Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for a person who is expelled from their country or home by an authority?

• Beadle

• Deportee

• Synagogue

• Edict

Which word describes a minor official in the church or temple?

• Beadle

• Penury

• Farce

• Waiflike

What does the term "penury" mean?

• A state of extreme wealth

• A state of extreme poverty

• A type of building

• A religious practice

What is mysticism?

• A type of building

• A minor official in the church

• A religion based on communion with an ultimate reality

• A state of extreme poverty

What is a synagogue?

• A Jewish house of worship

• A type of fire

• A law or decree

• A ruse or trick

What does "billeted" mean?

• Lodged or housed

• Emptied completely

• A law or decree

• A ruse or trick

What does "liquidated" mean?

• Lodged or housed

• Emptied completely

• A type of fire

• Sickly and unhealthy

What does "surreptitiously" mean?

• Openly and publicly

• In a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively

• Quickly and efficiently

• Loudly and clearly

What is a conflagration?

• A minor official in the church

• An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property

• A state of extreme poverty

• A Jewish house of worship

What is an edict?

• A type of building

• A law or decree

• A ruse or trick

• A state of extreme poverty