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Urban Legend Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word dread?

a)

an evil spirit or demon

b)

anticipate with great apprehension or fear

c)

wicked, evil, or dishonorable

d)

to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

2.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word fiend?

a)

an evil spirit or demon

b)

an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies

c)

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

d)

dogs of the world of the dead who track down souls on behalf of the dead to eat them or guard them; guard the gates to the underworld; often come in pairs (black/white), can have two heads or four eyes

3.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word ghoul?

a)

an evil spirit or demon

b)

an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies

c)

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

d)

dogs of the world of the dead who track down souls on behalf of the dead to eat them or guard them; guard the gates to the underworld; often come in pairs (black/white), can have two heads or four eyes

4.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word hellhound?

a)

an evil spirit or demon

b)

an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies

c)

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

d)

dogs of the world of the dead who track down souls on behalf of the dead to eat them or guard them; guard the gates to the underworld; often come in pairs (black/white), can have two heads or four eyes

5.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word legend?

a)

humorous or horrific story or piece of information circulated as though true, especially one purporting to involve someone vaguely related or known to the teller

b)

a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

c)

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

d)

in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.

6.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word myth?

a)

humorous or horrific story or piece of information circulated as though true, especially one purporting to involve someone vaguely related or known to the teller

b)

a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

c)

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

d)

in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.

7.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word phobia?

a)

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

b)

something wicked, evil, or dishonorable

c)

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

d)

an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something

8.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word scourge?

a)

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

b)

something wicked, evil, or dishonorable

c)

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

d)

an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something

9.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word sinister?

a)

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

b)

something wicked, evil, or dishonorable

c)

in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.

d)

an evil spirit or demon

10.

Which of the following is the best definition for the word urban?

a)

a person or thing that causes great trouble or misfortune

b)

something wicked, evil, or dishonorable

c)

in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.

d)

an evil spirit or demon

11.

Which of the following is the best definition for urban legends?

a)

humorous or horrific story or piece of information circulated as though true, especially one purporting to involve someone vaguely related or known to the teller

b)

a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

c)

in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.

d)

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

12.

Which of the following is the best definition for venerate?

a)

anticipate with great apprehension or fear

b)

a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

c)

an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something

d)

to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect