Name: ____________________________________________________________ Level H, Unit 4: Practice
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence or answers the question.
1. Which of the following is another word for laughable ?
A deplorable
B
C
D inexorable visible risible
2. A learned person might be called a:
A virtuoso
B
C
D poltroon buffoon pundit
3. The opposite of cowardice is:
A poltroonery
B
C
D derring-do fait accompli raillery
4. If the beauty of a landscape is not expressible in words, it might be called:
A ineffable
B
C
D
5. The opposite of acclaim is:
A approbation
B
C
D
6. Foolish talk might be called:
A
B
C
D indigenous inedible infinite obloquy persiflage verisimilitude rapacity paternalism folderol flotsam
Literature is filled with stories that involve magical elixirs that can cure or empower those who drink them. In an opera by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti called The Elixir of Love , the potion referred to in the title has in reality no extraordinary powers, yet it is prized for its remarkable effects. Why? The supposed love potion is sold from town to town by a charlatan named Dr. Dulcamara. In one village, it is bought by a young man named Nemorino, who loves a wealthy farm owner named Adina. Nemorino fears that his chances are small, because, while she is well off, he belongs to the hoi polloi and has little but his love to offer her. In the second half of the opera, however, Nemorino’s wealthy uncle dies and leaves the young man a fortune.
Although neither the Nemorino nor his beloved knows this yet, Adina, who had previously not taken
Nemorino him, does a volte-face and proclaims her love for him. The other villagers believe that Nemorino’s good fortune is symptomatic of the powers brought on by the elixir and make haste to buy many bottles.
7. Which of the following words could be used to replace elixirs (line 1)?
A fluids
B
C
D poisons tonics herbs
8. To belong to the hoi polloi (line 6) is to belong to:
A the common people
B the aristocracy
C
D royalty a secret society
9. Which of the following could not be used to replace volte-face (line 9)?
A turnabout
B
C
D about-face tango reversal
10. If one thing is symptomatic (line 10) of another, it is:
A indicative of it
B the opposite of it
C
D identical to it next to it
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Answer Section
1. ANS: D
2. ANS: D
3. ANS: B
4. ANS: A
5. ANS: B
6. ANS: C
7. ANS: C
8. ANS: A
9. ANS: C
10. ANS: A
ID: A
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