5 Written Questions

1. taking credit for the idea of another
2. someone who is unusually optimistic
3. something that diverts someone onto a false trait or distracts a person from the true issue
4. valiant resistance to authority
5. hypocrite who upholds the letter of the law but not its spirit

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. source of inspiration
   1. witch hunt
   2. Pollyanna
   3. the muses
   4. bedlam
2. wildly chaotic or extremely noisy
   1. Pollyanna
   2. the muses
   3. bedlam
   4. juggernaut
3. campaign against a particular group of people
   1. juggernaut
   2. the muses
   3. witch hunt
   4. Pollyanna
4. burdensome, ongoing problem
   1. throw down the gauntlet
   2. albatross around one's neck
   3. Pavlov's dogs
   4. stealing someone's thunder
5. noisy confusion
   1. the muses
   2. Tower of Babel
   3. Pollyanna
   4. red herring

5 True/False Questions

1. handwriting on the wall → issue a challenge in a dramatic manner

   True        False

2. throw down the gauntlet → noisy confusion

   True        False

3. Pavlov's dogs → someone who automatically or instinctively responds to or obeys a signal

   True        False

4. Kafkaesque → bizarre, surreal, or anxiety-producing

   True        False

5. juggernaut → wildly chaotic or extremely noisy

   True        False