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Fahrenheit 451 vocab quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1)     There was no logical answer, but I had an __________ guess.

a)

Perpetual

b)

Vital

c)

Intuitive

d)

Incessant

2.

The dog used its ________ senses to find the missing person.

a)

Beatific

b)

Olfactory

c)

Insidious

d)

Wary

3.

The illumination of the rising sun ________ the sky in an orange-yellow color.

a)

Limned

b)

Refracted

c)

Incited

d)

Avenged

4.

Which of the following is a definition of Quarry?

a)

an animal pursued by a hunter

b)

a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows.

c)

a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.

d)

All of the above

5.

1)     Since the alarm did not sound, the fire spread in an ____________ manner, and it was only noticed when it had gotten out of control.

a)

Intuitive

b)

Insidious

c)

Odious

d)

Incessant

6.

1)     All the plastics we use have a __________effect on the environment.

a)

Stolid

b)

Ruinous

c)

Vital

d)

Melancholy

7.

a machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g. cream from milk) or liquids from solids.

a)

Proboscis

b)

Cacophony

c)

Contrasedative

d)

Centrifuge

8.

1)     The woman’s voice __________ with fear.

a)

Suffused

b)

Quavered

c)

Pulverized

d)

Parried

9.

Which of the following is an example of a contrasedative?

a)

asprin

b)

milk

c)

adrenaline

d)

sleeping pills

10.

The _________ of the butterfly extended to drink the delicious nectar from the flower.

a)

Proclivity

b)

Pendant

c)

Juggernaut

d)

Proboscis

11.

calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

a)

Stolid

b)

Welter

c)

Perfunctory

d)

Pendant

12.

a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.

a)

Juggernaut

b)

Centrifuge

c)

Limn

d)

Pendant

13.

The _________ waves crashed as the storm intensified.

a)

Quavering

b)

Weltering

c)

Incomprehensible

d)

Insidious

14.

A politician's handshake may become __________ since he has to do it so often.

a)

Contemptible

b)

Beatific

c)

Imperceptible

d)

Perfunctory

15.

the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.

a)

Centrifuge

b)

Status Quo

c)

Tyranny

d)

Pendant

16.

A _____________ object or color glows in the dark with a soft light, but gives out little or no heat.

a)

Beatific

b)

Grotesque

c)

Phosphorescent

d)

Imperceptible

17.

There is a slight difference between the pictures, but it’s _____________ unless you put them next to each other.

a)

Insidious

b)

Imperceptible

c)

Illuminated

d)

Vital

18.

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

a)

Melancholy

b)

incessant

c)

Pendant

d)

Welter

19.

He had a _____________ to skip questions because he couldn’t stay focused.

a)

Olfactory

b)

Welter

c)

Proclivity

d)

Refract

20.

The light was ___________ as it shone through the water glass.

a)

Pulverized

b)

Refracted

c)

Weltered

d)

Illuminated

21.

a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution

a)

Cacophony

b)

Juggernaut

c)

Contrasedative

d)

Status Quo

22.

The dog's aggression caused him to have an _________ reputation.

a)

Stolid

b)

Odious

c)

Tyranny

d)

Vital

23.

The fruit was ____________ in the blender.

a)

Pulverized

b)

Refracted

c)

Phosphorescent

d)

Gorged

24.

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.

a)

Perpetual

b)

Melancholy

c)

Grotesque

d)

Ruinous

25.

In order for the vault to be opened, two people had to _____________ hit a button.

a)

Perpetually

b)

Grotesquely

c)

Insidiously

d)

Simultaneously

26.

depict or describe in painting or words.

a)

Limn

b)

Refract

c)

Proclivity

d)

Parry

27.

The young __________ spent a whole month hiding before the police found him.

a)

Juggernaut

b)

Pendant

c)

Fugitive

d)

Limn

28.

The heavy metal music sounded like a ___________ of ear-deafening noises.

a)

Proboscis

b)

Tyranny

c)

Cacophony

d)

Centrifuge

29.

never ending or changing.

a)

Perpetual

b)

Simultaneous

c)

Beatific

d)

Serenity

30.

The ________ in his poem matched perfectly with the beat of the song playing behind him.

a)

Cacophony

b)

Cadence

c)

Olfactory

d)

Status Quo

31.

The room was filled with candles that provided a sense of ____________ and tranquility.

a)

Serenity

b)

Proclivity

c)

Grotesque

d)

Melancholy

32.

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

a)

Perpetual

b)

Incessant

c)

Odious

d)

Cacophony

33.

The disease was taking over my body ____________, but I did not know until it was too late.

a)

Grotesquely

b)

Perpetually

c)

Intuitively

d)

Insidiously

34.

the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.

a)

Olfactory

b)

Proboscis

c)

Cadence

d)

Cacophony

35.

“It is ________for teenagers to get at least 8 hours of sleep every night.”

a)

Tyranny

b)

Odious

c)

Vital

d)

Status Quo