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WorksheetsThe Crucible Acts III & IV
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following is an example of contemptuous behavior?
booing a public speaker
welcoming an honored guest
contacting an old classmate
interviewing a controversial author
Grudge means:
violent agitation
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
a sudden desire
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Cynical means:
believing the worst of human nature and motives
very thin especially from disease or hunger
sticking fast (No idea what this means, but it's on the test)
lacking stimulating characteristics
Cantankerous means:
diaphanous
retroactive
palliative
stubborn
pragmatist
someone who dislikes people
someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
a person who takes a practical approach to problems
skeptic means:
a person with authority to allot or deal out apportion
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
traveler who moves from one region or country to another
a person authorized to act for another
Pugnacious means:
tough
quixotic
migratory
cryptic
belligerent means:
aggressive
gaudy
straightforward
abject
Contentious means:
not worthy of reliance or trust
involving or likely to cause controversy
of or relating to spheres
somewhat ill or prone to illness
Since the dreadful news affected everyone deeply, the mood was___________and unrelieved by laughter and gaiety.
tacit
reticent
somber
wistful
The researcher presented a ----- persona to
her students and co-workers and was a model
of objectivity and fairness
disdainful
discerning
dubious
dispassionate
Typically outgoing and unreserved, Brian was
strikingly ----- on political issues and refused to
even discuss politics with friends and family
mercurial
reticent
nebulous
ambiguous
The job candidate with the Ivy-league degree
looked with ----- at the other candidate who
had graduated from a public university.
diatribe
denunciation
disdain
aspersion
Spurred on by ----- at the unjustness of the
situation, the student started a movement to
make a change.
ebullience
caprice
whimsy
indignation
The aspiring singer ignored the ----- of his
detractors and persevered, taking music
lessons and doing everything possible to
improve his natural talent.
lament
indignation
platitudes
scorn
For most people, the experience was ----- and
profound, creating a deep and lasting
impression that shook their worldview and left
them speechless.
scornful
ineffable
ambiguous
baffling
The balding man regretfully ----- the loss of his
hair and ----- spoke of the days when had a full
head of curls.
lamented...wistfully
articulated...vicariously
apprehended...rhetorically
disdained...tacitly
The ----- about “time heals all wounds” often
seems meaningless when one is in the midst
of struggling; looking back, however, the truth
of the statement is evident.
catharsis
rhetoric
enumeration
platitude
The team’s unexpected triumph at the
homecoming came was met with ----- cheers
and celebration.
nebulous
ebullient
indignation
somber
