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[False friends #4]
Choose from the English-Norwegian word pairs in parenthesis and fill in the blanks with either E or N (use lower-case letters only, i.e. "e" or "n"). From the context you should be able to choose either the English or the Norwegian word.

(1) Don Quixote is often considered to be the world's first . (novel (e) -- novelle (n))
(2) He is extremely knowledgeable about everything; he is . (genial (e) -- genial (n))
(3) They care nothing for the religious and values of their heritage. (spiritual (e) -- spirituelle (n))
(4) He subtracted that number from the weight of the unsmoked cigar. (original (e) -- originale (n))
(5) They were both very gay and fellows. (lusty (e) -- lystige (n))
(6) She came in a white outfit, white pleated , white blouse and white shoes. (shirt (e) -- skjørt (n))
(7) He put on his business and coat. (dress (e) -- dress (n))
(8) In each case the process of learning is covered by the first stage. (actual (e) -- aktuelle (n))
(9) We want people to more for their retirement. (spare (e) -- spare (n))
(10) Taking with him onto the moor was something he liked to do. (provisions (e) -- provisjoner (n))


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