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American Lit- Vocab Unit 15 Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the word that is correctly accented.

a)

req' ui' site

b)

req' ui site

c)

req ui' site

d)

req ui site'

2.

Identify the word that is correctly accented.

a)

chol er ic'

b)

chol er' ic

c)

chol' er ic

3.

Identify the word that is correctly accented.

a)

mawk ish'

b)

mawk' ish

4.

Identify the word that is correctly accented.

a)

de mean' or

b)

de' mean or

c)

de mean or'

5.

Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "enigmatic."

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

verb

6.

Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "cloy."

a)

adverb

b)

preposition

c)

conjunction

d)

verb

7.

Identify the item that indicates the part of speech of the word "onus."

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

pronoun

d)

noun

8.

Identify the correctly spelled word.

a)

difinitive

b)

definative

c)

definitive

d)

dafinitive

9.

Identify the correctly spelled word.

a)

bruhaha

b)

bruehaha

c)

brohaha

d)

brouhaha

10.

Identify the correctly spelled word.

a)

rimit

b)

rimmit

c)

remit

d)

remmit

11.

regarded as essential or indispensable

a)

requisite

b)

choleric

c)

deference

d)

impromptu

12.

without preparation, offhand, hastily done

a)

mollify

b)

impromptu

c)

demeanor

d)

deference

13.

courteous yielding to the wishes of another; great respect marked by submission

a)

demeanor

b)

impromptu

c)

deference

d)

choleric

14.

easily made angry, bad-tempered

a)

choleric

b)

mollify

c)

impromptu

d)

requisite

15.

a mawkish concern for the welfare of stray dogs is __ concern

a)

confused

b)

foolish

c)

maudlin

d)

anxious

16.

thwarted the assassination attempt is to __ the attempt

a)

plotted

b)

reported

c)

encouraged

d)

foiled

17.

to remain adamant is to remain __

a)

prepared

b)

unyielding

c)

suspicious

d)

profitable

18.

public demeanor is public

a)

conduct

b)

appeal

c)

apology

d)

rejection

19.

the opposite of profligate ways is

a)

strange

b)

extravagant

c)

frugal

d)

amusing

20.

the opposite of mollifying opponents is to

a)

debate

b)

outwit

c)

sooth

d)

enrage

21.

the opposite of an impromptu performance is

a)

original

b)

rehearsed

c)

improvised

d)

offhand

22.

the opposite of requisite skills is __ skills

a)

unnecessary

b)

indispensable

c)

suitable

d)

appropriate

23.

My parents have __ my after-school activities until my grades show substantial improvement.

a)

cloy

b)

deferenced

c)

sartorial

d)

curtailed

24.

The finery of his clothing made the celebrated dandy Beau Brummell the very model of __ elegance.

a)

bulwark

b)

sartorial

c)

onus

d)

deference

25.

Petersburg was the __ of the system of defenses that protected the Confederate capitol at Richmond from attack.

a)

bulwark

b)

cloy

c)

onus

d)

deference