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Literature
Only in 1st
Period
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If you know the meaning of PHIL, and
TURO means “cheese,” what does
Turophile likely mean?
$100
Love of Cheese
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If you know the meaning of MAL, and
VOL means “to wish,” what does
Malevolent likely mean?
$200
To wish evil (or badness) upon
someone
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The __________________ color when spring
comes is green as the grass grows and
flowers and trees thrive.
A. domineering
B. predominant
C. privileged
D. dismal
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B. predominant
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Shaniqua was so ---- with her numerous
letters, emails, and visits to Justin Beiber’s
house demanding his phone number that he
had to take out a restraining order against
her.
A. affable
B. inept
C. tenacious
D. posit
$400
C. tenacious
$500
T-Bone lived a(n) ---- lifestyle where
he ate 12 course meals that included
the finest delicacies such as blue-fin
tuna, caviar, and chocolate-covered
grasshoppers.
A. decadent
B. susceptible
C. surreptitious
D. inaudible
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A. Decadent
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There is probably no story
A
B
more dramatic then baseball’s
C
D
great hitter and right fielder, Hank
Aaron. No error
E
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There is probably no story
A
B
more dramatic then baseball’s
C
D
great hitter and right fielder, Hank
Aaron. No error
E
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Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese in
A
the 9th century, and eventually it was used
B
C
to create fireworks. No error
D
E
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Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese in
A
the 9th century, and eventually it was used
B
C
to create fireworks. No error
D
E
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Interested in studying insects and their effects on
A
agriculture, Daquan and Turk plan on becoming
B
an entomologist and then returning to help the
C
D
farmers in their small towns. No error
E
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Interested in studying insects and their effects on
A
agriculture, Daquan and Turk plan on becoming
B
an entomologist and then returning to help the
C
D
farmers in their small towns. No error
E
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Dr. Wang Wu has disproved a widely
accepted theory of physics when she
showed that identical nuclear particles
do not always act alike.
A. has disproved
B. having disproved
C. disproved
D. disproves
E. disproving
$400
Dr. Wang Wu has disproved a widely
accepted theory of physics when she
showed that identical nuclear particles
do not always act alike.
A. has disproved
B. having disproved
C. disproved
D. disproves
E. disproving
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During my most recent trip, I came across a
A
B
C
wonderful antique store wandering in the old
D
quarter of the city. No error
E
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During my most recent trip, I came across a
A
B
C
wonderful antique store wandering in the old
D
quarter of the city. No error
E
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A recent report indicates that sleepdeprived drivers caused more than 100,000
accidents last year, they fall asleep at the
wheel.
A. year, they fall
B. year; and they fall
C. year because these drivers fell
D. year and falling
E. year, they were falling
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C. year because these drivers fell
$200
The tribal council’s program
familiarized young people with
A
Cherokee history, taught them tribal
B
traditions, and had the opportunity to learn
C
D
skills used by ancient artists. No error
E
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The tribal council’s program
familiarized young people with
A
Cherokee history, taught them tribal
B
traditions, and had the opportunity to learn
C
D
skills used by ancient artists. No error
E
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If students realized that their attitude
impacts their behavior. They would
A
perhaps try to think before they act so
B
C
that others have a positive impression of
D
them. No error
E
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If students realized that their attitude
impacts their behavior. They would
A
perhaps try to think before they act so
B
C
that others have a positive impression of
D
them. No error
E
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Illiteracy is an enormous problem, it
A
affects millions of people worldwide
B
C
and is an impediment to social
D
progress. No error
E
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Illiteracy is an enormous problem, it
A
affects millions of people worldwide
B
C
and is an impediment to social
D
progress. No error
E
$500
Many changes occurred while she was president of
the college, and they increased its educational quality
as well as effectiveness.
A. college, and they increased its educational quality
as well as effectiveness
B. college, they both increased the educational quality
and effectiveness of the college
C. college, which both increased its educational quality
as well as increased its effectiveness.
D. college; and these changes increased its
educational quality and effectiveness.
E. college, these changes increased both the
educational quality and effectiveness of the college.
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C. college, which both increased its
educational quality as well as
increased its effectiveness.
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An autobiography like Ben Franklin’s
has most in common with which of
the following literary forms?
A. a poem
B. a historical narrative
C. a short story
D. a journal
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D. A journal
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Which of the following elements is
not characteristic of the Puritan Plain
Style?
A. metaphors
B. direct statements
C. short words
D. references to everyday objects
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A. metaphors
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What does Proctor shout when he
refuses to hand over his signed
confession?
A. “I say God is dead!”
B. “Because it is my name!”
C. “You are tearing down heaven
and raising up a whore!"
D. “Pontius Pilate!”
$300
B. “Because it is my name!”
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The Puritans believed that poetry . . .
A. was the work of the Devil.
B. was the only appropriate outlet for
emotions.
C. should serve God by clearly expressing only
useful or religious ideas.
D. should celebrate the beauty of the natural
world.
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C. Should serve God by clearly
expressing only useful or religious
idea
$500
Judging by the following sentences, how would you characterize the
diction of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?
On the September morning consecrated to the enormous event he
arose nervously at six o'clock, dressed himself, adjusted an impeccable
stock, and hurried forth through the streets of Baltimore to the hospital,
to determine whether the darkness of the night had borne in new life
upon its bosom.
A. formal
B. informal
C. conversational
D. regional
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A. formal
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Who claimed that he would not be
marrying anyone in his lifetime?
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Fred
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Who will be celebrating her pet Sky’s
birthday on January 31st?
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Momo
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Who lived in a shed and cooked
himself awesome breakfast during
our transcendentalist experiment?
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Josh
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Who had a major dental surgery to
remove the teeth growing on top of
other teeth?
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Tim
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Can you name the 5 students who sat
in the original back row of the left
side of the classroom?
$500
From the front: Jaclyn, Mitchell,
Sami, Tim, & Courtney.