TRS5.P2 U4 Skill 1 + 2

The young woman demonstrated great __________ to her religious group, consistently volunteering to lead fundraisers.

• devotion

• ordeal

• bizarre

• authenticity

• quest

The tour guide explained the engineering features that had made it possible for the stained-glass windows of the Gothic cathedral to......... for centuries despite earthquakes, conquests, and bad weather.

• endure

• stunning

• evolve

• wonder

As the old man was illiterate, he ________ his poems to his son, who then wrote them down.

• ordeal

• doctrines

• dictated

• authenticity

Convincing the author to revise the literary work was quite a(n) _______, but the editor was ultimately successful.

• ordeal

• doctrines

• dictated

• authenticity

Major religions have _______ that their followers follow with utmost respect. Such beliefs often differ substantially from one religion to another.

• ordeal

• doctrines

• dictated

• authenticity

Critics called the theater production " ____________" due to its complicated plot. Audience members left not knowing what to think about what they had just seen.

• ordeal

• doctrines

• dictated

• bizarre

The __________ of the sculpture was disputed. Some historians stated that it was entirely characteristic of the medieval sculptor's style, while others pointed out small differences that suggested otherwise.

• ordeal

• authenticity

• dictated

• bizarre

The historian was determined to pursue her ______to discover the truth about the events in The Book of Margery Kempe even if it meant spending time in distant European libraries.

• ordeal

• authenticity

• quest

• bizarre

The _______ of the newly constructed European churches were nearly identical, with all of the rooms laid out in almost the same manner.

• floor plans

• stunning

• endure

• fortify

Engineering practices of the past have gradually ______ into the methods of today.

• fortified

• stunning

• endure

• evolved