Unit 8, Level F Vocabulary

All of the following could be described as intemperate EXCEPT--

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All of the following depict someone who is bovine EXCEPT--

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What would make a person more susceptible to believing lies?

• Their mistrust of others.

• Their contentious nature.

• Their ability to deceive others.

• Their ingenuous belief in the goodness of others.

Which situation is the BEST example of a gauntlet?

• Desdemona tries to find her lost handkerchief.

• Winston tries to navigate O'Brien's expectations and torture.

• Julia betrays Winston.

• Cassio is peer pressured to drink with his fellow soldiers.

What does O'Brien impugn?

• Winston's commitment to Julia

• Winston's intelligence

• Winston's sanity

• The existence of the Brotherhood

You'd most likely experience consternation if you were--

• forced to watch a SQUEAMISH scene from 1984

• given a SUBSERVIENT role despite your strong experience and skills

• forced to EXPURGATE your binder of outdated documents

• witnessed Winston's DISSENSION from Big Brother

One would hope the following person would be DISPASSIONATE--

• an attorney

• an environmental advocate

• a Supreme Court justice

• your mom!

Does ODIUM cause PERFIDY or does PERFIDY cause ODIUM?

• Odium is the reaction to perfidy.

• Perfidy is the reaction to odium.

Answer explanation

Perfidy is an ignoble action that would be worthy of shame or odium.

Winston is ________ to a committee that decides if commas should be placed inside or outside of brackets.

• disavowed

• relegated

• dissipated

Mrs. Voight reacted with _________ when she found out she would be absent until Thursday.

• acrimony

• acrimony

• acrimony

• acrimony