Quiz: Words from Classical Mythology, German, and Italian

Quiz: Words from Classical Mythology, German, and Italian

12th Grade

20 Qs

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Quiz: Words from Classical Mythology, German, and Italian

Quiz: Words from Classical Mythology, German, and Italian

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Quiz

English

12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Anna Hegdahl

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Someone who uses very few words, often seeming rude or mysterious, would be described as

spartan

laconic

angst

dilettante

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The hero of Les Miserables, Jean Valjean, spent nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread. This long prison sentence would be described as

Machiavellian

imbroglio

flak

draconian

Answer explanation

Media Image

Hugh Jackman won a Golden Globe award in 2013 for his performance as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In contrast to Mr. Brocklehurst's wife and daughters, with their furs and curled hair, the girls at Lowood Institution live a _____________ life.

pastiche

mercurial

spartan

jovial

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In North Africa, Arabic is the ______________ that people from many tribes use to communicate in common. In southeastern Africa, it is Swahili; in West Africa, it is either French or English.

aegis

pastiche

lingua franca

chimerical

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A pretender or a fraud--such as a fake doctor or lawyer or fiance, etc.--is a

charlatan

Machiavelli

pastiche

patina

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To stimulate or excite the muscles with electricity, or to excite people with shocking news, is to ___________________ them.

angst

gusto

imbroglio

galvanize

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After Jane redecorates Moor House and welcomes Mary and Diana back, she tries to be ___________ for Christmas, but St. John is determined to be the opposite.

laconic

jovial

diva

aegis

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