Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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If you look up the word "mother" in the
dictionary, you would see it defined as "a female parent." This is an example
of?
a. | denotative meaning | b. | hypothesis | c. | connotative
meaning | d. | simile |
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Often there are three parts to a word, particularly
if it comes from Greek or Latin. The first part is called?
a. | the root | b. | the suffix | c. | the
prefix | d. | an oxymoron |
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The word "assassin" means?
a. | assistant | b. | assemblyman | c. | associate | d. | murderer |
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Which days of the week were named for a Norse god
and goddess?
a. | Monday and Tuesday | b. | Thursday and Friday | c. | Tuesday and
Wednesday | d. | Saturday and
Sunday |
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Which word is derived from the name of a German
physician who used hypnotism on patients in late eighteenth-century Europe?
a. | chauvinism | b. | mesmerism | c. | dadaism | d. | humanism |
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