Main 2/26 Vocab Quiz

What does the term "challenge" mean?

• To invite someone to participate in a competitive situation

• To force someone to do something

• A call to take part in a contest or competition, especially a duel

• The act of running very fast

What does "compel" mean?

• To ask politely

• To force someone to do something

• To challenge someone to a game

• To complete a task

Which of the following best defines "literature"?

• Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit

• The study of numbers and shapes

• The process of writing books

• A collection of historical documents

What does "survival" mean?

• The state of continuing to live or exist, often despite hardship or danger

• The act of winning a game

• The process of making a meal

• The experience of traveling to a new place

What is a "theme"?

• A color scheme for a party

• The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

• A type of music

• A rule for a game

What does "universal" mean?

• Pertaining to one specific location

• Unique to one person

• Relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases

• A type of language spoken worldwide

Which term means to push someone to do something, often against their will?

• Challenge

• Compel

• Theme

• Universal

Which word is associated with books, poems, and plays?

• Survival

• Literature

• Theme

• Universal

What term is used to describe the main idea or underlying message of a story?

• Challenge

• Compel

• Theme

• Survival

Which word would best describe something that is true or applicable everywhere and for everyone?

• Challenge

• Survival

• Theme

• Universal