WorksheetsCLE Level I pp. 1-5
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Abbreviation meaning ‘around, approximately.’ It is usually used in dating, when the exact date is uncertain.
c./ca.
e.g./etc.
vs./versus
i.e./ibid.
Abbreviation which means ‘that is (to say), namely, in other words.’
q.e.d.
i.e.
c.
etc.
Abbreviation which means ‘temporarily, for the time being, for a short time.’
q.e.d.
e.g.
pro tem.
i.e.
Abbreviation which means ‘that which needed to be proven.’ It is often used in the last step in a geometric proof to indicate that the proof is complete.
etc.
quid pro quo
e.g.
q.e.d.
Abbreviation which means ‘against, opposing, in contrast to.’
etc.
vs.
ibid.
ca.
Latin phrase which literally means ‘against the person/individual.’
ad hoc
ad nauseam
ad infinitum
ad hominem
Latin phrase which means ‘from the books of.’ This is often found before the owner’s name on bookplates attached to the inside cover of a book.
ex libris
sine qua non
ad hominem
X-Men
Latin phrase which literally means ‘great work.’ It now refers to ‘the masterpiece or greatest achievement of an artist or writer.’
ex libris
vice versa
magnum opus
semper paratus
Latin phrase means per head or household
per capita
per annum
per diem
persona non grata
Latin phrase meaning ‘always prepared.’ It is the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Boy Scouts.
saepe paratus
saepe fidelis
semper paratus
semper fidelis
Latin phrase which means ‘thus passes the glory of the world.’
sine qua non
sic transit gloria mundi
magnum opus
semper paratus
Latin phrase which literally means ‘without which thing it is not possible.’ It now means ‘an essential item, a indispensable thing, a necessity.’
sic transit gloria mundi
ad hominem
sine qua non
vice versa
Latin phrase meaning ‘with a change having been made.’ In English, it means ‘with the order reversed, conversely.
vice versa
semper paratus
sic transit gloria mundi
versus
Latin phrase which means ‘a person not pleasing.’
persona non grata
ex libris
magnum opus
Kanye West
Latin phrase which means ‘for a specific purpose.’
ad hoc
quid pro quo
quod erat demonstrandum
sine qua non
Ancient device for doing mathematical calculations. It is a rectangular frame with beads which slide back and forth on rods or in slots.
abacus
calculator
fingers/toes
basilica
Self-esteem, the self, self-importance. It comes from the Latin word that means ‘I.’
ego
id
abacus
verbatim
Latin word which originally meant ‘law court’ or ‘place of assembly.’
basilica
abacus
curia
data
Information, factual material used as a basis for a discussion or a decision
data
terminus
finis
ego
Latin and English noun which means ‘end, conclusion, finish.’
finis
ego
abacus
medium
Latin and English noun which means ‘end, conclusion, finish.’
terminus
abacus
ego
verbatim
English noun meaning ‘something in the middle, a go-between, the means of artistic expression (e.g., a watercolor vs. a charcoal drawing).’
medium
terminus
finis
verbatim
Latin and English word which means ‘word for word, in exactly the same words.’
verbatim
ego
finis
medium
Greek compound word which literally means ‘the study of the stars.’
astrology
cosmonaut
medium
etymology
Greek compound word which means ‘sailor of the universe.’
cosmonaut
etymology
astrology
stellar
The study of the origin of words
etymology
astrology
geology
factotum
Employee with various duties, one hired to do all sorts of work, a handyman
factotum
cosmonaut
Hercules
ego
English adjective means ‘of extraordinary size, power, or ability.’
herculean
stentorian
factotum
terminus
English adjective meaning ‘airtight, untouched by external influences.'
hermetic
herculean
mercurial
jovial
English noun which means ‘a stupid or ignorant person.’
ignoramus
mercurial
jovial
iota
English noun which means ‘a small quantity, a scrap, a bit.’
iota
gamma
alpha
mu
English adjective meaning ‘changeable, volatile, unpredictable.’
mercurial
jovial
hermetic
saturnine
‘Egotistical, self-centered, having excessive love for one’s self’
narcissistic
mercurial
jovial
hermetic
Greek letter which symbolizes the ratio between the diameter and the circumference of a circle.
pi
iota
nu
sigma
English adjective which now means ‘imaginary, unreal, magical, fantastic.’
chimerical
iota
herculean
hermetic
English adjective means ‘gloomy, morose, silent’
saturnine
jovial
hermetic
mercurial
An imaginary belt of constellations and planets in the heavens which is divided into 12 zones/signs.
zodiac
hermetic
astronaut
stellar
Sea located between Italy and Greece.
Adriatic Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Aegean Sea
Mountain range which separates the boot of Italy from the rest of Europe.
Alps
Apennines
Pyrenees
Urals
Mountain range which runs down the middle of the boot of Italy.
Alps
Apennines
Pyrenees
Urals
City located on the tip of north Africa founded by the people of ancient Phoenicia
Carthage
Troy
Rome
Alexandria
Italian town (along with Pompeii) which was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Herculaneum
Rome
Athens
Carthage
Mountain range which separates Hispania (Spain) & Gallia (France).
Alps
Apennines
Pyrenees
Urals
Capital of the ancient Roman Empire and the modern country Italy, located just south of the Tiber river on the west coast halfway down the boot of Italy.
Rome
Carthage
Troy
Alexandria
Translation of the first line of Julius Caesar’s personal account of his conquest of Gaul (modern day France).
All Gaul is divided into three parts
Know Thyself
I came, I saw, I conquered
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears
The Roman satirist Juvenal complained that the Roman people were interested in only free grain/food & free entertainment, esp. chariot races
bread and circuses
crossing the Rubicon
Fall of Rome
Know Thyself
Phrase which means ‘going beyond the point of no return, making an irrevocable decision.’
Crossing the Rubicon
Fall of Rome
Pandora's Box
bread and circuses
In 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of barbarians from the north.
Fall of Rome
bread and circuses
All Gaul is divided into three parts
Pandora's Box
Quote from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. With these words, Marc Antony begins his famous speech over the bloody corpse of his friend Caesar
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears
All Gaul is divided into three parts
Know Thyself
Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's
This statement of wisdom was inscribed outside the temple of Apollo at Delphi, and it promotes self-examination as a path to wisdom
Know Thyself
All Gaul is divided into three parts
Pandora's Box
Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's
Gift from Zeus contained all the evils and ills of the world. When the box was opened, evils spread throughout the world
Pandora's Box
Fire
Trojan Horse
Golden Apple
Quotation by Jesus indicating the importance of paying taxes in accordance with the law, but devoting one’s self to God.
Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's
Rome wasn't built in a day
All roads lead to Rome
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears
Statement which points out the virtues of patience and hard work.
Rome wasn't built in a day
All roads lead to Rome
Know Thyself
Sowing dragon's teeth
Doing something which will cause great trouble
Sowing dragon's teeth
Crossing the Rubicon
All roads lead to Rome
Rome wasn't built in a day
