3 Written Questions

1. unplanned; naturally occurring
   Ex: Dave is such a good musician that he can create a song ______, without having to stop and think about it.
2. subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable
   Ex: Egbert rarely behaved as expected; indeed, he was _____ soul whose every decision was anybody's guess
3. impulsive and unpredictable
   Ex: The referee's ______ behavior angered the players because he was inconsistent with his calls; he would call foul for minor contact, but ignore elbowing and kicking.

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. to avoid making a definite statement
   Ex: On critical reading questions, I choose answers that ____; they use words such as could or may that make them difficult to disprove.
   1. whimsical
   2. arbitrary
   3. equivocate
   4. ambivalent
2. feeling or showing little emotion
   Ex: When the drendant was found guilty on all charges, her face remained expressionless and she appeared to be entirely ______.
   1. capricious
   2. apathetic
   3. arbitrary
   4. Ambiguous
3. open to more than one interpretation
   Ex: His eyes were an _______ color; Some thought they were brown, and some thought they were green.
   1. Ambiguous
   2. ambivalent
   3. arbitrary
   4. capricious

3 True/False Questions

1. arbitrary → determined by impulse rather than response
   Ex: The principal made the _____ decision that students could not wear hats in school without offering any logical explination.

   True        False

2. ambivalent → open to more than one interpretation
   Ex: His eyes were an _______ color; Some thought they were brown, and some thought they were green.

   True        False

3. indifferent → not caring one way or the other
   Ex: The old fisherman was completely _______ to the pain and hunger he felt; his only concern was catching the enormous marlin he had hooked.

   True        False