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WorksheetsNLE III-IV (Latin in Use)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
"To the stars through difficulties," the motto of the state of Kansas, is:
Ad infinitum
Ad astra per aspera
Ad aspera per astra
Ars longa vita brevis
"Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus" was written by:
Pliny
Vergil
Cicero
Catullus
A common literary footnote abbreviation meaning IN THE SAME PLACE is:
ibid.
op. cit.
d.v.
ad lib.
A Latin expression used to caution one in a hurry is:
caveat emptor
modus operandi
carpe diem
festina lente
A Roman might use the expression CURA UT VALEAS as:
a cursing on an enemy
an invitation to a party
a complaint about the weather
a closing of a letter
All of the following abbreviations are related to expressions of time EXCEPT:
P.M.
vs.
A.D.
b.i.d
AUGUSTUS ANNO DCCLXVII A.U.C. MORTUUS EST. A.U.C. here means:
in a year of the Olympic Games
in his 67th year
in the year of the Lord
from the founding of Rome
EST CUIQUE OPINIO SUA. What other Latin expression is closest in meaning to this statement?
Possunt quia posse videntur
Pro bono publico
Quot homines, tot sententiae
Nemine contradicente
The expression "est locus cuique suus" means:
Each one has his own place
Put each thing in its own place.
Each one has been placed there.
The place of each one is the same.
Haec res est FACILIS COGNITU.
a cognitive fact
easy to learn
a well-known facility
a show of force
Horace's expression AB OVO USQUE AD MALA refers to:
an elegant dinner
a decisive military victory
a moving religious experience
a moment of doubt
If the senate adjourns SINE DIE, it means that:
a treaty has just been signed
a bill has failed to pass
a new ambassador has been anointed
a date has not been set to meet again
In research papers, the abbreviation used to refer to a work previously mentioned is:
ad lib.
op. cit.
et al.
ibid.
Just before he died, Augustus is said to have uttered, "ACTA EST FABULA," which means:
Hear my story
My actions will be legendary
The drama is finished
All of you have acted in my comedy
Phaedrus' statement, "Non semper ea sunt quae videntur," means:
Some things which exist are not visible.
Things are not always what they seem to be.
These are not always recognized by those.
Some are always seen, others never.
PRIMA FACIE means:
first thing to be done
primary deed
on first appearance
in the prime of life
The abbreviation Q.E.D. would logically be seen at the end of a:
musical composition
book report
personal letter
geometric proof
The inscription on Vergil's tomb reads in part "cecini pascua rura duces."
The word "duces" refers to the:
Eclogues
Georgics
Odes
Aeneid
The phrase "Carpe Diem" was authored by ____, who espoused Epicurean philosophy.
Vergil
Martial
Ovid
Horace
The phrase MAIOR NATU refers to:
intelligence
age
height
birthplace
The motto of the state of Wyoming is "Cedant arma togae." In this phrase TOGAE is an example of the rhetorical figure:
simile
metonymy
hyperbole
oxymoron
To the Romans, the words DI PENATES meant:
most sacred days
household gods
high priests
divine punishments
You might find the words IN PERPETUUM AVE ATQUE VALE on a Roman:
tombstone
shop
temple
villa
The boy was considered a RARA AVIS by his friends. A rara avis is:
an unusual person
an outstanding student
a generous friend
an unreliable person
VIZ. is the abbreviation for VIDELICET meaning:
for example
see above
namely
note well
The phrase NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, found on the U.S. dollar bill, means:
Might makes right
A new order of the ages
One out of many
He has smiled on our undertakings
Seneca's quotation, "HOMINES, DUM DOCENT, DISCUNT." means:
Men teach those willing to learn
Men avoid those who teach
Learned men teach
Men learn as they teach
What Latin term is used by an editor to allow a marked-out item to remain in the text?
caveat
stet
erratum
videlicet
The teacher pointed out many similarities MUTATIS MUTANDIS between our government and that of ancient Rome.
too many to mention
with a touch of humor
for good or ill
making the necessary changes
"To be caught between Scylla and Charybdis" means to be:
without sufficient funds
lost in a crowd
threatened by two equal dangers
shunned by one's friends
