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Your (Latin) Roots Are Showing! Quiz

You'd be surprised how many words we use in English today that haven't changed much in the last few thousand years!

A multiple-choice quiz by ilyahna. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ilyahna

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,561

Updated
May 22 22

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. You go to see your friend graduate from college after five long years. After the ceremony, you give them much "laudem". What does this word mean in English? Hint

praise

advice

money

gifts

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Question 2 of 10

2. You have a roommate who never washes his dishes, and won't change the cat litter. You don't want "remanere" in that house anymore. What does this mean in English? Hint

to remain

to come into

to live

to clean

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Question 3 of 10

3. For a few hours during the election, it was "incertus" who would win. What does this word mean in English? Hint

obvious

uncertain

rigged

unfortunate

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Question 4 of 10

4. We have a word in English for laziness: procrastinate. This word is actually a combination of two unaltered Latin words meaning: Hint

another day

after today

for tomorrow

for later

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Question 5 of 10

5. Your boyfriend or girlfriend forgot your anniversary, and to make it up to you, gives you a "donum", to give its Latin name. What is that in English? Hint

poem

ring

gift

letter

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Question 6 of 10

6. If you read the title to the movie "Finding Nemo" with the correct Latin translation for "nemo", whom are you really finding?

nobody

somebody

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Question 7 of 10

7. There are many "speculi" hanging about your room. In English this means you have which of the following? Hint

tapestries

paintings

mirrors

photographs

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Question 8 of 10

8. You have a "lucrum" practice selling lemonade on a street corner outside the Power Gym. In English, this means that your business is: Hint

profitable

expensive

miserable

failing

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Question 9 of 10

9. Someone told all your friends that you were responsible for a nasty rumor being spread all over campus. You need "corrigere" everyone quickly. What does this mean in English? Hint

to correct

to speak to

to kill

to correspond with

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Question 10 of 10

10. One particular "assentator" at your office really gets on your nerves. In English he is a: Hint

jerk

leader (boss)

flatterer

associate

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You go to see your friend graduate from college after five long years. After the ceremony, you give them much "laudem". What does this word mean in English?

Answer: praise

"Laudem" is the accusative form of the noun "laus, laudis" which means praise. An English derivative of this word is applaud.

2. You have a roommate who never washes his dishes, and won't change the cat litter. You don't want "remanere" in that house anymore. What does this mean in English?

Answer: to remain

In English, this word surfaces as "remain," and in this Latin form it means "to remain."

3. For a few hours during the election, it was "incertus" who would win. What does this word mean in English?

Answer: uncertain

Today we say "uncertain." Didn't change much, did it?

4. We have a word in English for laziness: procrastinate. This word is actually a combination of two unaltered Latin words meaning:

Answer: for tomorrow

"Pro" means for and "cras" means tomorrow. How logical!

5. Your boyfriend or girlfriend forgot your anniversary, and to make it up to you, gives you a "donum", to give its Latin name. What is that in English?

Answer: gift

In English, a "donation" is considered a gift.

6. If you read the title to the movie "Finding Nemo" with the correct Latin translation for "nemo", whom are you really finding?

Answer: nobody

Several words we use to imply negatives in English derive from Latin, such as "non," which means "not."

7. There are many "speculi" hanging about your room. In English this means you have which of the following?

Answer: mirrors

In English, a "spectacle" is something we stare at with interest, however, the term is derived from the Latin "speculum", which means looking glass or mirror.

8. You have a "lucrum" practice selling lemonade on a street corner outside the Power Gym. In English, this means that your business is:

Answer: profitable

This word surfaces as "lucrative" in English.

9. Someone told all your friends that you were responsible for a nasty rumor being spread all over campus. You need "corrigere" everyone quickly. What does this mean in English?

Answer: to correct

Again, the suffix "-ere" implies "to."

10. One particular "assentator" at your office really gets on your nerves. In English he is a:

Answer: flatterer

The Latin word "assentator" means essentially a "yes-man," and in English we use "assent" to imply that we give our approval.

Source: Author ilyahna

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