Unit Test: Forging a Hero

What does purport most nearly mean? 

• To deny something

• To claim or present as true

• To argue against

• To imagine vaguely

A statement that is credible is: 

• Confusing and contradictory

• Believable and trustworthy

• False but convincing

• Harsh and offensive

Which is the best example of an assertion? 

• “I think it might rain tomorrow.”

• “It will rain tomorrow because I saw the forecast.”

• “I wonder if it’s going to rain tomorrow.”

• “What if it rains tomorrow?”

To presume something means to: 

• Accept without proof

• Contradict openly

• State confidently

• Defend carefully

If two statements are contradictory, they: 

• Support each other

• Mean the same thing

• Directly oppose each other

• Cannot be explained

Which word means “a den or resting place for an animal”? 

• Lair

• Prow

• Sentinel

• Gable

Which word best describes “twisting and turning in pain”? 

• Gorge

• Writhing

• Loathsome

• Gruesome

Which Anglo-Saxon term means companionship, loyalty, and love to one’s king and kinsmen? 

• Wyrd

• Scop

• Comitatus

• Lof

Which device is a two-word metaphorical phrase, such as “whale-road” for the sea? 

• Epithet

• Caesura

• Kenning

• Alliteration

What does lof mean in Anglo-Saxon culture? 

• Fate

• Fame or glory

• Honor and loyalty

• Mead hall celebrations