General English II(Quiz 1)

1. Very hard volcanic glass

a. lava                        b. insidious                            c. obsidian                              d. crater

2. Ornament forming a headdress

a. topknot                  b. fabric                                   c. garment                               d. napkin

3. Fact finding for them was tough and -----business.

a. sensible                 b. puzzling                             c. baffled                                 d. tedious

4. In 1862, slavers transported a thousand natives -----
hand and foot to Peru.

a. bound                    b. descended                          c. expedited                            d. fastened

5. The experts couldn"t figure out how the statues had
been -----.

a. stirred                     b. raised                                  c. shoved                                d. risen

6. On the 18^th day, the statues ----- onto its
altar.

a. erected                   b. leaned                                c. poled                                   d. was slid

7. ----their silence, these statues do communicate to us.

a. Even if                   b. Although                            c. In spite of                            d. Nonetheless

8. To have transported the statues, these people -----
have worked hard.

a. must                       b. may                                                c.
ought to                               d.
should

9. Every so often, you might see small mounds of
stones.

a. Once in a while     b. Very often                          c. Sometimes                          d. Usually

10. The Nazca plain just looks like a/an -----area.

a. spiral                      b. barren                                 c. accurate                               d. void

11. To shuttle means to ----.

a. assume                  b. launch                                 c. travel                                   d. carry

12. These -----theories brought the Nazca lines to the
world"s attention.

a. senseless               b. sensible                              c. sensitive                              d. sensational

13. They used pictures for ritual -----or dances.

a. prayers                  b. rites                                     c.
worships                             d.
temples

14. ------, the Nazca plain continues to be one of the
earth"s most mysterious places.

a. In the meantime                b. In the meanwhile  c. At the same time                d. For a while

15. The scientists did not have all the data she had
-----.

a. fed                          b. presumed                           c. amazed                               d. amassed

16. Reiche had her own theory, ----on her calculations.

a. bases                     b. based                                  c. basis                                    d. basic

17. After eating some berries, he slings his
backpack over his shoulder.

a  arranges                 b.
carries                                 c.
throws                                 d.
pulls

18. The climber dies hunched over his knees.

a. bend                      b. stumbled                            c. contemplated                      d. squeezed

19. None knows the crosses ----on his body mean.

a. wore                      b. charmed                             c. tattooed                               d. beaded

20. Specialists in medicine will all help ----the tests.

a. with                        b. to                                         c. by                                        d. for