Multiple choice

Directions: Select the most appropriate eponym or toponym as per the description/ definition given in the question.

A non-conformist, unorthodox person

  1. Cassandra

  2. Maverick

  3. Martinet

  4. Beatnik

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Maverick - an individualist; Samuel Maverick, who lived during the 1800s, was a Texas rancher whose unbranded cattle roamed free. Maverick's neighbours refused to hand back his strays, claiming that because they were unbranded, he had no proof they were his. The word eventually evolved to mean anything without a brand, or unusual or unique.