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Greek Latin Roots 7/19 part 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It's a male hormone, like testosterone:

a)

anthropology

b)

animation

c)

antebellum

d)

androgen

2.

This country's name means silvery:

a)

Madagascar

b)

Argentina

c)

Spain

d)

Nigeria

3.

When someone is lively, energetic, and excited, we say they are:

a)

animated

b)

bored

c)

maniacal

d)

hysterical

4.

When the moon is farthest away in its orbit around earth:

a)

zenith

b)

perigee

c)

summit

d)

apogee

5.

This word means without rule, a lawless state:

a)

Antarctica

b)

anterior

c)

anarchy

d)

arctic

6.

This is the study or science of human beings:

a)

anthropology

b)

anthropomorphic

c)

anthrax

d)

anterior

7.

The elite class have long considered themselves to be among the most excellent people. That's why they're called:

a)

Arians

b)

aliens

c)

Aleuts

d)

aristocrats

8.

An allergic reactions means histamines are released, causing swelling, sneezing, and resricted breathing. What counteracts or opposes the histamines in our body?

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

antithesis

d)

antihistamines

9.

This word means before the war:

a)

warthog

b)

bella

c)

antediluvian

d)

antebellum

10.

What does arctos mean in the grizzly bear's scientific Latin name, Ursus arctos horribilis?

a)

Antarctica

b)

arctic

c)

silver

d)

archer

11.

The Romans, being great engineers, built many of these to supply population centers with an essential substance:

a)

air ports

b)

aquariums

c)

hydroelectic dams

d)

aqueducts

12.

This word mean a thousand years:

a)

millimeter

b)

millennium

c)

milestone

d)

million

13.

In _____ Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

a)

1622

b)

1092

c)

1352

d)

1492

14.

The anim- in animal means:

a)

breathe

b)

beasty

c)

brute

d)

animistic