5 Written Questions

1. To restate text giving the same meaning in different words; The teacher instructed the students to give credit to work they paraphrase, reminding them that just because they put another person's work in their own words does not make it theirs.
2. To withdraw a statement, opinion, or promise; While in a rush, Kelly blurted out an "I love..." but quickly retracted her words to say she loves "sailboats*
3. Expressing a thing in terms normally denoting another; The metaphorical description of falling stock prices as a "bear" market has more to do with certain selling practices than it does with the desire of investors to hibernate until things look better.
4. False accusation of a crime or offense; When ethical methods of campaigning falter, many politicians turn to strategic gossip and calumny
5. To rework old material into a new form; John Pizzarelli rehashed some of Frank Sinatra's work and created a CD of Sinatra songs sung in a new modern jazz form.

5 Matching Questions

1. Allusion
2. Cipher
3. Dissertation
4. Apocryphal
5. Expository

1. a Fake; Although compelling, stories about alligators living in NYC sewers are more than likely apocryphal and full under the heading of "urban legend".
2. b Serving to explain or expound. When a television show is broadcast in two parts, the second show is preceded by an expository statement clip to let views know what took place in the first part.
3. c A formal spoken or written essay; PhD essay; Most f Athena's students wrote only enough to satisfy her instructions, but Adlai submitted a dissertation.
4. d A casual or indirect reference to something
5. e Something or someone of no value or importance; a secret method of writing; Daisy thought the vast was an antique and expected hundreds of dollars for it, but then realized it was a cipher when she only received two dollars for it.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. list, outline, or plan of things to be considered or done
   1. Cliche
   2. Terse
   3. Cipher
   4. Agenda
2. Passing from one thing to another; rambling; Though Chelsea found the subject matter of the philosophy lecture interesting, she wasn't able to gain much insight because the digressive professor kept bringing up his recent divorce.
   1. Transcribe
   2. Doctrine
   3. Terse
   4. Digressive
3. A passage or piece from a larger work or document; An excerpt taken from Emma Lazarus' poem was printed on the program for the holiday festival.
   1. Memoir
   2. Terse
   3. Excerpt
   4. Cipher
4. An intro to a written or spoken work; an intro act; Any prologue to the story of Beowulf must include a brief history of the Danes.
   1. Doctrine
   2. Prologue
   3. Calumny
   4. Cliche
5. A principle, position, or policy held by a religion or government; a statement of such a policy; The Manga Carta is considered one of the most important *doctrines& in the history of democracy and influenced the UD Constitution and Bill of Rights.
   1. Retract
   2. Excerpt
   3. Doctrine
   4. Cliche

5 True/False Questions

1. Pedantic → Overly concerned with details or formalities; pretentious in one's learning;It is important for a wedding planner to be pedantic; attention to detail is crucial for a successful wedding.

   True        False

2. Transcribe → To make a written copy of; to translate into another language; The law firm of McGillicuddy and MacHine always hires a stenographer to transcribe their depositions.

   True        False

3. Memoir → An account of the author's personal experience; Celebrity memoirs virtually always sell well, because everyone wants to know what they did and with whom.

   True        False

4. Terse → To rework old material into a new form; John Pizzarelli rehashed some of Frank Sinatra's work and created a CD of Sinatra songs sung in a new modern jazz form.

   True        False

5. Cliche → Something or someone of no value or importance; a secret method of writing; Daisy thought the vast was an antique and expected hundreds of dollars for it, but then realized it was a cipher when she only received two dollars for it.

   True        False