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Homonym-Based MCQ Set (Continued)

Q1.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The prince's gules dominated the family coat of arms.

1. The tapestry featured gules and argent prominently.

2. The chef prepared a sauce of deep gules and cumin.
3. The herald explained the symbolism of gules to visitors.
4. The gules border signified martial lineage.
Correct option: 3. The chef prepared a sauce of deep gules and cumin.

Q2.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The historian referenced a bailey in Norman military architecture.

1. The shepherd gathered his sheep in the bailey.

2. The bailey was reinforced with wooden palisades.
3. The outer bailey surrounded the motte.
4. The king's guard patrolled the lower bailey.
Correct option: 2. The shepherd gathered his sheep in the bailey.

Q3.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The fanon rested on the Pope's shoulder during Mass.

1. The theologian lectured on the fanon's origin in Rome.

2. The tailor stitched the edge of the fanon carefully.
3. The critic analyzed Fanon's theory of postcolonial identity.
4. The cardinal wore the fanon over his chasuble.
Correct option: 3. The critic analyzed Fanon's theory of postcolonial identity.
Q4.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The medieval oriel window projected elegantly from the chapel wall.

1. The priest admired the sunlight filtering through the oriel.

2. The duke stood by the oriel gazing at the courtyard.
3. The technician adjusted the frequency on the oriel.
4. The stained-glass oriel was restored by artisans.
Correct option: 3. The technician adjusted the frequency on the oriel.

Q5.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The guards stood in pike formation along the causeway.

1. The angler pulled a large pike from the icy lake.

2. The rebel was punished by being placed on the pike.
3. The infantry pike split the enemy's front line.
4. The pike gleamed beside the veteran's armor.
Correct option: 1. The angler pulled a large pike from the icy lake.

Q6.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The knight raised his pauldron before mounting.

1. The blacksmith polished the steel pauldron until it gleamed.

2. The art historian admired the engraved pauldron of the effigy.
3. The biology student dissected the pauldron of the sea slug.
4. The museum displayed a 15th-century Italian pauldron.
Correct option: 3. The biology student dissected the pauldron of the sea slug.

Q7.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The tripos system at Cambridge remains a model of academic rigor.

1. The tripos involved oral defense and written modules.

2. He broke his tripos into discrete phases of analysis.
3. The ceremonial tripos stool toppled during the investiture.
4. She passed the natural sciences tripos with distinction.
Correct option: 3. The ceremonial tripos stool toppled during the investiture.
Q8.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The treatise critiqued the rheme in the syntactical arrangement of propositions.

1. The linguist isolated the rheme in the sentence structure.

2. The rheme was pronounced with unique intonation in Tagalog.
3. The rheme swam rapidly into the estuarine current.
4. The poet emphasized the rheme for metrical impact.
Correct option: 3. The rheme swam rapidly into the estuarine current.

Q9.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

She placed a compact mirror in her purse.

1. The team formed a compact defensive unit.

2. He compacted the soil using a roller.
3. They signed a compact to maintain peace.
4. The book was written in a compact style.
Correct option: 2. He compacted the soil using a roller.

Q10.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The monk carried a carved crosier into the sanctuary.

1. The florist added white crosiers to the bouquet.

2. The bishop's crosier gleamed under the candlelight.
3. The museum displayed a gilded 14th-century crosier.
4. The abbot's ceremonial crosier was stolen.
Correct option: 1. The florist added white crosiers to the bouquet.

Q11.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The legal scholar revised the digest of civil statutes.

1. He took a tablet to aid his digest after the meal.

2. The magazine's monthly digest reached a million readers.
3. The editor proofread the tax digest overnight.
 4. The court referenced an old digest of maritime law.
Correct option: 1. He took a tablet to aid his digest after the meal.

Q12.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

He took the current route to avoid delays.

1. The current was unusually strong near the bridge.

2. The report discussed current economic policies.
3. She adapted to current fashion quickly.
4. He read current events before the exam.
Correct option: 1. The current was unusually strong near the bridge.

Q13.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The bishop condemned the act as simony, citing canonical law.

1. The preacher was accused of simony for charging for blessings.

2. The court equated indulgence-selling with simony.
3. The alchemist failed to explain the simony in his formulas.
4. Simony was rampant in medieval ecclesiastical courts.
Correct option: 3. The alchemist failed to explain the simony in his formulas.

Q14.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The ancient sconce held a flickering torch along the corridor.

1. The thief smashed the wall sconce and fled.

2. The student was sconced for violating tradition.
3. The bronze sconce was engraved with floral motifs.
4. The hallway featured a new LED sconce.
Correct option: 2. The student was sconced for violating tradition.
Q15.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The monk meditated beneath the ancient corbel protruding from the chapel wall.

1. The corbel cracked under the weight of the vaulted stone.

2. The corbel was adorned with grotesques typical of Gothic style.
3. The scholar explained the political corbel in Machiavellian strategy.
4. The mason restored the damaged stone corbel last year.
Correct option: 3. The scholar explained the political corbel in Machiavellian
strategy.

Q16.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The nobleman received a ceremonial fief from the sovereign.

1. The farmer leased the fief to a local tenant.

2. The law student confused fief with deed transfer.
3. The engineer calibrated the hydraulic fief for flow control.
4. The archives recorded the transfer of fief in Latin.
Correct option: 3. The engineer calibrated the hydraulic fief for flow control.

Q17.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The bishop wore a mitre embroidered with gold thread.

1. The welder fitted a steel mitre joint at a 45° angle.

2. The cardinal's mitre was trimmed in crimson.
3. The procession displayed an ancient mitre in a glass case.
4. The children admired the sparkling mitre on the altar.
Correct option: 1. The welder fitted a steel mitre joint at a 45° angle.

Q18.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The cleric wore a silk amice over his alb during the liturgy.

1. The altar server retrieved the amice from the vestry.

2. The novelist described her protagonist's scarf as an amice.
3. The bishop adjusted the amice before the blessing.
 4. The amice was embroidered with gold thread.
Correct option: 2. The novelist described her protagonist's scarf as an amice.

Q19.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The basilica was renowned for its acoustics and proportions.

1. The archaeologist uncovered the foundations of a Roman basilica.

2. The musician composed an oratorio for performance in the basilica.
3. The botanist catalogued a rare basilica with serrated leaves.
4. Pilgrims gathered inside the ancient basilica at dusk.
Correct option: 3. The botanist catalogued a rare basilica with serrated leaves.

Q20.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The medieval monk copied the codex meticulously.

1. The scribe placed the codex beside the incunabulum.

2. The librarian digitized a rare codex from Florence.
3. The AI engineer optimized the codex for faster computation.
4. The codex was bound in goatskin vellum.
Correct option: 3. The AI engineer optimized the codex for faster computation.

Q21.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The tableau of human suffering was etched into memory by the war artist.

1. The group performed a silent tableau on stage.

2. The historian examined the tableau of events after partition.
3. The tableau included metaphorical symbols and figures.
4. The cabinet's tableau was rearranged after the reshuffle.
Correct option: 4. The cabinet's tableau was rearranged after the reshuffle.
Q22.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The altar cloth bore a crimson galloon border.

1. The seamstress embroidered a metallic galloon on the vestment.

2. The merchant exported galloon rolls to ecclesiastical suppliers.
3. The nutritionist prescribed a galloon for boosting metabolism.
4. The pall was edged with fine silk galloon.
Correct option: 3. The nutritionist prescribed a galloon for boosting metabolism.

Q23.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

He could not lead the team under pressure.

1. They used lead pipes in old construction.

2. He tried to lead the meeting professionally.
3. She leads the choir every Sunday.
4. He wrote a report on leadership styles.
Correct option: 1. They used lead pipes in old construction.

Q24.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The parchment bore the symbol of a tau cross.

1. The Greek tau marked the margin of the codex.

2. The mason engraved a tau on the keystone.
3. The investor tracked the rising tau in currency markets.
4. The friar carved a wooden tau for pilgrimage.
Correct option: 3. The investor tracked the rising tau in currency markets.

Q25.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The philosopher's tenure at the institution was legendary.

1. He lost tenure due to academic misconduct.

2. The lease agreement defines tenure by clause.
3. The sculptor captured the tenure of pain in marble.
4. Colonial tenure laws were challenged by activists.
Correct option: 3. The sculptor captured the tenure of pain in marble.
Q26.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The chant ended with a resounding trisagion.

1. The choir practiced the ancient trisagion before vespers.

2. The mystic whispered the trisagion under candlelight.
3. The geologist identified a trisagion layer in the strata.
4. The monk led the congregation through the trisagion.
Correct option: 3. The geologist identified a trisagion layer in the strata.

Q27.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The director gave a stern warning to the cast.

1. The sailor stood at the stern of the ship.

2. Her face showed a stern expression.
3. The teacher's tone was stern and serious.
4. His discipline was known to be stern.
Correct option: 1. The sailor stood at the stern of the ship.

Q28.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The monk documented the breviarium with precise annotations.

1. The breviarium contained psalms for daily recitation.

2. The scholar studied a Gothic breviarium from Prague.
3. The technician calibrated the breviarium using voltmeters.
4. The liturgist chanted directly from the breviarium.
Correct option: 3. The technician calibrated the breviarium using voltmeters.

Q29.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

She levered the lid open with a spoon.

1. The financial leverage helped the startup.

2. The lever broke off from the old machine.
3. They learned to leave early.
 4. He lifted it with a metal rod.
Correct option: 2. The lever broke off from the old machine.

Q30.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The abbey walls displayed an ancient paten of silver.

1. The monk placed the Eucharist on the paten.

2. The art historian dated the paten to the 9th century.
3. The tailor cut a circular paten from wool fabric.
4. The relic was enclosed beneath the gold paten.
Correct option: 3. The tailor cut a circular paten from wool fabric.

Q31.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The priest lifted the chalice during the Eucharist.

1. The forger crafted a silver chalice with vine engravings.

2. The noble toasted with a jeweled chalice.
3. The investor discussed the chalice of currency debasement.
4. The altar server held the golden chalice reverently.
Correct option: 3. The investor discussed the chalice of currency debasement.

Q32.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The philosopher cited a rare aporia in the text.

1. The reader encountered aporia in the Platonic dialogue.

2. The critic interpreted aporia as a poetic device.
3. The engineer measured the bridge's aporia in millimeters.
4. The aporia indicated a contradiction in logic.
Correct option: 3. The engineer measured the bridge's aporia in millimeters.

Q33.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The speaker's voice had a soothing bass quality.
 1. The fisherman caught a large sea bass.
2. The bass guitar was out of tune.
3. They heard bass notes from the jazz club.
4. He adjusted the bass settings on the stereo.
Correct option: 1. The fisherman caught a large sea bass.

Q34.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The monk rested near the cloister's ambulatory.

1. The architect designed the ambulatory around the apse.

2. The hospital's ambulatory was upgraded with oxygen ports.
3. The tourist strolled the ambulatory of the cathedral.
4. The relics were displayed along the Gothic ambulatory.
Correct option: 2. The hospital's ambulatory was upgraded with oxygen ports.

Q35.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

She placed a can of soup on the shelf.

1. They opened a can of beans for lunch.

2. He asked if she can lift 50 kg.
3. The trash can was full.
4. He ate pineapple from the can.
Correct option: 2. He asked if she can lift 50 kg.

Q36.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The cleric described the tonsure as a sacred act.

1. The friar received his tonsure before initiation.

2. The biologist found a tonsure on the frog's dorsal fin.
3. The medieval tonsure was symbolic of humility.
4. The monk's tonsure marked him as a Benedictine.
Correct option: 2. The biologist found a tonsure on the frog's dorsal fin.
Q37.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

They had to watch the suspect all night.

1. The guards keep watch during patrol.

2. He received a golden watch for his promotion.
3. She stayed up to watch the sunrise.
4. He watches too much television.
Correct option: 2. He received a golden watch for his promotion.

Q38.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The professor's dispatch of the rebuttal was swift and unyielding.

1. The war correspondent filed a dispatch from the front lines.

2. The diplomat's dispatch was firm but delayed.
3. The minister's dispatch of aid drew criticism.
4. The editor hailed the dispatch of bureaucratic red tape.
Correct option: 1. The war correspondent filed a dispatch from the front lines.

Q39.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The current debate involves key economic issues.

1. The swimmer fought against the current.

2. The current trends favor decentralization.
3. His current address is unknown.
4. The minister spoke on current policy.
Correct option: 1. The swimmer fought against the current.

Q40.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The monk read aloud from a leather-bound gradual.

1. The gradual included chants for the Lenten season.

2. The musician adapted the gradual for modern liturgy.
3. The scientist observed a gradual increase in acidity.
4. The choir sang from a 13th-century gradual.
Correct option: 3. The scientist observed a gradual increase in acidity.
Q41.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The ancient sconce held a flickering torch along the corridor.

1. The thief smashed the wall sconce and fled.

2. The student was sconced for violating tradition.
3. The bronze sconce was engraved with floral motifs.
4. The hallway featured a new LED sconce.
Correct option: 2. The student was sconced for violating tradition.

Q42.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The manuscript bore a colophon detailing the scribe's name.

1. The typesetter inserted a printer's colophon on the final page.

2. The insect's antenna ended in a segmented colophon.
3. The medieval colophon praised the patron.
4. The librarian studied the Syriac colophon.
Correct option: 2. The insect's antenna ended in a segmented colophon.

Q43.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

He made a fine distinction between the two theories.

1. The police issued him a parking fine.

2. The fabric was of fine quality.
3. She delivered a fine performance.
4. His fine coat kept him warm.
Correct option: 1. The police issued him a parking fine.

Q44.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

He wore a ring with a family crest.

1. The phone started to ring during the meeting.

2. She showed him her engagement ring.
3. A ring of fire surrounded the camp.
 4. They danced in a circle, forming a ring.
Correct option: 1. The phone started to ring during the meeting.

Q45.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The monk rested near the cloister's ambulatory.

1. The architect designed the ambulatory around the apse.

2. The hospital's ambulatory was upgraded with oxygen ports.
3. The tourist strolled the ambulatory of the cathedral.
4. The relics were displayed along the Gothic ambulatory.
Correct option: 2. The hospital's ambulatory was upgraded with oxygen ports.

Q46.

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:

The choir began the introit at the priest's signal.

1. The child sang the introit during the intermission.

2. The introit was replaced by an organ improvisation.
3. The missal included Latin text for the introit.
4. The cantor rehearsed the Sunday introit.
Correct option: 1. The child sang the introit during the intermission.