Night Ch. 4 & 5 - Vocabulary and Contextual Understanding Quiz

What does it mean if a situation is described as "untenable"?

• Easily defended

• Very common

• Not capable of being maintained or defended

• Extremely tense

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

If someone is described as "altruistic," what is true about them?

• They are self-centered.

• They are helpful and selfless towards others.

• They are very wealthy.

• They are often confused.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "benediction" refer to?

• A formal curse

• A natural disaster

• A spoken blessing

• A historical event

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

To "lament" something means to:

• Celebrate it

• Forget it

• Mourn it

• Repair it

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

An "emaciated" person is someone who is:

• Extremely overweight

• Very muscular

• Abnormally thin due to lack of nutrition

• Very tall

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The word "veritable" is best used to describe something that is:

• False

• True in every respect

• Unbelievable

• Rare

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"Quarantine" is a period of:

• Celebration

• Isolation to prevent the spread of disease

• Travel

• Study

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If someone is "deluded," they are:

• Very intelligent

• Misled or deceived

• Extremely happy

• Financially stable

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A person who is "famished" is very:

• Cold

• Tired

• Hungry

• Angry

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

To "annihilate" something means to:

• Build it

• Ignore it

• Destroy it completely

• Discover it

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4