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Latin Mottos, Abbreviations, Phrases

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

e pluribus unum (check all that apply)

a)

together we rule

b)

out of many one

c)

many is better

d)

United States Motto

2.

a.m. = ante meridian (before the middle of the day)

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

3.

veto

a)

you can't

b)

I forbid

c)

vote

4.

gas is from this Greek word

a)

oxygen

b)

chaos

c)

air

5.

cogito ergo sum

a)

I am a thinker

b)

Think before you do it

c)

If you want peace prepare for war

d)

I think therefore I am

6.

This movie trailer means

a)

if you want peace,

b)

prepare for war

c)

destroy Carthage

d)

I came I saw I conquered

7.

antebellum (ante) is Latin meaning

a)

before

b)

against

c)

opposite

8.

Virginia State Motto meaning "Thus always to tyrants"

a)

Sic semper tyrannis

b)

semper fidelis

c)

semper paratus

d)

semper ubi sub ubi

9.

Vox Populi

a)

People talk too much

b)

Voice of the People

c)

Large population

d)

The voice is popular

10.

Mea culpa

a)

Don't blame me

b)

My fault

c)

Your fault

d)

No one is to blame

11.

Ergonomics is the study of

a)

the environment

b)

study skills

c)

efficiency in the workplace

d)

economics

12.

Excelsior! Ever Upward or Ever Higher is the Latin motto for what state?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Texas

d)

New York

13.

A.D. = anno domini is a Latin abbreviation meaning

a)

after death

b)

in the year of lord or master

c)

after dark

14.

B.C . or B.C.E. Which one of these designations of time is Christian?

a)

B.C.

b)

B.C.E.

15.

Quis scripsit, "Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artes intulit agresti Latio"?

a)

Caesar

b)

Vergil

c)

Horace

d)

Cleopatra

16.

Things staying the same

a)

quid pro quo

b)

status quo

c)

tempus fugit

d)

veni vidi vici

17.

kinesthesiologist (based on Greek root) is a doctor who (check all that apply)

a)

helps with movement of muscles and bones after injury

b)

physical therapist

c)

heart doctor

d)

specializes in leg injuries

18.

Cinema is related to what Greek word, kinetikos, meaning

a)

lit

b)

moving

c)

entertain

d)

movie

19.

Nature vs. Nurture or Genes vs. Environment in which Nurture and Environment clearly win over Nature and Genes

a)

tempus fugit

b)

status quo

c)

tabula rasa

d)

cogito ergo sum

20.

ergo(n) is the Greek root for energy and means

a)

force

b)

speed

c)

work

d)

weight

21.

The photo represents

a)

tempus fugit

b)

status quo

c)

quid pro quo

d)

labor omnia vincit