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Total questions: 144
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to seize
a)
interval
b)
foxhole
c)
hump
d)
confiscate
2.
a disorder of the lower intestinal tract
a)
malaria
b)
grunts
c)
dysentery
d)
schizophrenia
3.
a shallow pit dug by a soldier in combat
a)
foxhole
b)
grunt
c)
hump
d)
rucksack
4.
infantrymen
a)
hump
b)
platoon
c)
grunts
d)
rucksack
5.
to carry on the back (slang)
a)
interval
b)
rucksack
c)
foxhole
d)
hump
6.
a space between
a)
acquiescence
b)
adrenaline
c)
interval
d)
malaria
7.
an infectious disease spread by mosquitoes
a)
dysentery
b)
malaria
c)
humps
d)
Trench Foot
8.
subdivision of a company of troops
a)
hump
b)
grunts
c)
platoon
d)
pacifist
9.
backpack
a)
hump
b)
rucksack
c)
pacifist
d)
platoon
10.
passive assent of agreement without protests
a)
acquiescence
b)
pacifist
c)
adrenaline
d)
schizophrenia
11.
a hormone
a)
adrenaline
b)
rucksack
c)
schizophrenia
d)
interval
12.
a state of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
a)
c-rations
b)
Nationalist
c)
Cold War
d)
SEATO
13.
devoted of the interests or culture of a nation
a)
pacifist
b)
Nationalish
c)
c-rations
d)
schizophrenia
14.
one opposed to going to war
a)
SEATO
b)
Nationalist
c)
pacifist
d)
c-rations
15.
a psychotic disorder
a)
malaria
b)
dysentery
c)
schizophrenia
d)
c-rations
16.
South Asia Treaty Organization
a)
c-rations
b)
schizophrenia
c)
Nationalism
d)
SEATO
17.
food issued by the military
a)
platoon
b)
humps
c)
detonator
d)
c-rations
18.
a device used to set off an explosive charge
a)
detonator
b)
c-rations
c)
hump
d)
grunts
19.
characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion
a)
rectitude
b)
truism
c)
humane
d)
blatant
20.
blood sucking worm
a)
hump
b)
SEATO
c)
truism
d)
leech
21.
landing zone (slang)
a)
hump
b)
grunt
c)
LZ
d)
leech
22.
a field for rice
a)
leech
b)
grunt
c)
hump
d)
paddy
23.
moral uprightness; righteousness
a)
truism
b)
rectitude
c)
humane
d)
blatant
24.
a self-evident truth
a)
humane
b)
blatant
c)
leech
d)
truism
25.
totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive
a)
rectitude
b)
blatant
c)
leech
d)
humane
26.
preservatives treated to corpses to prevent decay
a)
LZ
b)
leeches
c)
embalming fluid
d)
paddy
27.
Manager of the Tip Top Lodge on the Rainy River; convinces O'Brien to not run away from war and to face it.
a)
Jimmy Cross
b)
Elroy Bergdahl
c)
Curt Lemon
d)
Linda
28.
Lieutenant; in love with Martha; blames himself for the death of Ted Lavender.
a)
Jimmy Cross
b)
Tim O'Brien
c)
Rat Kiley
d)
Kiowa
29.
O'Brien's first love; dies of a brain tumor in the fifth grade and gives O'Brien his first experience with death.
a)
Martha
b)
his mother
c)
Lindsey
d)
Linda
30.
Childish soldier; killed while playing catch with a grenade
a)
Curt Lemon
b)
Tim O'Brien
c)
Rat Kiley
d)
Kiowa
31.
Young, scared soldier. Takes drugs to calm himself down. Dies while walking back from the bathroom.
a)
Curt Lemon
b)
Jimmy Cross
c)
Kiowa
d)
Ted Lavender
32.
Narrator; protagonist. Doesn't want to go to war; almost flees the country, but feels he can't let his family down.
a)
Elroy Bergdahl
b)
Rat Kiley
c)
Tim O'Brien
d)
Curt Lemon
33.
Platoon medic; most affected by Curt Lemon's death
a)
Rat Kiley
b)
Ted Lavender
c)
Curt Lemon
d)
Elroy Bergdahl
34.
All of the following are included in O'Brien's rules for how to tell a true war story EXCEPT
a)
it cannot have moral
b)
it is never about war
c)
it never seems to end
d)
it has to have some truth in it
35.
In "On the Rainy River", what title does O'Brien give to his summer job?
a)
Pig washer
b)
declotter
c)
Hose sprayer
d)
meat grinder
36.
What reason does O'Brien give for dodging the draft?
a)
He's not tough enough for war.
b)
He's afraid to die
c)
He's too good for war.
d)
He's going to be very important some day.
37.
What illness/malady does Linda suffer from?
a)
cancer
b)
meningitis
c)
a brain tumor
d)
influenza
38.
How old was Linda when she died?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
11
d)
9
39.
When Tim O'Brien was trying to decide if he should jump out of the boat and swim to Canada, he thought he saw his parents and friends shouting for him to come back home and join the Army.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
When Tim was fishing in the boat with Elroy, Elroy asked him what was wrong.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Why does Tim O'Brien call himself a coward?
a)
because he left his wife and children.
b)
because he went to war.
c)
because he did not pay his motel bill.
d)
because he is afraid of going to Vietnam.
42.
After the death of Ted Lavender, what did Jimmy Cross do with the photos of Martha?
a)
He sent them home for safekeeping.
b)
He taped them to the inside of his helmet.
c)
He sent them back with a nasty letter.
d)
He burned them.
43.
Owen laughed at the bird after it hit the window.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
44.
Hunter yodeled and Jade sang.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
45.
Hunter yodeled while Jade sang.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
46.
Michaela ran after the balloon as Logan shot his slingshot, and the balloon
went pop!
went pop!
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
47.
Although Brunswick has the better team, they lost.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
48.
Cody passed the test because he studied well, and he understood the material.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
49.
Henry could not speak any French; he had never left his home while he was
growing up.
growing up.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
50.
When the car arrived, Josh was greeted by two rough-looking young men.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
51.
Unless you are willing to practice, you can not expect to get any better at playing the kazoo.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
52.
Joe was late to the movies, and he made his girlfriend angry.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
53.
Except for the large mole on her cheek, the witch was a strikingly attractive woman.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
54.
After the game was over, Mikey shed tears of joy because his team had prevailed.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
55.
In the heat of the moment, Fat Albert fumbled with the zipper, and it became apparent that he would simply have to rip open the zip-loc bag of brownies to get at them.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
56.
The most popular sport in the world is soccer.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
57.
The game as it is played today got its start in England.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
58.
Goals were built at opposite ends of town, and hundreds of people who lived in those towns would play on each side.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
59.
For both rich and poor in Rome, public baths were a daily pleasure.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
60.
Rome alone had 856 baths; most of them were private.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
61.
Citizens who became rich were expected to build baths for their fellow citizens, and many generously built huge marble facilities.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
62.
Although it started to rain, we decided to continue our walk.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
63.
There were books on the floor, under the table, and all about the room.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
64.
Transportation came to a halt as the steadily falling snow accumulated faster than the snow plows could clear it away.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
65.
She wanted to go, but her child was sick.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
66.
Joe is smart; he will go far.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
67.
As soon as Dick started a coin collection, his brother bought an album of rare stamps.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
68.
Nature is her passion in life, and colleagues say that she is a skilled naturalist.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
69.
Pauline loves to go to the beach and spend her days sunbathing.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
70.
This year, after a lengthy, noisy debate, they decided to take separate vacations.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
71.
Bruno went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Pauline went to Cape Cod.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
72.
Although they are 250 miles apart, they keep in constant contact on the internet.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
73.
If the doctor prescribes antibiotics, follow directions and take all of the medicine.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
74.
The doctor whom I see is my friend’s grandfather.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
75.
Marcia, who is my sister, was treasurer of her class last year; this year she is president.
a)
S
b)
CD
c)
CX
d)
CDCX
76.
Poem that expresses excessive pride, and the fact that we all must stop what we are doing and prepare for war.
a)
"The Wound Dresser"
b)
"The Picket-Guard"
c)
"Beat! Beat! Drums!"
d)
"Chickamauga"
78.
Wrote numerous short stories based on his experiences as a soldier in battle.
a)
Stephen Crane
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Solomon Northup
d)
Ambrose Bierce
78.
Wrote numerous short stories based on his experiences as a soldier in battle.
a)
Stephen Crane
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Solomon Northup
d)
Ambrose Bierce
79.
Repetition of phrases in poetry.
a)
Anaphora
b)
Caesura
c)
Alliteration
d)
Apostrophe
80.
The story of a child that experiences the horror of the battlefield first hand.
a)
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
b)
12 Years a Slave
c)
"The Wound Dresser"
d)
"Chickamauga"
82.
Autobiographical accounts by persons who suffered slavery.
a)
Slave Narrative
b)
Realism
c)
Naturalism
d)
Transcendentalism
82.
Autobiographical accounts by persons who suffered slavery.
a)
Slave Narrative
b)
Realism
c)
Naturalism
d)
Transcendentalism
83.
Southern plantation owner; main character of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
a)
Jim Collins
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Solomon Northup
d)
Payton Farquar
84.
What did Solomon Northup do for a living?
a)
Treasury Aid
b)
farmer
c)
senator
d)
soldier
85.
Which of the following authors was a nurse for both the Union and Confederate soldiers?
a)
Emily Dickinson
b)
Stephen Crane
c)
Walt Whitman
d)
Ambrose Bierce
86.
Which poem was written first?
a)
"The Wound Dresser"
b)
"Beat! Beat! Drums!"
87.
Who fought at the battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga and Kennesaw Mountain?
a)
Emily Dickinson
b)
Stephen Crane
c)
Walt Whitman
d)
Ambrose Bierce
88.
Who is known as the "Father of Democracy"?
a)
Emily Dickinson
b)
Stephen Crane
c)
Walt Whitman
d)
Ambrose Bierce
89.
In which state did Solomon Northup live before he was enslaved?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Jersey
c)
New York
d)
Pennsylvania
90.
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the Slave Narrative?
a)
Gains sympathy from the reader to promote humanity
b)
Emphasizes traditional Christianity
c)
Shows how horrible the White Southerners were to the slaves
d)
Showed acceptance of the ideals of the dominant White society
91.
to escape notice; to get away from
a)
elude
b)
enmity
c)
equivocal
d)
eradicate
92.
deep-seated hostility, often mutual
a)
eradicate
b)
fallible
c)
feisty
d)
enmity
93.
to wipe out; destroy
a)
fester
b)
flux
c)
fracas
d)
eradicate
94.
to rot; to form pus; to grow embittered
a)
fester
b)
flagrant
c)
gait
d)
feisty
95.
glaringly bad; outrageous
a)
flagrant
b)
foible
c)
gait
d)
fester
96.
to mislead; to fool
a)
delete
b)
deity
c)
defunct
d)
delude
97.
to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god
a)
defunct
b)
deity
c)
delude
d)
delete
98.
lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren
a)
daunt
b)
desolate
c)
defunct
d)
deity
99.
to make afraid or discouraged
a)
desolate
b)
delete
c)
delude
d)
daunt
100.
no longer in existence
a)
defunct
b)
eradicate
c)
delete
d)
deify
101.
a ruler with absolute power; a dictator
a)
daunt
b)
desecrate
c)
despot
d)
deify
102.
to damage a holy place; to treat with irreverence
a)
denizen
b)
despot
c)
desolate
d)
desecrate
103.
an occupant; inhabitant
a)
demise
b)
denizen
c)
despot
d)
daunt
104.
death; a ceasing of existence
a)
delete
b)
desolate
c)
daunt
d)
demise
105.
to obliterate; to wipe out
a)
efface
b)
desecrate
c)
fester
d)
feisty
106.
to act slavishly submissive
a)
farcical
b)
fallible
c)
fawn
d)
fester
107.
a state of continual change or movement
a)
flux
b)
fawn
c)
fallible
d)
flagrant
108.
absurd; ridiculously clumsy
a)
fawn
b)
fallible
c)
farcical
d)
flagrant
109.
absurd; ridiculously clumsy
a)
fawn
b)
fallible
c)
farcical
d)
flagrant
110.
aggressive; lively, energetic
a)
fallible
b)
feisty
c)
farcical
d)
fawn
111.
a minor weakness in character
a)
foible
b)
gait
c)
edifice
d)
fracas
112.
a loud quarrel
a)
flux
b)
edifice
c)
gait
d)
fracas
113.
a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building
a)
fracas
b)
desecrate
c)
edifice
d)
flux
114.
unashamed boldness
a)
egalitarian
b)
gait
c)
elated
d)
effrontery
115.
belief in the equality of all people
a)
effrontery
b)
edifice
c)
elated
d)
egalitarian
116.
to be in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
a)
egalitarian
b)
elated
c)
demise
d)
efface
117.
to take out; cross out
a)
deify
b)
defunct
c)
delete
d)
delude
118.
ambiguous; purposely vague
a)
equivocal
b)
enmity
c)
facade
d)
fallible
119.
a deceptive outward appearance; the front part of a building
a)
edifice
b)
fallible
c)
eradicate
d)
facade
120.
When Mother turned to tell the boys her answer, they were asleep.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
121.
Her smile was bright, and it brought an answering smile from Andrew.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
122.
When I lost my passport, I ordered a new one, but I did not worry about it.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
123.
It beat against the windshield with a light, prickling sound.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
124.
The driving snow that had whirled furiously now turned into tiny flakes.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
125.
The kitty pounced over the fence, and she landed on a bald guy’s head.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
126.
When the kitty pounced over the fence, she landed on a bald guy’s head, so he squealed like a little girl.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
127.
Hannah fell down when Kellie pushed her.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
128.
We played games while the adults sat and talked.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
129.
The birds were playing in our pool.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
130.
Ken mowed the lawn, and Jeff washed the car
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
131.
The beautiful dancer walked across the stage to accept the flowers from the director
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
132.
We have fun whenever my cousins come over, but they won’t visit us until they sell their house
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
133.
We had to stop swimming because it started to rain.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
134.
The boys played while the girls painted, and everyone had a good time.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
d)
compound-complex
135.
The French viewed the Vietnamese as their equals.
a)
True
b)
False
136.
Ho Chi Minh means "strong warrior"
a)
True
b)
False
137.
As a young man, Chi Minh was kicked out of school and fled Vietnam.
a)
True
b)
False
138.
Ho Chi Minh was a Nationalist but never a Communist.
a)
True
b)
False
139.
During WWII, France controlled all of Vietnam.
a)
True
b)
False
140.
The Viet Minh wanted freedom from outside occupation.
a)
True
b)
False
141.
France reoccupied Vietnam after British forces left in the fall of 1945.
a)
True
b)
False
142.
Pacification was very successful for the French.
a)
True
b)
False
143.
After WWII, a US military advisor in Vietnam warned that the US should clear out of Southeast Asia.
a)
True
b)
False
144.
The Viet Cong were Vietnamese Communists.
a)
True
b)
False
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