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Death of a Salesman: Vocab quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


Even though I only heard a murmur, I got the _______ of the girls' plan.

a)

trepidation

b)

gist

c)

laconic

d)

jovial

2.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


This hotel is not the biggest or grandest Las Vegas has to

offer, but it is very __________________ to families and the elderly.

a)

jovial

b)

crestfallen

c)

accommodating

d)

stolid

3.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


After Mike’s cat died, he was completely ____________ with grief.

a)

crestfallen

b)

idyllic

c)

stolid

d)

jovial

4.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


Rich people wear ______________ when they play golf.

a)

mocks

b)

drummers

c)

insinuates

d)

knickers

5.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


Some teens are ______________ resistant to any kind of authority figure – holding their ground in opposition.

a)

implacably

b)

ominously

c)

stolid

d)

Adonis

6.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


A(n) _____________ summer vacation would be to go to the beach.

a)

laconic

b)

implacably

c)

simonizing

d)

idyllic

7.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


You can tell the young driver was nervous from the ______________ of her hand.

a)

trepidation

b)

crestfallen

c)

gist

d)

accommodating

8.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


Willie is the ___________ for his corporation.

a)

Simonizer

b)

undercurrent

c)

drummer

d)

jovial

9.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


Every girl wants her boyfriend to be built like

a(n) _____________ .

a)

drummer

b)

Simonizer

c)

Adonis

d)

jovial

10.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


The curtain flapped ____________ in the window through which the killer had entered the house.

a)

accommodating

b)

ominously

c)

trepidation

d)

stolid

11.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


Through small gestures and eye movements the woman tried to ____________ that there was danger right behind her without making too much noise.

a)

reminiscences

b)

insinuate

c)

mock

d)

gist

12.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


The usual red cheeks and white bearded Santa is a bit too

__________ and jolly for my taste.

a)

laconic

b)

ominously

c)

stolid

d)

jovial

13.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


My chattering best friend couldn't be any different from her

more reserved, _____________ older brother.

a)

jovial

b)

laconic

c)

crestfallen

d)

implacably

14.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


The Gettysburg battlefield is the site of a horrific battle

where tens of thousands were _____________in the Civil War.

a)

reminiscences

b)

trepidation

c)

massacred

d)

idyllic

15.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


Please don’t __________ me through laughter and snide remarks.

a)

jovial

b)

drummer

c)

insinuate

d)

mock

16.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


The ____________ of fear caused by the current economic downturn, may be the cause of anxiety in many.

a)

undercurrent

b)

self-reliance

c)

accommodating

d)

massacre

17.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.


_____________ is a vital quality and characteristic to have so that a person can be confident among others.

a)

Reminiscences

b)

self-reliance

c)

trepidation

d)

gist

18.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


She remained _____________ throughout the whole trial. She didn't laugh or cry.

a)

jovial

b)

implacably

c)

stolid

d)

idyllic

19.

Choose the best word to complete the sentence.


Don’t forget to _____________ every part of that vehicle so that it looks new.

a)

mock

b)

Adonis

c)

drummer

d)

Simonize

20.

Choose the best word to complete the sentence.


Some of my _______________ of the old days can make me feel sad, not happy.

a)

undercurrent

b)

gist

c)

reminiscences

d)

ominously