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Vocab Quiz 2 Letter from Birmingham Jail

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Noah, Aiden, and Abigail are having a deep philosophical discussion. They are trying to understand the term 'existential'. According to them, which of the following most nearly means 'existential'?

a)

affirming existence

b)

grounded in existence

c)

having being in time and space

d)

all of these

2.

Devotees of the civil rights movement would be most likely to

a)

join the boycotts and marches

b)

protest the integration of schools

c)

question the methods of King and his followers

d)

vote against the Civil Rights Act

3.

Estrangement most nearly means

a)

taking away one's rights

b)

becoming unusual

c)

alienation where there was once affection

d)

protesting the hateful actions of humankind

4.

Jackson, Benjamin and Anika are having a fun chat about their friend Charlotte. They found it amusing how Charlotte's older brother, in a ______ way, insisted on meeting all her dates at the door, both at the start and end of her dates. What word best describes her brother's behavior?

a)

anesthetizing

b)

paternalistic

c)

unfettered

d)

interrelated

5.

The clergymen wrote that the protests precipitated violence, meaning that they

a)

stopped violence that was already happening

b)

kept violence from happening

c)

caused violence to happen

d)

could not keep violence from happening

6.

King notes that while some preachers ______ their congregations to obey the new desegregation laws, they do not go so far as to show support for the rights of black citizens.

a)

unfetter

b)

admonish

c)

repudiate

d)

gainsay

7.

"In deep disappointment I have wept over the laxity of the church." Which word could best replace LAXITY?

a)

hopefulness

b)

intellect

c)

cruelty

d)

carelessness

8.

Annabeth's sanctimonious manner when she explained the ways of the gods to Percy was really starting to get under his skin.

a)

holy

b)

suspicious of others

c)

hypocritically devout

d)

rich

9.

Imagine Harper, Mason, and Rohan are on a treasure hunt. They find a substantive clue. What does 'substantive' mean in this context?

a)

Substandard

b)

Small or insignificant

c)

Essential or important

d)

Temporary or fleeting

10.

Imagine Michael, Samuel, and Mason are in a competition. Michael is feeling a bit too confident, almost to the point of ___________. What word best describes Michael's state of mind?

a)

complacency

b)

ideology

c)

paternalism

d)

precipitousness

11.

Imagine Olivia, Michael, and Aria are in a spaceship. Suddenly, the computer malfunctions and the ship is impelled in a new direction. What does that mean?

a)

The spaceship is being pulled backward

b)

The spaceship is stationary

c)

The spaceship is floating aimlessly away from its dock

d)

The spaceship is being driven or urged forward

12.

Anika, Emma, and Oliver are trying to teach Anika's dog, Boone, to fetch. Boone refuses to bring back the ball but instead wants the friends to chase her around the yard. Anika exclaims, "Boone, you're incorrigible!" Anika means that Boone is:

a)

Unable to be corrected or reformed

b)

Willing to change

c)

Always in a playful mood

d)

Not able to be corrupted

13.

Imagine Kai, Scarlett, and Abigail are having a debate. They are discussing the way Soviet Communist theorists used the term 'ideology'. Can you help them understand what it means?

a)

A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

b)

The creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas

c)

A new type of technology

d)

Something that is peculiar or individual but that serves the State

14.

anesthetizing means

a)
To wake someone up abruptly
b)

To make someone unconscious or insensible to pain

c)
To induce pain in someone intentionally
d)
To make someone feel extremely alert and sensitive