Honors Vocabulary Quiz #9 Review

During a royal gathering, Queen Charlotte referred to the commoners playfully. She said, 'Aiden, Sally, and the rest of you are the ____ or the masses.' What term did she use?

• monotonous

• vulgar

• desolate

• hoi polloi

"To be or not to be" - Avery, Abigail, and Elijah were discussing this famous quote in their literature class. Can you guess from which ____ by Hamlet this quote is?

• solipsism

• polymath

• soliloquy

• monotonous

Imagine this: Arjun's uncle was a ____ globetrotter, always ready to strike up a conversation with locals, no matter which exotic country he found himself in. Can you guess what he was?

• polyglot

• polymath

• hoi polloi

• monosyllabic

Anika, Mason, and Evelyn are in a competition to see who can do the same task over and over without getting bored. This kind of task is called ____.

• monotone

• monosyllabic

• polymath

• monotonous

David was feeling a bit shy at the party. When Maya asked him questions, his responses were ____. Can you guess how?

• monotonous

• monosyllabic

• soliloquy

• monotone

Imagine Rohan and Avery are on a daring adventure to Antarctica. They find it barren and ____, too cold for even plants or animals to survive. Can you guess the word that describes their experience?

• solipsism

• desolate

• monotonous

• vulgar

Imagine you're in a thrilling spy movie! Our hero, Henry, has been given some confidential information about a secret mission overseas. What should Henry choose not to do with this information?

• Make it vulgar

• Share it with the hoi polloi

• Divulge it

• Leave it desolate

During storytime, the teacher read the book in a ____, causing Ethan, Olivia, and Maya to struggle to stay awake due to the sameness of her tone.

• monotonous

• monotone

• soliloquy

• monosyllabic

During a friendly debate, Mia mentioned that the word ____ seems to mean inappropriate today, but Harper chimed in, adding that it can also refer to common people. What word were they discussing?

• polymath

• hoi polloi

• vulgar

• polyglot

David, Zoe, and Noah are competing in a trivia game. They come across a question that asks, 'Anyone who is considered a "jack of all trades" could also be considered a ____.' What is the correct answer?

• hoi polloi

• polymath

• polyglot

• vulgar