Quiz on Terminology

What is the term for a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one?

• Genocide

• Conflict

• Militia

• Refuge

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which term describes the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group?

• Rhetoric

• Exhortation

• Genocide

• Illusion

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

What is a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency called?

• Militia

• Allegiance

• Sanctuary

• Dimension

What term refers to a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble?

• Prejudice

• Refuge

• Descent

• Cacophony

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, often utilizing figures of speech and other compositional techniques?

• Rhetoric

• Fathom

• Thwart

• Baffle

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.1

What is an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something called?

• Illusion

• Exhortation

• Statistic

• External

What term describes a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience?

• Prejudice

• Sanctuary

• Descent

• Allegiance

What is a thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted; a deceptive appearance?

• Illusion

• Fathom

• Thwart

• Baffle

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What term refers to the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality?

• Dimension

• Descent

• External

• Statistic

What is loyalty or commitment to a group or cause, often involving a pledge of loyalty to a governing body or leader?

• Allegiance

• Cacophony

• Sanctuary

• Refuge

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4