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Latin Commands, Culture, Comparison

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plural commands in Latin, Italian and Russian end in these letters.

a)

-re

b)

-es

c)

-te

d)

-os

2.

The imperative is formed from the infinitive form of the verb in Latin and her daughter romance languages.

a)

verum

b)

falsum

3.

The code ending of INFINITIVE verbs in Latin and her daughter romance languages making it very easy to recognize

a)

-t

b)

-nt

c)

-re

d)

-te

4.

To form the singular imperative command in Latin in a word such as bibere=to drink,

a)

add -s

b)

drop the -re

c)

add -te

d)

add -ire

5.

Non mangiate!

a)

Don't eat! (singular Latin)

b)

Don't eat! (plural Latin)

c)

Don't eat! (singular Italian)

d)

Don't eat! (plural Italian)

6.

Noli vocare me!

a)

Call me! (to more than one person)

b)

Don't call me! (to one person)

c)

Call me! (to one person)

d)

Don't call me! (to more than one person)

7.

The poet and farmer, Horace, wrote "Carpe diem!" encouraging the reader to

a)

Come back tomorrow!

b)

Seize the day!

c)

Don't take any wooden nickels!

d)

Don't spill your drink on the carpet!

8.

Ride!

a)

Hide!

b)

Ride!

c)

Smile!

d)

Play!

9.

liberta

a)

freedom

b)

freed woman

c)

freed man

d)

library

10.

Limitations of slavery in the Roman world (check all that apply)

a)

Slaves were not protected by any law

b)

Slaves were not allowed to be educated

c)

Slaves could not make their own decisions

d)

Slaves could not own slaves

11.

Foreign travelers to Rome were surprised when they visited because

a)

they could not tell who were slaves and who were free poor people

b)

there were no law courts to try cases

c)

there were no banks to change currency

d)

there were many fast food places

12.

How did one become a slave in the ancient world? check any that apply

a)

born into it

b)

pirates kidnapped and sold

c)

prisoners of war

d)

father could sell you into slavery if you were a boy and he couldn't pay off his debt

13.

Ancient Roman slavery was different from American slavery in that Roman slavery was NOT based on race.

a)

verum

b)

falsum

14.

Infinitive verbs (check all that apply)

a)

exist in most languages

b)

end in -re in Latin

c)

are always translated as -to verb iin all languages

d)

can be the subject of a sentence

15.

pulsare

a)

to hit

b)

to scream

c)

to run

d)

to fish

16.

cubicle, cube, cubic all come from the Latin word cubiculum meaning

a)

door

b)

square

c)

bedroom

d)

kitchen

17.

puella

a)

girl

b)

slave girl

c)

sister

d)

old woman

18.

curriculum, current, course are all derived from currere, the Latin word meaning

a)

to hunt

b)

to walk

c)

to learn

d)

to run

19.

The Italian football team, Juventus, comes from the Latin word iuventus meaning

a)

Fast

b)

Young Man

c)

Athletic

d)

Immature

20.

Ubiquitous comes from the Latin word, ubique meaniing

a)

worried

b)

somewhere

c)

everywhere

d)

nowhere

21.

-te at the end of the verb indicates

a)

singular command

b)

plural command

22.

Senior, senile, senator all derive from the Latin word, senex meaning

a)

strong

b)

wise

c)

old man

d)

crazy

23.

Noli lacrimare!

a)

Don't rush! singular

b)

Don't cry! singular

c)

Don't cry! plural

d)

Don't rush! plural

24.

Infinitive verbs have plural forms.

a)

verum

b)

falsum

25.

tense

a)

when an action happens

b)

person or thing the sentence is about

c)

does not take a direct object

d)

exclamation

26.

number

a)

singular or plural

b)

completes the meaning of another verb

c)

modifies a noun

d)

names a person place or thing

27.

Subject-check all that apply

a)

the person or thing the sentence is about

b)

is also know as the nominative case to foreign language learners

c)

receives the action of the verb

d)

is known as the direct obect.

28.

scribo

a)

I am writing

b)

You are writing

c)

He/She/It is writing

d)

Write!

29.

nemo

a)

nobody

b)

everybody

c)

somebody

d)

never

30.

Nihilist believe in

a)

Roman gods

b)

nothing

c)

a Christian god

d)

that the Nile flows North to South

31.

Heritage, Inherit come from the Latin word, "heri" which means

a)

everyday

b)

today

c)

yesterday

d)

tomorrow

32.

Parthenon was a temple to

a)

honor Daphne

b)

honor Athena

c)

honor Apollo

d)

honor Sparta

33.

Goddess of inventions, weaving, tactics, strategy, education, etc.

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Artemis

c)

Athena

d)

Persephone

34.

God of Music, Medicine, Prophesy, and the Sun

a)

Zeus

b)

Hermes

c)

Apollo

d)

Pan

35.

Rogate me!

a)

Ask me! Singular

b)

Ask me! Plural

c)

Don't ask me! Singular

d)

Don't ask me! Plural

36.

cum

a)

with

b)

without

c)

toward

d)

by

37.

prope

a)

near

b)

far

c)

inside

d)

outside

38.

facere=to make or do; Which English words come from this Latin word. Check all that apply.

a)

facilitate

b)

deface

c)

factual

d)

affect

39.

impulse, repulsive, pulsar, pulse come from the Latin word "pulsare" which means

a)

to hire

b)

to fire

c)

to know

d)

to hit

40.

Fur

a)

thief

b)

dog

c)

horse

d)

merchant