The Explorers, p. 1 - 57

Question 1

Provide an example of an Obelisk.

Answer 1

The Washington Monument.

Question 2

Who was David Livingstone?

Answer 2

• One of the most popular national heroes of the late-19th-century in Victorian Britain (1813 - 1873)
• Protestant missionary
• Working-class “rags-to-riches” hero
• Scientific explorer
• Anti-slavery crusader
• Advocate of colonialism

Question 3

Who was Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton?

Answer 3

A polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic (1874 -1922).

Question 4

Where and what is the Aldabra Atoll?

Answer 4

Aldabra is the world’s second-largest coral atoll (a donut-shaped coral reef). It is situated in the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean.

Question 5

pathology

Answer 5

The science of the causes and effects of diseases.

Question 6

penchant

Answer 6

A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something; “through his penchant for solitude and heady independence…”

Question 7

Hedonism

Answer 7

The belief that pleasure is the most pursuit in life.

Question 8

Apoplexy

Answer 8

Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a stroke.

Question 9

Numismatics

Answer 9

the study or collection of coins, paper currency, and medals.

Question 10

Sobriquet

Answer 10

a person’s nickname.

Question 11

Cumberland Gap

Answer 11

A narrow pass through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains, near the junction of the U.S. states of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.

Question 12

Ardor (are-der)

Answer 12

enthusiasm/passion.

Question 13

Itinerant

Answer 13

someone who travels from place to place; “…born the second son of an itinerant farm labourer”.

Question 14

Venereal

Answer 14

Of or relating to sexual desire or sexual intercourse; venereal disease.

Question 15

Portly

Answer 15

stout, plump, or fat.

Question 16

Gravitas

Answer 16

Dignity, seriousness, or solemnity (the state or quality of being serious and dignified) of manner.

Question 17

Acquiesce

Answer 17

Accept something reluctantly but without protest; agree reluctantly; “Sara acquiesced in his decision”.

Question 18

Inauspicious

Answer 18

Not conducive to success; unpromising; “To say the least, the African Association was off to an inauspicious start”.

Question 19

Vaunt

Answer 19

Boast about or praise (something), especially excessively; “even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit”.

Question 20

Exalt

Answer 20

hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.

Question 21

Marauding

Answer 21

going about in search of trouble.

Question 22

Reconnoiter

Answer 22

Make a military observation of (a region); make a reconnaissance of; “reconnoitring the countryside”.