Vocabulary Unit 6 Test, Level C

Few people today have heard of Victoria Claflin Woodhull, one of America's most resolute crusaders for equality and the first woman to see the presidency. Born to a large family that ran a traveling medicine show, she met people from all walks of life. She developed progressive social, economic, and political views, learned to express herself well, and soon gained widespread fame - and notoriety.

What is the meaning of resolute as it is used in the above paragraph?

• experienced

• popular

• determined

• significant

In 1870, with support from railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, Woodhull and her sister Tennessee Claflin became Wall Street's first female stockbrokers. Also in 1870, the sisters launced a newspaper, Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly. For six years, it provided Woodhull with a forum to articulate her ideas.

What does articulate most likely mean as it used in the above paragraph?

• express

• refine

• test

• ponder

To advance her beliefs, Victoria Woodhull took to making fiery public speeches. In 1871, Woodhull addressed the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives regarding a woman's right to vote. In 1872, the Equal Rights Party of the National Woman Suffrage Association nominated Woodhull for U.S. President. She could not legally vote, but that did not stop her from running for office! Woodhull had also been using her newspaper to expose and purge swindles and scandals. A few months before the 1872 presidential election, she revealed shocking secrets about a popular public figure. The repercussions were severe, and many staunch supporters abandoned her cause. She faced serious legal and financial difficulties. She was, in effect, ostracized. Finally in 1877, Woodhull and her sister left the United States for England. There they succeeded in making new lives for themselves.

Purge comes from the Lain word purgare. Purgare most likely means...

• to accept

• to present

• to plead

• to clean

To advance her beliefs, Victoria Woodhull took to making fiery public speeches. In 1871, Woodhull addressed the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives regarding a woman's right to vote. In 1872, the Equal Rights Party of the National Woman Suffrage Association nominated Woodhull for U.S. President. She could not legally vote, but that did not stop her from running for office! Woodhull had also been using her newspaper to expose and purge swindles and scandals. A few months before the 1872 presidential election, she revealed shocking secrets about a popular public figure. The repercussions were severe, and many staunch supporters abandoned her cause. She faced serious legal and financial difficulties. She was, in effect, ostracized. Finally in 1877, Woodhull and her sister left the United States for England. There they succeeded in making new lives for themselves.

What is the meaning of repercussions as it is used in the above paragraph?

• causes

• economics

• opinions

• consequences

To advance her beliefs, Victoria Woodhull took to making fiery public speeches. In 1871, Woodhull addressed the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives regarding a woman's right to vote. In 1872, the Equal Rights Party of the National Woman Suffrage Association nominated Woodhull for U.S. President. She could not legally vote, but that did not stop her from running for office! Woodhull had also been using her newspaper to expose and purge swindles and scandals. A few months before the 1872 presidential election, she revealed shocking secrets about a popular public figure. The repercussions were severe, and many staunch supporters abandoned her cause. She faced serious legal and financial difficulties. She was, in effect, ostracized. Finally in 1877, Woodhull and her sister left the United States for England. There they succeeded in making new lives for themselves.

Which word means the opposite of ostracized in this pargraph?

• publicized

• included

• cast out

• blacklisted

a name assumed by a writer​ (a)  

• pseudonym
• defect
• flaunt
• scapegoat

a person or thing that takes the blame ​ (a)  

• scapegoat
• pseudonym
• defect
• flaunt

an imperfection, flaw, blemish ​ (a)  

• defect
• pseudonym
• flaunt
• scapegoat

to display in a conceited way ​ (a)  

• flaunt
• pseudonym
• defect
• scapegoat

Select the items that means the same as the underlined word.

the aloof new neighbor

• young

• pushy

• cold

• wealthy