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8th - Vocabulary Unit 4

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'sanctum' is ________.

a)

a private place; a retreat

b)

a public gathering place

c)

a type of ancient weapon

d)

a form of government

2.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'sanctify' is ________.

a)

to make holy

b)

to destroy

c)

to ignore

d)

to complicate

3.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'sanctions' is ________.

a)

something that forces obedience with a law or rule

b)

a type of financial assistance

c)

a form of entertainment

d)

an ancient ritual

4.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'sanctuary' is ________.

a)

a place of protection

b)

a type of bird

c)

a musical instrument

d)

a form of transportation

5.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'deity' is ________.

a)

a god; divine being

b)

a mythical creature

c)

a type of plant

d)

a historical event

6.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'deify' is ________.

a)

to make into a god; to treat like a god

b)

to destroy completely

c)

to ignore or overlook

d)

to criticize harshly

7.

Fill in the blank: A pantheon is a group of ______; a group of people so accomplished in a skill or field that they seem like gods.

a)

gods

b)

artists

c)

scientists

d)

athletes

8.

Fill in the blank: Polytheistic means having several ______ or deities.

a)

gods

b)

books

c)

cities

d)

animals

9.

Fill in the blank: Monotheism is the worship of or belief in only one ______.

a)

god

b)

planet

c)

animal

d)

star

10.

Fill in the blank: To castigate means to ______; to condemn.

a)

criticize

b)

praise

c)

ignore

d)

support

11.

Fill in the blank: Chastened means to make less proud; ______.

a)

humbled

b)

exalted

c)

aggrandized

d)

glorified

12.

Fill in the blank: To chastise means to punish verbally; to ______.

a)

scold

b)

praise

c)

ignore

d)

reward