We get our word memoir from the French word mémoire, which literally means "memory." It comes from the Latin word (1) _______________________
Memoirs

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Peter Ribot
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
memoria
poignant
career
noteworthy
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Isn't it interesting how _______________________ these three words - in English, French, and Latin - are?
poignant
descriptive
similar
longer
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Those who pen memoirs are writing down their memories. It's the same as an _______________________ . It's the story of a life.
career
autobiography
celebrity
biography
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Many _______________________ , _______________________ their memoirs. It can be fun to read a book about the interesting things they have seen and done, the places they've visited, and the people they have known.
similar, marriage
noteworthy, career
descriptive, celebrites
celebrities, publish
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Celebrities try to leave out the boring stuff and share only the most amusing, touching, or _______________________ memories.
descriptive
poignant
longer
similar
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
You can begin today. It will be easier to write them now. You have fewer years to cover. The longer you live, the _______________________ your memoirs would grow!
longer
descriptive
poignant
noteworthy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
You don't have to include each year of your life if you don't remember something (8) _______________________ occurring (9) ______________________ _ some of those years.
longer, during
descriptive, publish
noteworthy, during
pognant, during
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