Cultural Literacy For Test One

Question 0

Taboo

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Excluded or forbidden from use, approach

Question 1

Cultural literacy

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To possess the basic background knowledge to be functional on a different culture

Question 2

CREME de la CREME

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The superlative or most preferar part of something

Question 3

Pontiff

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Pope, priest in at catholic church

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Dachau

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A concentration camp frombolocaust

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Between rock and hard place

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Is a cliche meaning in an impossible situation between equally pleasant

Question 6

Acronym

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A word formed by the first letter of the word it stands for

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Society of friends

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Quakers, humanitarian efforts reject war and promote peace

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Wampum

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American Indian word for purple/white beads made from shells

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Third reich

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Reich means empire or state, was named by hitler it was the first German power from 1871-1918 was the second

Question 10

Mohammed Ghandi

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One of Indias most powerful political and spiritual leaders, considered the faith of India nonviolence. Freed India from British rule

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Tithe

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A tax or donation to a church

Question 12

Redundancy

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The use of too many words for the same idea

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Genocide

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Killing a whole race or religion

Question 14

Dante

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Italian author, poet of the Middle Ages

Question 15

Abandon hope all ye who enter here

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A line in Dantes inferno. From entering the gates of hell

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Hades

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God of the underworld according the Greek mythology. Hell

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Romulus and Remus

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Roman mythology, twin brothers who founded the city of Rome

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Kosher

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RIHGHT/clean according to THe Jewish culture and law. It’s like blessed

Question 19

Benjamin Disraeli

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Prime minister of British in 1700. While queen victoria was ruling.. Said to have relations. Helped improve domestic improvements and had an aggressive foreign policy

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Cum laude, summa/manga cum laude

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In order with honors. Highest honors and high honors

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Habeas corps

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You right to know your charges when arrest. You can appear in court to find out why you’re there

Question 22

Mea culpa

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My fault in Latin. Plea guilty

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Uppercrust

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Higher society class. Economic status

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Rosenberg case

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Married couple accused of being Russian spies. Julius and Ethel. Tried convicted and executed

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RSVP

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Answe if you please

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I have nkt yet begun to fight

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Revolutionary war ocean battle jones

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Altruism

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Only for the cause, no incentive

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Diplomatic immunity

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Don’t pay taxes can’t get arrested for speeding privileges accordddd to diplomats international agreement

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Adolf eichmann

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Nazi who fled to s America ate the allies came in. Tried him and hung

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Feet of clay

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Underlying weakness/faukt

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Green eyes monster

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Jealously

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Hypochondriac

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Grammy

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Holy grail

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The legend the cup used by Christ in the last supper

Question 34

Iron curtain

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Winston Churchill. Division of common hair