Mr. Fornnarino's Honors English 1, Quiz 1

Directions for 1-12: Choose the correct definition for each of this week's vocabulary words.

sadist
1. pain lover
2. supremacy
3. laziness
4. slavery
unremittingly
1. slavery
2. remorseful
3. without stopping
4. to grow
detractor
1. rotten
2. agreeable
3. courage
4. critic
amenable
1. rotten
2. agreeable
3. courage
4. critic
lethargy
1. incompatible
2. pain lover
3. supremacy
4. laziness
contrite
1. slavery
2. without stopping
3. to grow
4. remorseful
servitude
1. slavery
2. without stopping
3. to grow
4. remorseful
putrid
1. rotten
2. agreeable
3. courage
4. critic
germinate
1. slavery
2. without stopping
3. to grow
4. remorseful
incongruous
1. incompatible
2. pain lover
3. supremacy
4. laziness
mettle
1. rotten
2. agreeable
3. courage
4. critic
ascendancy
1. incompatible
2. pain lover
3. supremacy
4. laziness
Which of the words in the following sentence should not be followed by a comma?
First I was taking a walk second I have no weapons third I am not violent.
1. First
2. walk
3. second
4. third
Which of the words in the following sentence should be followed by a semicolon?
First I was taking a walk second I have no weapons third I am not violent.
1. First & walk
2. walk & second
3. walk & weapons
4. third & weapons
What could you infer about Pi’s early life from his habit of stockpiling food as an adult?
1. He always ate too much.
2. He was frequently wasteful.
3. He went through a period of starvation.
4. He was curious about different religions.
Why does Mr. Kumar go to the zoo, and what sort of literary device describes his behavior?
1. to “be king for a day”; metaphor
2. to “take the pulse of the universe”; personification
3. to “boil in the sun”; hyperbole
4. to “act as a starved glutton”; oxymoron
What’s “known in the trade” as the most dangerous animal, and what does Pi’s father feel is really
the most dangerous?
1. Man; any “harmless” animal
2. a tiger; an elephant
3. a mirror; a guinea pig
4. a swan; a brother
According to Pi, it’s key for a zookeeper to _______ and key for an animal trainer to ________.
1. eliminate freedom; provide freedom
2. make enemies; make friends
3. love; hate
4. establish comfort; establish dominance
Which of the following isn’t something that Pi believes Hindus, Christians, and Muslims share?
1. a capacity for love
2. a vision of unity
3. a hate of differences
4. a devotion to life
_______, from last week, is a synonym for lethargy, while ______is synonymous with unremittingly.
1. Acuity; subjectively
2. Indolence; incessantly
3. Repose; culinary
4. Modulation; ludicrously
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. The game between the three girls is close neither of the 3 however are giving up hope of winning.
2. The game among the three girls is close; none of the three, however, is giving up hope of winning.
3. The game among the three girls is close, none of the three, however, is giving up hope of winning.
4. The game among the three girls is close. None of the three; however, is giving up hope of winning.
What point is Pi’s father trying to make when he makes Pi and his brother watch the goat being killed?
1. Pi’s father is trying to make the point that nearly every animal, especially the tiger--Mahisha--that kills the goat, is dangerous and should be feared by Pi and his brother, Ravi.
2. Pi's father is trying to teach Pi and Ravi that death is a part of life.
3. Pi’s father is trying to make the point that animals with soft fur are not dangerous.
4. Pi's father is trying to teach Pi and Ravi that they should work hard to become strong like tigers.
What would Pi claim is the most dangerous creature on our planet? What sort of evidence would he use to back up this assertion? Would he indicate that the dominance of this creature is or isn’t a problem? Would you agree or disagree with his beliefs and why?
1. The narrating character Pi would probably endorse the idea that humans are the most dangerous creatures on the planet. As evidence, he would be likely to point out all of the ways in which humans are the greatest threat to every other species on our planet as well to our own species. He points out in the novel that not only is the bloodthirstiness of humans significantly greater than that of any other creature, but that our capacity for cruelty has no equal. Human possess both an “excessive predatoriness” (p. 36) and an unwavering mean streak, according to Pi. The latter is exemplified by his exhaustive list of cruel acts performed by humans against zoo animals. Animals, he points out, only kill when absolutely forced to do so, while humans often kill as a first recourse or even for sport. This sort of dominance is a problem to Pi beacuse he seems to see the act of harming or killing a living creature as an extreme violation against the laws of nature. (Pi is, after all, a vegetarian and an animal lover.) I’d agree that with him that the needless and excessive killing of other living organisms on our planet by humans is, at the very least, unwise with regard to what we know about species interdependence. We could be harming our own longevity not only with our “predatoriness” towards other humans but with our cross-species killing as well. Clearly, Pi has a point with regard to respecting and cherishing all forms of life as a way of respecting ourselves.
2. The narrating character Pi would probably endorse the idea that tigers are the most dangerous creatures on the planet. As evidence, he would be likely to point out all of the ways in which tigers are the greatest threat to every other species in their ecosystem. He points out in the novel that not only is the bloodthirstiness of tigers significantly greater than that of any other creature, but that their capacity for torturing their prey has no equal. Tigers possess both an “excessive predatoriness” (p. 36) and an unwavering mean streak, according to Pi. The latter is exemplified by his exhaustive list of cruel acts performed by tigers against other zoo animals. Tigers, he points out, kill whenever they get the chance, while other animals kill only when they are hungry. This sort of dominance is a problem to Pi beacuse he seems to see the act of harming or killing a living creature as an extreme violation against weaker forms of life. (Pi is, after all, a vegetarian and an animal lover.) I’d agree with him that the needless and excessive killing of other living organisms on our planet by tigers is, at the very least, unwise with regard to what we know about species interdependence. Tigers could destroy their own longevity with their “predatoriness” towards other animals. Clearly, Pi has a point with regard to tigers' respecting and cherishing all forms of life.

Mr. Fornnarino's Honors English 1, Practice Quiz 2