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Q2 WoW & AP terms list 2.3

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which 2 words are synonyms for the following WoW?

ineffable

a)

indescribable

b)

weak

c)

emotional

d)

beyond words

2.

Which 2 words are synonyms for the following WoW?

maudlin

a)

speechless

b)

overly sensitive

c)

sentimental

d)

beyond words

3.

Which 2 words are synonyms for the following WoW?

fatuous

a)

foolish

b)

silly

c)

beliefs

d)

ideas

4.

Which 2 words are synonyms for the following WoW?

ideology

a)

foolish

b)

idiotic

c)

beliefs

d)

values

5.

Which 2 words are synonyms for the following WoW?

mollify

a)

to soothe

b)

to laugh

c)

to calm

d)

to be silly

6.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


civil

a)

reasonably polite

b)

difficult

c)

nonmilitary

d)

well mannered

7.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


enigma

a)

reasonably polite

b)

problem

c)

nonmilitary

d)

riddle

8.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


arcane

a)

hidden

b)

mysterious

c)

nonmilitary

d)

riddle

9.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


circumvent

a)

hidden

b)

to get out of

c)

to go around

d)

riddle

10.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


epigram

a)

a short saying

b)

avoid

c)

one-liner

d)

evade

11.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


In Monty Python: The Holy Grail, "The Killer Bunny" is a ________ of the King Arthur legend because it mocks King Arthur and his nights.

a)

McCarthyism

b)

mythology

c)

parody

d)

satire

e)

censorship

12.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


This is a name or term for when someone or a group attempts to find criminality or grievance where none exists; also referred to as a witch hunt

a)

McCarthyism

b)

mythology

c)

parody

d)

satire

e)

censorship

13.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


political cartoons criticize some recent actions of political figures in a comical way

a)

satire

b)

mythology

c)

dystopia

d)

McCarthyism

e)

censorship

14.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


Hades is know as the god of the underworld. This comes from Greek ___________________.

a)

satire

b)

mythology

c)

parody

d)

dystopia

e)

censorship

15.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


There are schools that do not allow the reading of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee because it contains violence, racism, and offensive language.

a)

dystopia

b)

mythology

c)

parody

d)

satire

e)

censorship

16.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


Nazi Germany is a real life example of this.

a)

satire

b)

mythology

c)

parody

d)

dystopia

e)

censorship

17.

Identify the correct word for the following definition:


without end, persistent

a)

evanescent

b)

negligible

c)

capitulate

d)

incessant

e)

utopia

18.

Identify the correct word for the following definition:


an ideal place, paradise

a)

evanescent

b)

negligible

c)

capitulate

d)

incessant

e)

utopia

19.

Identify the correct word for the following definition:


fleeting, momentary, short-lived, quickly fading

a)

evanescent

b)

negligible

c)

capitulate

d)

incessant

e)

utopia

20.

Identify the correct word for the following definition:


to give up, to surrender

a)

evanescent

b)

negligible

c)

capitulate

d)

incessant

e)

utopia

21.

Identify the correct word for the following definition:


of little importance; hardly noticeable

a)

evanescent

b)

negligible

c)

capitulate

d)

incessant

e)

utopia

22.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


evanescent

a)

hidden

b)

brief

c)

short-lived

d)

riddle

23.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


negligible

a)

unnoticeable

b)

problem

c)

insignificant

d)

riddle

24.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


incessant

a)

give up

b)

ongoing

c)

constant

d)

riddle

25.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


utopia

a)

give up

b)

perfect place

c)

paradise

d)

surrender

26.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


If you are referred to as acting like a Scrooge, you are being miserly and selfish. This comes from the well known Dickens story, A Christmas Carol.

a)

dystopia

b)

paradox

c)

parody

d)

rhetorical question

e)

allusion

27.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


This famous quote is an example of what?

“What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – George Bernard Shaw.

a)

dystopia

b)

paradox

c)

parody

d)

rhetorical question

e)

allusion

28.

Choose the appropriate AP term?


Can birds fly? Can fish swim?

a)

dystopia

b)

paradox

c)

parody

d)

rhetorical question

e)

allusion

29.

Identify which 2 words below are synonyms for the following WoW:


capitulate

a)

give up

b)

problem

c)

yield to

d)

riddle