Test Your Knowledge On High School - Literature
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Which word means inhaling and exhaling?
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Expiration
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Respiration
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Perspiration
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Transpiration
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What is the name for the central idea in a story, play, or poem?
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Character
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Allegory
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Theme
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Plot
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A. Theme -
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In "Hamlet", where does King Claudius send Hamlet to be executed?
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Denmark
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France
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England
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Poland
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A. England -
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Which of the following describes additional pages that are included with a business letter?
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Enclosure
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Cover Sheet
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Solicitation
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Advertisement
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A. Enclosure -
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What is the name of the identifying page that is included with a fax?
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Fax Page
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Cover Sheet
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Salutation
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Return Address
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A. Cover Sheet -
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What does a fax machine do?
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Transmits Copies Of Documents
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Copies A Document
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Scans A Document
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Converts A Document
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What does the French term "bon vivant" mean?
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Someone Who Lives Luxuriously
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A Good Feeling
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Good Wine
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A Happy Life
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What does the phrase "nom de plume", often used by writers, mean?
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Family Name
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Name Of Book
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Pen Name
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Handwriting
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A. Pen Name -
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The word "typhoon" comes from what Asian language?
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Korean
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Japanese
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Thai
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Chinese
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A. Chinese -
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The word "cookie" came from which language?
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French
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Dutch
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Italian
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German
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A. Dutch -
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From which language did English borrow the word "golf"?
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German
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Welsh
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Scottish
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Dutch
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A. Dutch -
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From which language did the word "candy" come?
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Portuguese
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Spanish
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Austrian
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Sanskrit
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A. Sanskrit -
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In which language did the word "penguin" originate?
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French
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Latin
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Welsh
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Dutch
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A. Welsh -
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Intransitive verbs are always what type of verb?
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Helping
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Linking
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Action
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Passive
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A. Action -
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What element of a story can change depending on the character?
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Point Of View
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Plot
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Theme
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Setting
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A. Point Of View -
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