Patho-Feeling Words Quiz #1

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  1. You’ve lived in other countries so I’d expect you to have some kind of (understanding of another’s feelings) with people who have just arrived here.
    (a) antipathy (b) homopathy (c) telepathy (d) apathy (e) empathy
  2. The refugees were a (wretched, sad) sight—starving, frightened, and cold.
    (a) unsympathetic (b) pathetic (c) allopathetic (d) apathetic
    (e) telepathetic
  3. He kept going on and on about his problems. I suppose he was just looking for a bit of (concern, consolation).
    (a) sympathy (b) theopathy (c) antipathy (d) apathy
    (e) empathy
  4. There existed between them a sort of (thought transference) which made words unnecessary.
    (a) apathy (b) empathy (c) telepathy (d) antipathy (e) sympathy
  5. Only a (mentally ill person) could be responsible for these terrible crimes.
    (a) allopath (b) arthopath (c) pathophobic (d) photopath
    (e) psychopath
  6. (Animosity, Hatred) for terrorist groups usually increases after bomb attacks.
    (a) theopathy (b) sympathy (c) apathy (d) antipathy
    (e) empathy
  7. Sadly these children attend schools where (disinterest) exists among both the students and teachers.
    (a) empathy (b) antipathy (c) photopathy (d) sympathy
    (e) apathy
  8. I left the dog whimpering (deplorably) in the corner.
    (a) pathetically (b) antipathetically (c) apathetically (d) empathetically
    (e) sympathetically
  9. He suffers from back trouble, too, so he was very (understanding, supportive) about my problem.
    (a) pathetic (b) antipathetic (c) dyspathetic (d) sympathetic
    (e) apathetic
  10. How did you know what I was thinking? You must be (extrasensory).
    (a) apathetic (b) telepathic (c) antipathetic (d) empathetic
    (e) somnipathetic

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