Vocabulary Quiz: Fezzik & Inigo (Chp. 5, The Princess Bride)

Which is the best vocabulary word to describe the picture?

(hint: a synonym for being able to do something with precision)

• wistful

• disfigured

• accuracy

• deduce

Choose the sentence that uses the word "boulder" correctly:

• After the swordfight, Vizzini bouldered ahead with the princess dragged behind.

• The appearance of his boulder head kept the girls at a distance.

• Fezzik tried to boulder the man in black by hiding in ambush.

• The valley was strewn with boulders and logs after the flood passed.

Type your response:

What is the word for the case or sheath that a sword is kept in?

(a)  

Which word is an adjective that describes something wonderful, impressive, or beautiful?

• splendid

• sacrifice

• impasse

• shrewd

Drag the best word in to complete this sentence:

Ana cast a last ​ (a)   look at the doughnuts in the bakery window before she turned away, since she didn't have any money.

• wistful
• splendid
• diabolical
• shrewd
• intention

Choose the best definition for the word "resent":

• a feeling of vague, regretful longing, especially for something in the past.

• a feeling of bitterness or anger towards something that is unfair.

• a feeling of hopelessness, like nothing will be right again.

• an impossible situation for which there is no apparent solution.

Choose the sentence that uses the word "disfigured" correctly:

• Inigo's appearance was disfigured after the sword fight with the 6-fingered man.

• Fezzik disfigured during the hand-to-hand fight and then fainted.

• Vizzini gave a disfigured glance back to see if the man in black was still on his trail.

• The man in black disfigured in response to questions he did not want to answer.

Type your response: The large (a)   in the cliff face made it possible for the man in black to climb up the steep rocky surface.

(Hint: a synonym for crack)

Drag-and-drop to complete the sentence:

He had good ​ (a)   to study for the test that evening, but his girlfriend wanted to go to the movies instead.

• intention
• readjust
• dislodge
• intellect
• sacrifice

Which word means a small movement

or change you make in response to a new situation?

• ponder

• resent

• retreat

• readjust