District Formative Assessment Review

What is the meaning of the word dictatorship as it is used in Paragraph 1?

• a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• a form of government in which one person possesses absolute power

• a form of government in which power rests with a small number of people

• a form of society without rulers; a type of stateless society

The term seminary most likely means ___.

• educational childcare service

• a school for children who are about 15 to 18 years old that is usually divided into grades

• an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies

• a school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis

What is the meaning of the word deflected as it is used in the Paragraph 2?

• mutual dependence, action, or influence; process of exchanging things with other people to gain a benefit

• needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs

• to bend or turn aside; change direction or path

• to keep in an existing state

What is the meaning of nationalism as it is used in Paragraph 2?

• an ideology that emphasizes loyalty, devotion, or allegiance to a nation or nation-state

• a painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another

• the quality of being gentle, loving, or kind

• an array of resources available for a particular purpose

What is the meaning of initiated as it is used in Paragraph 2?

• to quarrel or fight noisily

• to shrink away or crouch from something

• to cause or facilitate the beginning of something

• to hold back in doubt or indecision

What is the meaning of coup as it is used in Paragraph 3?

• to quarrel or fight noisily

• to shrink away or crouch from something

• to cause or facilitate the beginning of something

• the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group

What is the meaning of exile as it is used in Paragraph 3?

• forced absence from one's country or home

• to shrink away or crouch from something

• to cause or facilitate the beginning of something

• the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group

All of the following steps should be completed in the early stages of a research paper EXCEPT:

• select a topic.

• research information using credible sources.

• generate a list of questions.

• begin typing the research paper.

In a book about the civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, where would you find the list of works used as research for the book?

• the title page

• the copyright page

• the bibliography

• the table of contents

A journal article is ___.

• a movie or television or radio show that gives facts and information about a subject

• a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers

• a website that contains online personal reflections and comments

• a scholarly article written by an expert in a specific field