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Latin & Greek roots vocabulary quiz #4

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Therm- is a root that means heat. What does the word "geothermal" literally mean?

a)

heat based technology

b)

a nuclear weapon

c)

a high fever

d)

heat made in the Earth

2.

In medicine, a "heterogeneous" condition is one that can be caused by

a)

only the same genes

b)

one specific gene

c)

injection of a mutated gene

d)

a variety of different genes

3.

It was decided Maury had the only "legitimate" claim to the cottage when Old Shelwin died, meaning that....

a)

the law said it belonged to him

b)

he knew the truth

c)

his was the best rationale for owning it

d)

he had the money to maintain it

4.

"Homogenization" is a chemical process that does what to 2 insoluble liquids?

a)

Separates them

b)

causes one to sink

c)

causes one to be released as gas

d)

makes them the same; blends them

5.

The root articulo- has to do with the joints of the body. If you needed an "interarticular" injection, where would you need it?

a)

between the connecting parts of the joint

b)

around the parts of the joint

c)

on top of the parts of the joint

d)

underneath the parts of the joint

6.

What might you study in US Government if you were studying the "ideology" behind government policies?

a)

The laws that will be voted on in the next election

b)

Rules for running congress

c)

John Calvin's theory about the evil nature of mankind

d)

The 26 amendments to the constitution

7.

Knowing that cranium- is the root for skull, where would "intracranial" bleeding happen?

a)

above the skull

b)

inside the skull

c)

around the skull

d)

underneath the skull

8.

The Latin word cessare means to cease or stop. What does "incessant" most likely mean?

a)

in between breaks

b)

bug-like

c)

inside a stopped car

d)

not stopping

9.

An "idiosyncrasy" is a ____________ that someone has.

a)

dilemma

b)

unique personal habit

c)

rare illness

d)

hatred of fools

10.

The difference between and "autobiography" and a "biography" is that an autobiography was...

a)

published without pictures

b)

written after the author died

c)

written by someone who doesn't know the author

d)

written by the author about their own life