Castrate, Castrates, Castrated, Castrating Quiz
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Castrate, Castrates, Castrated, Castrating Quiz Questions
1. Castration has also been used in modern conflicts, as the Janjaweed militiamen currently attacking citizens of the Darfur region in Sudan, often _____ villagers and leaving them to bleed to death.
A. Castrating
B. Castrate
C. Castrated
D. Castrates
2. Boys fear that their fathers will retaliate and _____ them as a result of desiring one’s mother.
A. Castrates
B. Castrated
C. Castrate
D. Castrating
3. Until the 1700s in Europe, and more recently in some countries, there was a custom to _____ young male slaves and boys.
A. Castrating
B. Castrate
C. Castrated
D. Castrates
4. Male horses are usually _____, because stallions are rather aggressive.
A. Castrate
B. Castrating
C. Castrates
D. Castrated
5. Sometimes young boys who had beautiful singing voices were _____ before puberty.
A. Castrates
B. Castrate
C. Castrating
D. Castrated
6. Kronos, with the help of his elder brothers, successfully ambushed Urranos, taking the scythe and _____ him; he then chopped Uranos into pieces, his blood spilling forth across the Earth.
A. Castrated
B. Castrate
C. Castrating
D. Castrates
7. Male dogs and cats that are _____ do not fight so much, and do not stray around looking for females to mate with.
A. Castrated
B. Castrate
C. Castrates
D. Castrating
8. Dionysus tricked her into _____ herself, and from then on she was known as the goddess Cybele.
A. Castrated
B. Castrating
C. Castrate
D. Castrates
9. Male animals that are used for meat are generally _____ because it makes them fatter and also makes them quieter to keep because they do not fight each other.
A. Castrated
B. Castrates
C. Castrate
D. Castrating
10. The word "castrato" literally means _____.
A. Castrates
B. Castrating
C. Castrate
D. Castrated
