Junior Vocabulry Challenege Week 7

Question 1

to set free

Accepted Answer

extricate

Question 2

Which one of these men refused to pay his taxes because they funded the Mexican American War?

Accepted Answer

Thoreau

Question 3

fearfully; timidly

Accepted Answer

tremulously

Question 4

How is this book different than your average biography?

Accepted Answer

Krakauer will not only discuss McCandless, but his own life

Question 5

Krakauer claims that McCandless went into the Alaskan bush in search of

Accepted Answer

peril and adversity

Question 6

Who is the name character of Into the Wild?

Accepted Answer

Christopher McCandless

Question 7

caused by a feeling of deep respect and love

Accepted Answer

reverential

Question 8

standing out from the rest

Accepted Answer

salient

Question 9

noble; inspiring

Accepted Answer

sublime

Question 10

In the author's note, which of these is NOT a theme discussed by Krakauer?

Accepted Answer

loss of loved ones through misguided torture

Question 11

In what state does McCandless live in isolation?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 12

To whom is the book Into the Wild dedicated?

Accepted Answer

Linda

Question 13

Which one of these authors was not read by McCandless during his time in isolation?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 14

Which of these name is the alias McCandless used?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Supertramp

Question 15

Who picked up McCandless and dropped him off to his spot for four months?

Accepted Answer

Gallien

Question 16

degenerate

Accepted Answer

morally corrupt

Question 17

Krakauer claims to be an impartial biographer.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

How is Krakauer's writing of the book similar to McCandless's odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Krakauer also pursues a journey of research into McCandless

Question 19

When did McCandless hitchhike to Alaska and walk alone into the wilderness?

Accepted Answer

April 1992

Question 20

Who wrote the essay "Self-Reliance"?

Accepted Answer

Emerson

Question 21

stiff or rigid as a corpse; severe

Accepted Answer

stark

Question 22

countless

Accepted Answer

myriad

Question 23

craftiness

Accepted Answer

guile

Question 24

Name the article that sparked interest in the McCandless story

Accepted Answer

Death of the Innocent

Question 25

evident; obvious; clear

Accepted Answer

manifest

Question 26

inscription on a tombstone or grave marker

Accepted Answer

epitaph

Question 27

state of being at rest

Accepted Answer

repose

Question 28

Krakauer has respect for McCandless

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Which one of these is NOT an aspect of Transcendentalism?

Accepted Answer

technology

Question 30

Which one of these Shakespeare plays is about a violent storm?

Accepted Answer

The Tempest

Junior Vocabulry Challenege Week 7

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Junior Vocabulry Challenege Week 7

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