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Greek and Latin Roots Quiz Week 3

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Greek root word means "people"
a)
dem
b)
derm
c)
path
d)
cre
2.
Which Greek root word means "to write"
a)
scribe
b)
cre
c)
derm
d)
path
3.

Definition of DEM/POP

a)

Democracy

b)

People

c)

Multitude

d)

Population

4.
herd, group
a)
geo
b)
flex
c)
greg
d)
man
5.
standing out from the group in an unfavorable sense
a)
portfolio
b)
perfidy
c)
fin de siecle
d)
egregious
6.
group, flock, herd
a)
derm
b)
fin
c)
flu
d)
greg
7.
people
a)
dem
b)
fin
c)
flu
d)
gen
8.
The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”
a)
the mob
b)
the monarch
c)
the president
d)
the people
9.
A city has an outbreak of a disease that affects an unusually large portion of its population at the same time. Which term BEST describes the outbreak?
a)
pandemic
b)
plague
c)
epidemic
d)
infection
10.
The total number of people living an area 
a)
emigrate
b)
net migration
c)
population density
d)
population
11.

The number of inhabitants that live in a place are called...

a)

Inmigrants

b)

Census

c)

Population

12.

To come together in a group or crowd

a)

reiterate

b)

segregate

c)

congregate

d)

reiterate

13.

Set apart from the rest or each other

a)

segregate

b)

adjacent

c)

epidemic

d)

democracy

14.

Next to; adjoining something else

a)

epidemic

b)

gregariouse

c)

segregate

d)

adjacent

15.

Root meaning "people"

a)

ad

b)

dem

c)

greg

d)

re

16.

Root meaning "people"

a)

greg

b)

re

c)

ad

d)

pop

17.

Root meaning "flock, herd"

a)

dem

b)

greg

c)

pop

d)

dem

18.
What are the meanings of "greg"?
*Hint: congregate, congregation*
a)
flock, herd
b)
stomach
c)
pleasing
d)
step, go
19.
What word means to gather together?  What is this picture an example of?
a)
intimidate, herd
b)
isolate, congregate
c)
congregate, segregation
20.
Fill in the blank. 
Monica has a ___________________ personality.  I can always depend on her to keep the conversation going at the party.
a)
gregation
b)
gregarious
c)
gregulous
21.

Government in which people choose leaders by voting

a)

demographic

b)

advocate

c)

democracy

d)

recurrent

22.

Qualities such as age, gender, income of a specific group of people

a)

democracy

b)

demographic

c)

segregate

d)

gregarious

23.

An occurrence in which a disease spreads quickly and affects a large number of people

a)

epidemic

b)

advocate

c)

segregate

d)

recurrent

24.

To come together in a group or crowd

a)

reiterate

b)

segregate

c)

congregate

d)

reiterate

25.

Enjoying the company of other people

a)

advocate

b)

congregate

c)

reiterate

d)

gregarious

26.

Set apart from the rest or each other

a)

segregate

b)

adjacent

c)

epidemic

d)

democracy

27.

A person who supports a cause

a)

congregate

b)

recurrent

c)

advocate

d)

democracy

28.

To say something again or many times

a)

advocate

b)

gregarious

c)

recurrent

d)

reiterate

29.

Occurring often or repeatedly

a)

epidemic

b)

adjacent

c)

recurrent

d)

reiterate

30.

Root meaning "people"

a)

ad

b)

dem

c)

greg

d)

re

31.

Root meaning "people"

a)

greg

b)

re

c)

ad

d)

pop

32.

Root meaning "flock, herd"

a)

dem

b)

greg

c)

pop

d)

dem

33.

Root meaning "back, again"

a)

dem

b)

re

c)

ad

d)

pop

34.

I'm as blind as a bat without my glasses

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

35.
Which word matches this definition? 
"to separate people based on race, ethnicity, class or other factors"
a)
petition
b)
integrate
c)
segregate
d)
appeal
36.
Ms. Smith was not doing a good job at work and was failing to complete tasks on time. Her boss decided to _______ her. 
a)
promote
b)
motion
c)
demote
d)
mobilize 
37.

boldly resisting authority

a)

defiant

b)

explicit

c)

menace

d)

variations

38.
not confident in yourself, your abilities, or your relationships
a)
insecure
b)
informal
c)
inhumane
d)
insocial
39.

vital

a)

essential

b)

practical

40.

Match the definition with its word:

to make a foolish or careless mistake; to move clumsily and carelessly

a)

blunder

b)

continuous

c)

distribute

d)

document

41.

Match the definition with its word:

a serious or thoughtless mistake

a)

fragile

b)

blunder

c)

distribute

d)

document

42.
To discourage from doing something through persuasion
a)
disuade
b)
dissude
c)
dissuade
d)
thwart
43.

liked or enjoyed by many people; accepted; followed or used

a)

demographic

b)

populist

c)

popular

d)

congrgate

44.

relating to a political party that claims to represent ordinary people

a)

popular

b)

populist

c)

egregious

d)

population

45.

very bad; easily noticed

a)

segregate

b)

democracy

c)

populist

d)

egregious

46.

the qualities such as age, gender, and income, of a specific group of people

a)

democracy

b)

demographic

c)

popular

d)

segregate

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