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WorksheetsVocab Quiz 2 Letter from Birmingham Jail
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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'?
affirming existence
grounded in existence
having being in time and space
all of these
Devotees of the civil rights movement would be most likely to
join the boycotts and marches
protest the integration of schools
question the methods of King and his followers
vote against the Civil Rights Act
Estrangement most nearly means
taking away one's rights
becoming unusual
alienation where there was once affection
protesting the hateful actions of humankind
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?
anesthetizing
paternalistic
unfettered
interrelated
The clergymen wrote that the protests precipitated violence, meaning that they
stopped violence that was already happening
kept violence from happening
caused violence to happen
could not keep violence from happening
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.
unfetter
admonish
repudiate
gainsay
"In deep disappointment I have wept over the laxity of the church." Which word could best replace LAXITY?
hopefulness
intellect
cruelty
carelessness
Annabeth's sanctimonious manner when she explained the ways of the gods to Percy was really starting to get under his skin.
holy
suspicious of others
hypocritically devout
rich
Imagine Harper, Mason, and Rohan are on a treasure hunt. They find a substantive clue. What does 'substantive' mean in this context?
Substandard
Small or insignificant
Essential or important
Temporary or fleeting
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?
complacency
ideology
paternalism
precipitousness
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?
The spaceship is being pulled backward
The spaceship is stationary
The spaceship is floating aimlessly away from its dock
The spaceship is being driven or urged forward
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:
Unable to be corrected or reformed
Willing to change
Always in a playful mood
Not able to be corrupted
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 system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
The creative process of generating, developing, and communicating new ideas
A new type of technology
Something that is peculiar or individual but that serves the State
anesthetizing means
To make someone unconscious or insensible to pain
