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Gatsby Vocabulary Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word "Ambiguous" mean?

a)

Showing little or no interest

b)

Having more than one meaning; unclear

c)

Full of intense disapproval

d)

Done with strong feelings

2.

Which word describes a state of being known for something bad?

a)

Notoriety

b)

Vehemence

c)

Homogeneity

d)

Cynicism

3.

What is the meaning of "Contemptuous"?

a)

Showing deep emotions of sadness

b)

Full of intense disapproval; scornful

c)

Believing that other people are motivated by self-interest

d)

Done with strong feelings or great force

4.

If something is described as "Cynical", it implies that:

a)

It is done with strong feelings or great force

b)

It shows little or no interest or concern

c)

It believes that other people are only motivated by self-interest

d)

It consists of parts or people that are all the same

5.

Which word best describes a feeling of deep sadness?

a)

Apathetic

b)

Poignant

c)

Coherent

d)

Ambiguous

6.

Someone said to show little to no interest or concern is known to be

a)

cynical

b)

apathetic

c)

vehement

d)

ambiguous

7.

Something done with strong feelings or great force is done

a)

vehemently

b)

contemptuously

c)

apathetically

d)

coherently

8.

When a group is homogeneous...

a)

all parts are split equally.

b)

the parts are diverse.

c)

the parts are similar to each other.

d)

all parts are exactly the same.

9.

To condescend is to

a)

do something you consider beneath your social position.

b)

do something with strong feelings or great force.

c)

do something with intense disapproval.

d)

show little to no concern.

10.

Something held or pieced together in a way that makes sense is

a)

cynical

b)

poignant

c)

coherent

d)

ambiguous

11.

unclear

(a)  

12.

uniformity

(a)  

13.

suspicious

(a)  

14.

forcefully

(a)  

15.

indifferent

(a)  

16.

scornful

(a)  

17.

heartbreaking

(a)  

18.

infamy

(a)  

19.

consistency

(a)  

20.

descend

(a)