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Sugar Changed the World Vocabulary 2

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sugar cane, the stake that was driven into the heart of slaves, also fostered the beginnings of lifelong freedom. Synonym for fostered -

a)

opressed

b)

encouraged

c)

adopted

d)

created

2.

A woman's father would often offer a ________ to a man before marriage.

a)

serf

b)

bottom-house

c)

dowry

d)

piece of sugar cane

3.

The ________ pattern on my special bracelet was very detailed.

a)

simple

b)

dowry

c)

intricate

d)

marmalade

4.

Before slavery was abolished by the Emancipation Proclamation, many African men and women spent their lives working in cane fields.

a)

encouraged

b)

made more strict by increasing laws

c)

done away with

d)

forgotten

5.
This is a long poem about the adventures of a hero.  It also means impressively great.
a)
hubris
b)
homer
c)
epic
d)
hero
6.
a)
capacity
b)
hierarchy
c)
exempt
7.

sirdar

a)

in charge of the field hands; chief in South Asia

b)

hue or color

c)

peasant or slave

d)

amount paid for a student to go to college.

8.

Emancipation Proclamation

a)

issued by John Deer in 2015 declaring all tractors be freed.

b)

issued by Charlie in 1975 declaring all chocolate be freed.

c)

issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1862, declaring slaves be freed.

d)

issued by Drew Brees in 2020 declaring all football illegal.

9.

Religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.

a)

Chant

b)

Assembled

c)

Profusely

d)

Ritual

10.

What food is it?

a)

jam

b)

marmalade

c)

orange juice

d)

ham

11.

The United States was a product of (a)   by mass migrations, and it was the colonialists themselves who created the country.

12.

Match the following.

a)

Larry is a ______who rules over a vast empire, in this case a thousand-acre farm in Iowa.

1.

tyrant

b)

Change from one belief or form to another.

2.

Conversion

c)

Relating to myths; symbolic narratives.

3.

mythic

d)

Information spread to promote a particular cause.

4.

propaganda

13.

Accepting or allowing what happens without active response -

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

mystic

d)

epic

14.

True or False? Global means of or relating to the whole world or universal context.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False? Foreshadowing includes hints or clues about future events in literature.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Statement contradicting itself yet revealing a truth.

a)

parallel

b)

mythic

c)

parachute

d)

paradox

17.

The ____________system ensures everyone receives a fair trial and that laws are followed, protecting our rights and freedoms. 

a)

propaganda

b)

global

c)

judicial

d)

intricate