Avert, Averts, Averted, Averting Quiz

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Avert, Averts, Averted, Averting Quiz Questions

1. For the ancients, an image of Medusa's head was a device for _____ evil.

A. Averting

B. Averts

C. Avert

D. Averted

2. UN troops intervened to _____ a threat of violent conflict.

A. Avert

B. Averted

C. Averts

D. Averting

3. I was relieved that we had _____ yet another financial crisis .

A. Averted

B. Averting

C. Averts

D. Avert

4. There must be immediate action if chaos is to be _____.

A. Avert

B. Averted

C. Averting

D. Averts

5. He won the Scottish league championship twice with Celtic F.C. However, Vulcan had a stronger association than Hephaestus with fire's destructiveness, and his worshippers wanted to encourage the god to _____ harmful fires.

A. Averts

B. Avert

C. Averted

D. Averting

6. He could only _____ his eyes; he had never seen such an ugly sight.

A. Averting

B. Avert

C. Averted

D. Averts

7. Henry _____ his eyes as she undressed.

A. Averts

B. Avert

C. Averted

D. Averting

8. Luckily the pilot saw the other plane just in time, and a disaster was narrowly _____ .

A. Averted

B. Averts

C. Avert

D. Averting

9. The tragedy could have been _____ if the crew had followed safety procedures.

A. Averting

B. Averts

C. Avert

D. Averted

10. Sudan requires food immediately to _____ a humanitarian catastrophe.

A. Averts

B. Avert

C. Averting

D. Averted

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