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CLE Level I pp. 1-5

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Abbreviation meaning ‘around, approximately.’ It is usually used in dating, when the exact date is uncertain.

a)

c./ca.

b)

e.g./etc.

c)

vs./versus

d)

i.e./ibid.

2.

Abbreviation which means ‘that is (to say), namely, in other words.’

a)

q.e.d.

b)

i.e.

c)

c.

d)

etc.

3.

Abbreviation which means ‘temporarily, for the time being, for a short time.’

a)

q.e.d.

b)

e.g.

c)

pro tem.

d)

i.e.

4.

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.

a)

etc.

b)

quid pro quo

c)

e.g.

d)

q.e.d.

5.

Abbreviation which means ‘against, opposing, in contrast to.’

a)

etc.

b)

vs.

c)

ibid.

d)

ca.

6.

Latin phrase which literally means ‘against the person/individual.’

a)

ad hoc

b)

ad nauseam

c)

ad infinitum

d)

ad hominem

7.

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.

a)

ex libris

b)

sine qua non

c)

ad hominem

d)

X-Men

8.

Latin phrase which literally means ‘great work.’ It now refers to ‘the masterpiece or greatest achievement of an artist or writer.’

a)

ex libris

b)

vice versa

c)

magnum opus

d)

semper paratus

9.

Latin phrase means per head or household

a)

per capita

b)

per annum

c)

per diem

d)

persona non grata

10.

Latin phrase meaning ‘always prepared.’ It is the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Boy Scouts.

a)

saepe paratus

b)

saepe fidelis

c)

semper paratus

d)

semper fidelis

11.

Latin phrase which means ‘thus passes the glory of the world.’

a)

sine qua non

b)

sic transit gloria mundi

c)

magnum opus

d)

semper paratus

12.

Latin phrase which literally means ‘without which thing it is not possible.’ It now means ‘an essential item, a indispensable thing, a necessity.’

a)

sic transit gloria mundi

b)

ad hominem

c)

sine qua non

d)

vice versa

13.

Latin phrase meaning ‘with a change having been made.’ In English, it means ‘with the order reversed, conversely.

a)

vice versa

b)

semper paratus

c)

sic transit gloria mundi

d)

versus

14.

Latin phrase which means ‘a person not pleasing.’

a)

persona non grata

b)

ex libris

c)

magnum opus

d)

Kanye West

15.

Latin phrase which means ‘for a specific purpose.’

a)

ad hoc

b)

quid pro quo

c)

quod erat demonstrandum

d)

sine qua non

16.

Ancient device for doing mathematical calculations. It is a rectangular frame with beads which slide back and forth on rods or in slots.

a)

abacus

b)

calculator

c)

fingers/toes

d)

basilica

17.

Self-esteem, the self, self-importance. It comes from the Latin word that means ‘I.’

a)

ego

b)

id

c)

abacus

d)

verbatim

18.

Latin word which originally meant ‘law court’ or ‘place of assembly.’

a)

basilica

b)

abacus

c)

curia

d)

data

19.

Information, factual material used as a basis for a discussion or a decision

a)

data

b)

terminus

c)

finis

d)

ego

20.

Latin and English noun which means ‘end, conclusion, finish.’

a)

finis

b)

ego

c)

abacus

d)

medium

21.

Latin and English noun which means ‘end, conclusion, finish.’

a)

terminus

b)

abacus

c)

ego

d)

verbatim

22.

English noun meaning ‘something in the middle, a go-between, the means of artistic expression (e.g., a watercolor vs. a charcoal drawing).’

a)

medium

b)

terminus

c)

finis

d)

verbatim

23.

Latin and English word which means ‘word for word, in exactly the same words.’

a)

verbatim

b)

ego

c)

finis

d)

medium

24.

Greek compound word which literally means ‘the study of the stars.’

a)

astrology

b)

cosmonaut

c)

medium

d)

etymology

25.

Greek compound word which means ‘sailor of the universe.’

a)

cosmonaut

b)

etymology

c)

astrology

d)

stellar

26.

The study of the origin of words

a)

etymology

b)

astrology

c)

geology

d)

factotum

27.

Employee with various duties, one hired to do all sorts of work, a handyman

a)

factotum

b)

cosmonaut

c)

Hercules

d)

ego

28.

English adjective means ‘of extraordinary size, power, or ability.’

a)

herculean

b)

stentorian

c)

factotum

d)

terminus

29.

English adjective meaning ‘airtight, untouched by external influences.'

a)

hermetic

b)

herculean

c)

mercurial

d)

jovial

30.

English noun which means ‘a stupid or ignorant person.’

a)

ignoramus

b)

mercurial

c)

jovial

d)

iota

31.

English noun which means ‘a small quantity, a scrap, a bit.’

a)

iota

b)

gamma

c)

alpha

d)

mu

32.

English adjective meaning ‘changeable, volatile, unpredictable.’

a)

mercurial

b)

jovial

c)

hermetic

d)

saturnine

33.

‘Egotistical, self-centered, having excessive love for one’s self’

a)

narcissistic

b)

mercurial

c)

jovial

d)

hermetic

34.

Greek letter which symbolizes the ratio between the diameter and the circumference of a circle.

a)

pi

b)

iota

c)

nu

d)

sigma

35.

English adjective which now means ‘imaginary, unreal, magical, fantastic.’

a)

chimerical

b)

iota

c)

herculean

d)

hermetic

36.

English adjective means ‘gloomy, morose, silent’

a)

saturnine

b)

jovial

c)

hermetic

d)

mercurial

37.

An imaginary belt of constellations and planets in the heavens which is divided into 12 zones/signs.

a)

zodiac

b)

hermetic

c)

astronaut

d)

stellar

38.

Sea located between Italy and Greece.

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Aegean Sea

39.

Mountain range which separates the boot of Italy from the rest of Europe.

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Urals

40.

Mountain range which runs down the middle of the boot of Italy.

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Urals

41.

City located on the tip of north Africa founded by the people of ancient Phoenicia

a)

Carthage

b)

Troy

c)

Rome

d)

Alexandria

42.

Italian town (along with Pompeii) which was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD.

a)

Herculaneum

b)

Rome

c)

Athens

d)

Carthage

43.

Mountain range which separates Hispania (Spain) & Gallia (France).

a)

Alps

b)

Apennines

c)

Pyrenees

d)

Urals

44.

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.

a)

Rome

b)

Carthage

c)

Troy

d)

Alexandria

45.

Translation of the first line of Julius Caesar’s personal account of his conquest of Gaul (modern day France).

a)

All Gaul is divided into three parts

b)

Know Thyself

c)

I came, I saw, I conquered

d)

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

46.

The Roman satirist Juvenal complained that the Roman people were interested in only free grain/food & free entertainment, esp. chariot races

a)

bread and circuses

b)

crossing the Rubicon

c)

Fall of Rome

d)

Know Thyself

47.

Phrase which means ‘going beyond the point of no return, making an irrevocable decision.’

a)

Crossing the Rubicon

b)

Fall of Rome

c)

Pandora's Box

d)

bread and circuses

48.

In 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of barbarians from the north.

a)

Fall of Rome

b)

bread and circuses

c)

All Gaul is divided into three parts

d)

Pandora's Box

49.

Quote from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. With these words, Marc Antony begins his famous speech over the bloody corpse of his friend Caesar

a)

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

b)

All Gaul is divided into three parts

c)

Know Thyself

d)

Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's

50.

This statement of wisdom was inscribed outside the temple of Apollo at Delphi, and it promotes self-examination as a path to wisdom

a)

Know Thyself

b)

All Gaul is divided into three parts

c)

Pandora's Box

d)

Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's

51.

Gift from Zeus contained all the evils and ills of the world. When the box was opened, evils spread throughout the world

a)

Pandora's Box

b)

Fire

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Golden Apple

52.

Quotation by Jesus indicating the importance of paying taxes in accordance with the law, but devoting one’s self to God.

a)

Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's

b)

Rome wasn't built in a day

c)

All roads lead to Rome

d)

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears

53.

Statement which points out the virtues of patience and hard work.

a)

Rome wasn't built in a day

b)

All roads lead to Rome

c)

Know Thyself

d)

Sowing dragon's teeth

54.

Doing something which will cause great trouble

a)

Sowing dragon's teeth

b)

Crossing the Rubicon

c)

All roads lead to Rome

d)

Rome wasn't built in a day