectator
d: conductor

What does the word hysterically mean in the following sentence?

The audience laughed hysterically at the comedian's jokes.

a: without real emotion
b: full of energy
c: in a way that cannot be controlled
d: in a pleasant way