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The Handmaid's Tale Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ________ had traces of the original writings of an ancient Roman poet on it.

a)

archaic

b)

forlorn

c)

palimpsest

d)

anachronism

2.

The school had a very strict ________ for if there was a fire.

a)

protocol

b)

anachronism

c)

palimpsest

d)

martyr

3.

The girl, who suffered from stage fright, gave her mom a ________ smile as the curtain opened.

a)

pious

b)

surly

c)

tremulous

d)

inconspicuous

4.

There was one strange ___________ in the Medieval setting of the movie - a Starbucks cup.

a)

palimpsest

b)

anachronism

c)

martyr

d)

protocol

5.

Many people _______ their Thanksgiving turkey before they baste and cook it.

a)

truss

b)

ingratiate

c)

archaic

d)

superfluous

6.

The teacher was _________ about particular poetry. She often bored us by talking for too long about it.

a)

condone

b)

forlorn

c)

superfluous

d)

pedantic

7.

The ___________ man sat on the steps with his ripped up love letter knowing he'd lost his dream girl forever.

a)

pious

b)

inconspicuous

c)

surly

d)

forlorn

8.

The parents did not ________ violence, so when the school called saying their Kindergartener bit someone they were upset.

a)

ingratiate

b)

condone

c)

cultivate

d)

benevolence

9.

The extra two pages was just _____________ information that we didn't really need.

a)

superfluous

b)

inconspicuous

c)

sanctity

d)

surly

10.

His ____________ toward the stranger was apparent when he helped him cross the street.

a)

sanctity

b)

heretical

c)

condone

d)

benevolence

11.

The witches during the Salem Witch Trials were burned due to the belief that their actions were _______.

a)

sanctity

b)

heretical

c)

pious

d)

inconspicuous

12.

The hunters wore camouflage in order to look __________ in the woods.

a)

pious

b)

surly

c)

inconspicuous

d)

pedantic

13.

She was able to turn her internship into a job because she was able to ___________ herself with the entire office.

a)

cultivate

b)

ingratiate

c)

truss

d)

condone

14.

The class was able to _________ a culture of learning and understanding by following daily protocols.

a)

cultivate

b)

ingratiate

c)

condone

d)

martyr

15.

The ________ of their marriage was broken when one of them cheated.

a)

pious

b)

heretical

c)

sanctity

d)

palimpsest

16.

The nuns were very _________ and showed that through their lifestyle choice.

a)

heretical

b)

pious

c)

anachronism

d)

sanctity

17.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a _________ for the Civil Rights Movement.

a)

pedantic

b)

pious

c)

martyr

d)

anachronism

18.

The students kept their _______ eyes to the floor as they passed the teacher without a hall pass as to not get caught.

a)

furtive

b)

heretical

c)

ingratiate

d)

inconspicuous

19.

The grumpy, _______ old man yelled at the kids to get off his lawn on Halloween.

a)

pious

b)

superfluous

c)

surly

d)

ingratiate

20.

The dad's ______ phone barely even took pictures it was so old.

a)

heretical

b)

anachronism

c)

archaic

d)

furtive