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Hunger Games Chapter 1 Vocab

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the term "utopia" refer to?

a)

A place where everything is perfect

b)

A large urban city

c)

A type of government

d)

A historical period

2.

What is a "dystopia"?

a)

A futuristic, imagined universe

b)

A society where there is great suffering or injustice

c)

A genre of music

d)

A type of poetry

3.

The word "entrails" most nearly means:

a)

Internal organs

b)

Exterior surfaces

c)

Types of trees

d)

Ancient scripts

4.

An "apothecary" is:

a)

A type of fabric

b)

A marketplace

c)

A person who prepares and sells medicines

d)

A historical figure

5.

Something described as "iridescent" would:

a)

Make a loud noise

b)

Be very heavy

c)

Show luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

d)

Be invisible

6.

"Paraffin" is most commonly used as:

a)

A type of food

b)

A material for making candles

c)

A musical instrument

d)

A piece of furniture

7.

A "meager" amount is:

a)

Excessive

b)

Sufficient

c)

Lacking in quantity or quality

d)

Abundant

8.

"Racketeers" are people who:

a)

Play tennis professionally

b)

Engage in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings

c)

Design sports equipment

d)

Work in law enforcement

9.

The term "sustenance" refers to:

a)

A form of entertainment

b)

Means of sustaining life; nourishment

c)

A type of dance

d)

A legal document

10.

"Repentance" is the action of:

a)

Returning a purchase

b)

Feeling or expressing sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin

c)

Repeating an action

d)

Repairing something broken

11.

Committing "treason" involves:

a)

Writing a novel

b)

Betraying one's country

c)

Starting a new business

d)

Traveling abroad

12.

What is a tessera?

a)

A year's ration of grain and oil

b)

A dessert

c)
A musical instrument
d)
A type of flower
13.

A tribute in The Hunger Games refers to...

a)
participant selected to compete in the annual Hunger Games
b)
a type of food provided to the Hunger Games participants
c)
a special weapon used in the Hunger Games
d)
a celebration held in honor of the Hunger Games victor
14.

In The Hunger Games, the reaping is...

a)

the process of selecting a tribute to represent each district in a parade

b)
the annual celebration of the Capitol's victory over the districts
c)
the process where one boy and one girl are chosen from each of the 12 districts to participate in the Hunger Games
d)
the event where the citizens of the Capitol gather to watch the Hunger Games participants train
15.

Katniss says that the idea of running away with Gale is preposterous. The word preposterous means...

a)
logical
b)
absurd
c)
reasonable
d)
sensible