Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "rife" mean?

• Happening a lot or in large amounts, often in a bad way.

• A person or thing that controls or manages something.

• Information spread to influence people's opinions.

• The state of becoming more powerful or important.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Who is a "regulator"?

• Someone who believes in or supports a system where all property is owned by the community.

• A person or thing that controls or manages something.

• A leader or government that expects strict obedience.

• Someone who disagrees with or opposes a government.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is "propaganda"?

• A situation where problems keep popping up.

• Information spread to influence people's opinions, often misleading or one-sided.

• Making you feel completely involved or part of something.

• To prove that something is not true or real.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the following terms with their meanings.

• Myopic

• Short-sighted, either literally or figuratively.

• Ascendance

• The state of becoming more powerful or important.

• Domestic

• Showing dislike or fear of people from other countries.

• Xenophobic

• Related to the home or within a particular country.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

An "authoritarian" government is one that expects (a)   and limits personal freedom.

• strict obedience
• a system where all property is owne
• open debate and dissent
• improving education

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Who is a "communist"?

• Someone who disagrees with or opposes a government.

• Someone who believes in or supports a system where all property is owned by the community.

• Someone who takes advantage of something or someone.

• Someone who feels completely involved or part of something.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is a "Whack-a-Mole" situation?

• A situation where problems keep popping up.

• A situation where you feel completely involved.

• A situation where something is proven not true.

• A situation where someone takes advantage of others.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

"Immersive" means (a)   , making you feel completely involved or part of something.

• Making you feel completely involved
• Showing dislike or fear of people f
• Short-sighted, either literally or
• A person or thing that controls or

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Match the following words with their meanings.

• Propagandize

• To become more powerful or important.

• Exploit

• To prove that something is not true or real.

• Debunk

• To spread information to influence opinions.

• Ascend

• To take advantage of something or someone.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Match the following definitions with the correct terms.

• Dissent

• To take advantage of something or someone, often unfairly.

• Exploit

• To feel completely involved or part of something.

• Debunk

• To disagree with or oppose a government.

• Immerse

• To prove that something is not true or real.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6