AP-GHI Review

Reviews of the new film ran the _______ from praise to condemnation.
1. gamut
2. gantlet
3. gauntlet
Because he did not pay his debts, his debtors moved to __________ his wages.
1. garnish
2. garnishee
The "Jurassic Park" films have made _______________ a superstar.
1. tyrannosaurus rex
2. Tyrannosaurus rex
3. Tyrannosaurus Rex
4. tyrannosaurus Rex
Indicate the correct AP Style abbeviation for Georgia:
1. Ga.
2. GA
3. Geo.
Holding the skull of Yorick, Hamlet asks, "Where be your _____ now?"
1. gibes
2. jibes
Their accounts did not ______ in several important details.
1. gibe
2. jibe
When there are a billion of something, it may be named with the prefix _____.
1. milli-
2. mega-
3. giga-
4. tera-
Indicate the correct spelling in AP Style:
1. glamor/ glamorous
2. glamour/ glamorous
3. glamour/ glamourous
Indicate the correct AP Style:
The computer is his ____.
1. God
2. god
Indicate the correct AP Style:
The minister claimed that God is expressing _____ anger through the AIDS epidemic.
1. his
2. His
Although I felt sick yesterday, I feel ____ today.
1. good
2. well
A true _______, he eats only a small amount of the best foods.
1. gourmand
2. gourmet
The all-you-can-eat restaurants are frequented by _________ who enjoy eating large quantities of food.
1. gourmands
2. gourmets
As a ___________, he read at the __________ level.
1. first-grader, fourth-grade
2. first grader, fourth grade
3. first-grader, fourth grade
4. first grader, fourth-grade
By the ___________, he read at a _________ level.
1. first grade, fourth-grade
2. first-grade, fourth-grade
3. first-grade, fourth grade
4. first grade, fourth grade
Indicate the correct AP Style:
1. gray
2. grey
Although he was not seriously injured, his bruises, cuts and bloody face made him look _________.
1. grisly
2. grizzly
The Alaskan brown bear is even larger than the _________.
1. grisly
2. grizzly
Mathematics ____ complicated; grits _____ simple.
1. is, are
2. is, is
3. are, are
4. are, is
The rebels attacked at night, using _______ tactics.
1. gorilla
2. guerrilla
What is habeas corpus?
1. the scene of a crime
2. a court order requiring authorities to justify why they are holding someone
3. the body of a murder victim
In Greek mythology, the counterpart to _____ was called ______.
1. Hell, Hades
2. Hell, hades
3. hell, Hades
4. hell, hades
_______ comet returns every 75 years.
1. Haley's
2. Halley's
Indicate the correct AP Style:
1. Halloween
2. Hallowe'en
Some schools have a ____________ policy that requires students to keep their ____________ the computers.
1. hands off, hands off
2. hands-off, hands off
3. hands-off, hands-off
4. hands off, hands-off
It was common in the past for a murderer to be sentenced to be ________ by the neck until dead.
1. hung
2. hanged
Indicate the correct AP Style:
1. harassment
2. harrassment
In the metric system, a hectare is
1. 10 acres
2. 2.47 acres
3. 1,000 acres
4. a form of witchcraft
When a radio station announces that its frequency is "104.1 megahertz," the term "hertz" means:
1. cycles
2. seconds
3. cycles per second
4. seconds per cycle
The 18th ________ is sometimes known as the _____________.
1. Century, Age of Enlightenment
2. century, age of enlightenment
3. century, Age of Enlightenment
Indicate the correct AP Style for the holiday:
1. Martin Luther King Day
2. Martin Luther King day
A murderer is
1. a person who has killed someone.
2. a person who has killed someone maliciously, with premeditation.
3. a person convicted in a court of law of the crime of murder.
Indicate the correct AP Style:
1. the Bronze Age, the last Ice Age
2. the Bronze Age, the last ice age
3. the Bronze age, the last Ice age
4. the bronze age, the last ice age
The bridge fell down, making the highway _________.
1. impassable
2. impassive
During the reading of the verdict, the defendant's face appeared _________.
1. impassable
2. impassive
Impeachment means
1. removal from office
2. the process of accusing an official of a crime, which may lead to removal from office
What do you _______ from the president's use of the term "misguided"?
1. imply
2. infer
Until an accused person has been convicted in court, do not use any words about them that ______ guilt.
1. infer
2. imply
Which is correct?
1. An inch is 2.54 centimeters.
2. A centimenter is 2.54 inches.
It is ________ that he survived for six days in the snow.
1. incredible
2. incredulous
As he boasted of his patience, his wife gave him an __________ stare.
1. incredible
2. incredulous
He was indicted ______ bribery.
1. for
2. on a charge of
Opponents considered the congressman ____________ about his personal life.
1. indiscreet
2. indiscrete
Iran was formerly known as _________.
1. Palestine
2. Iraq
3. Anatolia
4. Persia
The cruise ship Languid was due in port Tuesday. ____ docked Thursday.
1. She
2. It
The company's stock slumped, but now ___ regaining ____ value.
1. its, its
2. it's, it's
3. it's, its
4. its, it's