True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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The denotative meaning of a word is its literal meaning.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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The names of which states were not derived from an American Indian tribe or
language?
a. | Oklahoma, Ohio, Kentucky | b. | Minnesota, Arkansas, Texas | c. | Utah, Mississippi,
North Dakota | d. | Nebraska, Missouri, Massachusetts | e. | Virginia, South Carolina,
Pennsylvania |
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Which adjective was derived from the name of three avenging Roman
goddesses?
a. | lethal | c. | furious | b. | erotic | d. | titanic |
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The single most important event in the history of the English Language was the
_____.
a. | Great Vowel Shift | c. | Norman Conquest | b. | Renaissance | d. | colonization of
America |
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Telegraph means "at-a-distance writing" and phonograph means
"sound-writing." So what word means "light-writing"?
a. | photograph | c. | euphemism | b. | pandemonium |
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The prefix "pan" means "all." What word with this prefix did
John Milton use for the capital of Hell, "the place of all demons"?
a. | photograph | c. | euphemism | b. | pandemonium |
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Calling a car "pre-owned" instead of "used" is an example of
what?
a. | photograph | c. | euphemism | b. | pandemonium |
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“Milk is to cow as _____?_____.”
a. | garden is to vegetable | c. | cow is to grass | b. | sheep is to wool | d. | egg is to
chicken |
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“sweet : sour :: _____?_____”
a. | light : heavy | c. | taste : tongue | b. | thin : narrow | d. | teeth : chew |
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“plate : cupboard :: book : ____?____”
a. | read | c. | bookcase | b. | home | d. | lamp |
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What's the meaning of "epi-"?
a. | on or upon | c. | onwards, in front of | b. | across, through,
beyond |
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What's the meaning of "trans-"?
a. | on or upon | c. | onwards, in front of | b. | across, through,
beyond |
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What's the meaning of "proso"-?
a. | on or upon | c. | onwards, in front of | b. | across, through,
beyond |
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This member of the muses was the inspiration behind the dance. Who was
he?
a. | Clio | d. | Thalia | b. | Calliope | e. | Terpsichore | c. | Erato |
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