12-10 Vocabulary and Art Quiz

Abigail, Daniel, and Grace are planning a surprise party for their friend using 'artifice'. What does 'artifice' mean in this context?

• Clever or cunning devices or expedients

• A type of food

• A musical instrument

• A type of flower

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

A group of teenagers are trying to build a treehouse but they are struggling. Which word best describes these teenagers as 'lacking art or skill'?

• incompetent

• unskilled

• clumsy

• inept

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does 'inert' mean in the context of a young person's lifestyle?

• Being highly active and participating in many activities

• Lacking the motivation or energy to participate in activities or make changes

• Having the motivation and energy to participate in activities and make changes

• Being easily influenced or affected by their surroundings

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Marilyn Monroe is an exemplar for women. For generations, she has been a(n) __ of womanhood.

• edict

• iconoclast

• iconographer

• icon

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

How would you describe a young person who challenges or criticizes established beliefs, customs, or institutions in their society?

• An iconoclast.

• A conformist.

• A traditionalist.

• An indifferent.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

During an art exhibition, you might find paintings like Guido Reni's Archangel Michael Tramples Satan. Catholic iconography probably includes

• Images and sounds depicting travel

• images and symbols of good and evil.

• poetry designed to captivate the soul

• scientific diagrams

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

New musicians might try to emulate established musicians, such as Taylor Swift or Rihanna. What does emulate mean?

• Destroy their own music style

• Exactly duplicate someone else's music style

• Imitate or replicate a successful musician's style

• Invent a new music style

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A young artist finds a painting style that is 'inimitable'. What does 'inimitable' mean in this context?

• Easy for the young artist to imitate or copy

• Possible for the young artist to imitate or copy

• Difficult for the young artist to imitate or copy

• Impossible for the young artist to imitate or copy

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CCSS.L.3.2F

You are a young entrepreneur starting your own business. In this context, what does 'purveyor' mean?

• A person or business that sells or provides goods or services

• A person or business that manufactures goods or provides services

• A person or business that repairs goods or provides services

• A person or business that buys goods or services

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

You are at a youth group meeting and the leader proposes a new rule but adds a 'proviso'. What does 'proviso' mean in this context?

• A type of dance

• A type of fruit

• A condition or stipulation

• A type of clothing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C