This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Chicago Formatting – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chicago Formatting Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did the Chicago fire start? A) October 10, 1888. B) April 1, 1901. C) October 8, 1997. D) October 8, 1871. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) October 8, 1871. 2. He was suffering from dizzy spells and Delucchi considered him a hazard to the entire division A) John Dunn. B) Spencer Spikes. C) Joe Small. D) Julius Dixson. E) Percy Robinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Julius Dixson. 3. I used to be the tallest building in the world. I am still the tallest building in Chicago as well as in the United States. A) Wrigley Field. B) Willis Tower. C) United Center. D) Water tower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Willis Tower. 4. True/False:The children learn that Grandma has no proof that Uncle Grady Griswold is 103 years old. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The jail cell was occupied by a ..... who was convicted for stealing. A) Pauper. B) Rivet. C) Tarry. D) Reprobate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reprobate. 6. The bank tried to foreclose on her house. A) Grandma. B) Miz Idella Eubanks. C) Mrs. Cripe. D) Effie Wilcox. E) Mrs. Weidenbach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Effie Wilcox. 7. What is a synonym for stagnant? A) Nervous. B) Lifeless. C) Treat. D) Skittish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lifeless. 8. Synonym of cunning A) Sly. B) Reliable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sly. 9. According to the section entitled "A Trading Center" , what is the best way to maintain commerce in Chicago? A) Design new streets and sewer systems. B) Separate the trading possibilities. C) Build railroads in accessible places. D) Organize the road markers for avenues and drives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Build railroads in accessible places. 10. I am a famous waterway named after the city. A) Oak Street Beach. B) Buckingham Fountain. C) Chicago River. D) Lake Michigan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chicago River. 11. What do the characters smell when they exit the train? A) Bathrooms. B) Slaughterhouses. C) Skunks. D) A sewage plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slaughterhouses. 12. What does Alert mean? A) Watchful. B) Destructive. C) Random. D) Asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watchful. 13. Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable built the first settlement at which river? A) Mississippi. B) Amazon. C) Missouri. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chicago. 14. Which of the following sentences uses the correct comparative form? A) Chicago is big than New York. B) Chicago is bigger than New York. C) Chicago is more big than New York. D) Chicago is the most big city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chicago is bigger than New York. 15. What is the primary theme of the poem 'Chicago' by Carl Sandburg? A) Love. B) Nature. C) War. D) Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrialization. 16. The fire died down leaving only the ..... A) Flammable. B) Drought. C) Hunk. D) Embers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Embers. 17. Received a pardon before he passed away A) Robert Routh. B) Robert Edwards. C) Joe Small. D) Freddie Meeks. E) Percy Robinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freddie Meeks. 18. A spry person moves A) Slowly and painfully. B) Quickly and lightly. C) Clumsily. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quickly and lightly. 19. What is Oscar's most prized possession? A) Papa's pocket watch. B) Papa's shirt. C) Papa's sheriff's badge. D) His laptop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Papa's sheriff's badge. 20. Who gave Joey and Mary Alice two dollars each? A) Mr. L.D. Weidenbach. B) Rupert Pennypacker. C) Grandma. D) Grandpa Dowdel. E) Mrs. Weidenbach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. L.D. Weidenbach. 21. True/False:If I haven't used Chicago Style before, I'm doomed and won't be able to get a good grade on this paper! A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Who leads the Chicago blackhawks in points A) Jonathan Toews. B) Patrick kane. C) Stan Mikita. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stan Mikita. 23. I am a neighborhood that many people visit to eat great Chinese food and shop in my stores that sell food and products from China. A) Greek town. B) Chinatown. C) China. D) Rogers Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chinatown. 24. Which of these is NOT a way Jennie helps protect Bruno from the embers? A) She puts a hat on his head to protect his curls. B) She swats away embers that land on his clothes. C) She covers him with a trash bag so the fire won't burn him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She covers him with a trash bag so the fire won't burn him. 25. What is the Cubs mascots name A) Ivy. B) Clark. C) Cubbie. D) Wrigly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clark. 26. How does the poem 'Chicago' reflect the American spirit? A) Through its focus on individualism. B) By highlighting the city's cultural diversity. C) By emphasizing hard work and resilience. D) Through its depiction of political freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By emphasizing hard work and resilience. 27. Who is the main character? A) Oscar Starling. B) Oscar Morrow. C) Oscar the Grouch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oscar Starling. 28. He lost his eye sight as a result of the explosion A) Robert Routh. B) Spencer Spikes. C) Joe Small. D) Martin Bordenave. E) Percy Robinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robert Routh. 29. Who was clumsy, but learned to dance? A) Uncle Grady Griswold. B) Mary Alice. C) Mrs. Weidenbach. D) Joey. E) Ray Veech. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Ray Veech. 30. What happened when Grandma got into the plane? A) There was no room for Joey. B) She insisted of flying it herself. C) It crashed. D) It wouldn't take off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It wouldn't take off. 31. What groups arose out of the need to protect workers' rights during industrialization? A) Labor unions. B) Fire departments and safety inspectors. C) Police departments. D) Sanitation crews. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Labor unions. 32. Vocab:A seat with a back and usually arms, that sits 2 or more people A) Brooch. B) Settee. C) Brine. D) Valise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Settee. 33. What is this legislative branch of the city of Chicago called? A) Chicago Aldermen. B) Chicago City Council. C) Chicago Treasurer. D) Chicago Clerk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chicago City Council. 34. Who has the most penalty minutes on the Chicago Blackhawks A) Martin Lapointe. B) Doug Gilmour. C) Jonathan Toews. D) Chris Chelios. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chris Chelios. 35. How do new fires keep starting? A) People keep lighting matches. B) People are adding fuel to the fire. C) The wind was carrying sparks all over the city. D) New fires weren't starting in this chapter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wind was carrying sparks all over the city. 36. How did Mary Alice 'take charge' with the tomcat? A) She decided she would lock him up. B) She carried a broom with her. C) She used the chamber pot instead of the privy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She carried a broom with her. 37. Read this sentence from the paragraph entitled "The Great Fire of 1871" : "As Chicago grew, its residents took dauntless measures to keep pace." In this sentence, the word dauntless does NOT mean: A) Brave. B) Heroic. C) Gallant. D) Apprehensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apprehensive. 38. What is the Median household income in Chicago? (in 2015 dollars), 2011-2015 A) 54, 675. B) 48, 522. C) 56, 722. D) 48, 722. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 48, 522. 39. Synonym of pitted A) In battle. B) In love. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In battle. 40. True/False:Junior Stubbs' parents are probably happy that their son found happiness with Vandalia Eubanks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 41. What is the definition of "trudged" ? A) Walked slowly and with heavy steps. B) Ran at full speed over a short distance. C) To move about quickly in search of. D) Showing a cautious distrust of someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walked slowly and with heavy steps. 42. What percentage of African Americans live in Chicago? A) 23.4. B) 32.9. C) 33.7. D) 13.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 32.9. 43. What did Jennie give to Bruno to protect his head? A) A blue scarf. B) A purple hat. C) A brown sack. D) A yellow box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A purple hat. 44. What is the main theme of the poem 'Chicago Poet'? A) Identity and self-reflection. B) Urban life and its challenges. C) Nature and its beauty. D) Love and relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identity and self-reflection. 45. What does "Desperate" mean? A) Full of hope. B) Very happy. C) Extremely calm. D) Having lost hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having lost hope. 46. I am a home for many different types of animals from around the world; I am named after the president on the penny A) Brookfield Zoo. B) Shedd Aquarium. C) Dusable Museum. D) Lincoln Park Zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lincoln Park Zoo. 47. The first non Native American settler to Chicago was a fur trader named Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable. What did Du Sable build on the bank of the Chicago River? A) A fort. B) A Starbucks. C) A large house. D) A trading post. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A trading post. 48. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:'The architecture in Chicago is known for its ..... designs.' A) Uniqueness. B) Uniquely. C) Uniquelyness. D) Unique. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unique. 49. What type of figurative language is used in this quote? "Like a swarm of flaming wasps, they flew through the air, starting fires wherever they landed." A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 50. What does the word "ignited" mean? A) Set on fire. B) Blown away. C) Covered in water. D) Put out a fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set on fire. 51. The band Chicago is from Chicago A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 52. How was stanza 1 different from stanza 2? A) Stanza 1 has a rhyme scheme and stanza 2 does not. B) Stanza 1 is about Chicago and stanza 2 is not. C) Stanza 2 contains vivid images and stanza 1 does not. D) Stanza 2 contains long lines and stanza 1 does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stanza 2 contains long lines and stanza 1 does not. 53. What is the correct plural form of 'city' in the sentence:'There are many ..... in the United States, but Chicago is unique.' A) Citys. B) Citis. C) Cities. D) Cityes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cities. 54. What did Ogden design for Chicago? A) The first public library. B) The first swing bridge over the Chicago River. C) Navy Pier. D) Hull House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first swing bridge over the Chicago River. 55. You can find my name on chewing gum; I am the home of the Chicago Cubs. A) United Center. B) John Hancock Building. C) Wrigley Field. D) The Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrigley Field. 56. Why wasn't Oscar with his mom and Mr. Morrow? A) Oscar doesn't like Mr. Morrow. B) Mr. Morrow didn't like Oscar. C) Oscar saw the girl who stole his suitcases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oscar saw the girl who stole his suitcases. 57. Vocab:A saltwater solution used for pickling A) Valise. B) Reprobate. C) Brooch. D) Brine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brine. 58. What does "staggered" mean? A) To rock violently. B) Showing a cautious distrust of someone or something. C) Pushed, or caused to move in a particular direction. D) To move about quickly in search of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To rock violently. 59. What is the meaning of "Erupted" ? A) To force out; to burst. B) To whisper. C) To calm down. D) To freeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To force out; to burst. 60. He was from Brooklyn, New York A) Robert Routh. B) Robert Edwards. C) Joe Small. D) Freddie Meeks. E) Percy Robinson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Edwards. 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