R&R - Day 1 - Why Study the 1960s?

Multiple Choice

COUNTERCULTURE means...

• a rivalry between nations in the field of space exploration

• a lifestyle and set of values that oppose societal norms

• a state of conflict using means short of armed warfare

• an effort to establish the civil rights of minority groups

Multiple Choice

TOLERANCE means...

• willingness to respect the beliefs or practices of others

• the popular taste at a given time

• policy of getting involved in the affairs of other countries

• profound learned knowledge

Multiple Choice

INTOLERABLE means ...

• favorable to life and growth

• indebted to another

• unable to be endured

• impossible to read

Multiple Choice

EXPOSITION means...

• information needed in order to understand an argument

• an authorization to sell a company's goods or services

• an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

• a communication that indicates lack of respect

Multiple Choice

DECOROUS means...

• immoral

• victorious

• industrious

• proper

Multiple Choice

Which of these is most likely to be part of a COUNTERCULTURE?

• an artist who paints portraits of the rich and famous

• a candidate running on a promise to maintain the status quo

• a student who sees a tutor in order to raise her math grade

• a man living self-sufficiently with no modern conveniences

Multiple Choice

FILL IN THE BLANK:

"Your paragraph would be confusing for the reader. You need to add more _________ so they understand the context for what you're talking about."

• exposition

• tolerance

• counterculture

Multiple Choice

Which of the following situations would you most likely find INTOLERABLE?

• playing your collection of CDs

• going without food for a week

• taking pictures of your friends

• communicating without shouting

Multiple Choice

FILL IN THE BLANK:

"Something that is ________ is dignified, proper, and in good taste, like your great-aunt who always wears a dress — even when she's only headed to the grocery store."

• decorous

• intolerable

Multiple Choice

FILL IN THE BLANK:

John F. Kennedy said: “________ implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.”

• exposition

• tolerance

• counterculture