Chapter 4 Vocabulary Review

Question 1

Corrupt

Answer 1

dishonest and greedy

Question 2

minor nobility

Answer 2

not the highest ranking noble

Question 3

formidable

Answer 3

impressive

Question 4

phenomenal

Answer 4

remarkable, our of the ordinary

Question 5

republic

Answer 5

a country in which the power rests with citizens entitled to vote

Question 6

spoils

Answer 6

the things soldiers steal from the people they have conquered

Question 7

civil law

Answer 7

the law that relates to a person’s rights and liberties (as opposed to criminal law)

Question 8

tariff

Answer 8

a tax

Question 9

ancien regime

Answer 9

the old regime, in otherwords France before the revolution

Question 10

etiquette

Answer 10

proper manners

Question 11

Chamberlain

Answer 11

an official in the court of a ruler

Question 12

censorship

Answer 12

the acti of preventing certain publications or pictures (including television and movies) from reaching the public

Question 13

memo

Answer 13

an official note or report that communicates information, usually in a business setting

Question 14

nationalism

Answer 14

the belief that one’s own country is the best country

Question 15

guerrilla warfare

Answer 15

warfare that is loosely organized, including volunteer soldiers, surprise raides, etc

Question 16

patriotism

Answer 16

pride in one’s country

Question 17

Tsar

Answer 17

the Russian monarch before the Russian Revolution in 1917

Question 18

to route

Answer 18

to force an army to run widly from th enemy, as opposed to retreating, which is a careful, well-disciplined miliatry manoeuver

Question 19

square

Answer 19

a square-shaped formation

Question 20

diplomat

Answer 20

a representative of government wo works with other governments for the good of his or her country

Question 21

Viscount

Answer 21

a title of nobility