"Danger of a Single Story" and "Two Kinds"

Question 1

Susceptible, feeling, perceptive

Answer 1

Impressionable

Question 2

Commonplace, formal, correct

Answer 2

Conventional

Question 3

Private, calm, settled

Answer 3

Domestic

Question 4

Raffia palms are a genus of about twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and especially Madagascar, with one species also occurring in Central and South America.

Answer 4

Raffia

Question 5

Favor, indulge, treat badly

Answer 5

Patronize

Question 6

Baffling, unfathomable, unimaginable

Answer 6

Incomprehensible

Question 7

English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India.

Answer 7

Rudyard Kipling

Question 8

Accuracy, correctness, trustworthiness

Answer 8

Authenticity

Question 9

Cheat, defraud, overcharge

Answer 9

Fleece

Question 10

Wretched, forlorn, degraded

Answer 10

Abject

Question 11

Evict, eject, expel

Answer 11

Dispossess

Question 12

Allowance, consignment, quota

Answer 12

Ration

Question 13

Pattern, average, custom

Answer 13

Stereotypes

Question 14

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry.

Answer 14

Nollywood

Question 15

Contemporary, new, original

Answer 15

Innovative

Question 16

Fix up, modernize, redo

Answer 16

Refurbishing

Question 17

Antagonistic, bad, evil

Answer 17

Malign

Question 18

Shirley Temple was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat.

Answer 18

Shirley Temple

Question 19

Named for the 1776-built Mission Dolores, the Mission District is an exuberant, evolving neighborhood with Latino roots and a hipster vibe.

Answer 19

Mission District

Question 20

A hairdo that’s short in the back and longer in the front, usually swept to the side.

Answer 20

Peter Pan (Coif)

Question 21

Injustice, insult, abuse

Answer 21

Indignity

Question 22

Disgrace, censure, chiding

Answer 22

Reproach

Question 23

Nairobi is Kenya’s capital city.

Answer 23

Nairobi

Question 24

Jehoshaphat, according to 1 Kings 15:24, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father

Answer 24

Jehoshaphat

Question 25

a horn (as on a ship) sounded in a fog to give warning.

Answer 25

Foghorns

Question 26

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971.

Answer 26

Ed Sullivan Show

Question 27

Fascinate, hypnotize, stupefy

Answer 27

Mesmerize

Question 28

Ludwig Van Beethoven was a composer of music.

Answer 28

Beethoven

Question 29

Fantasy, trance, contemplation

Answer 29

Reverie

Question 30

Divergent, clashing, dissonant

Answer 30

Discordant