Unit 1: Vocabulary Quiz

Fill in the blank with the correct word choice:

The government was ___________________________ to protect the rights of its citizens.

• Usurpations

• Plundered

• Instituted

• Relinquish

Fill in the blank with the correct word choice:

He felt ___________________________ to express his opinion freely.

• Entitled

• Usurpations

• Plundered

• Instituted

Fill in the blank with the correct word choice:

Independence stated that certain truths are ___________________________.

• Self-Evident

• Usurpations

• Plundered

• Entitled

Fill in the blank with the correct word choice: The colonists refused to ___________________________ their rights without a fight.

• Usurpations

• Plundered

• Self-Evident

• Relinquish

Fill in the blank with the correct word choice: The invaders ___________________________ the village, taking everything of value.

• Usurpations

• Plundered

• Entitled

• Instituted

Which of the following is a formal statement announcing a new policy or decision?

• Prudence

• Declaration

• Formidable

• Representative

If someone is given something as a gift or honor, they are said to be:

• Self-Evident

• Endowed

• Instituted

• Plundered

The act of taking power or a position of authority by force is called:

• Prudence

• Relinquish

• Usurpations

• Entitled

What term describes something that is obvious and requires no explanation?

• Self-Evidence

• Formidable

• Plundered

• Instituted

A system or organization that has been set up for a specific purpose is:

• Endowed

• Instituted

• Representative

• Declaration