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Latin Vocabulary 1 Trivia Quiz

How well do you know your basic Latin vocabulary? You will be given a Latin verb/noun/adjective for which you be asked to give the correct English counterpart. Numbers next to Latin verbs denote conjugation number. Please tell me what you think!

A multiple-choice quiz by BenjiSim. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
BenjiSim

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,104

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2241

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does ambulo, ambulare (1) mean? Hint

to walk

to run

to eat

to carry

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does laeta mean? Hint

sad

happy

tired

ready

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does ager mean? Hint

field

road

story

food

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does cado, cadere (3) mean? Hint

to fall

to climb

to call

to send

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does colonus mean? Hint

colony

farmer, colonist

house

column

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does hortus mean?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does ianua mean? Hint

January

tablet

letter

door

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does frater, fratris (masculine) mean?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does pugno, pugnare (1) mean? Hint

to conquer

to attack

to fight

to defend

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does mare, maris (neuter) mean? Hint

danger

sailor

sea

shore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does ambulo, ambulare (1) mean?

Answer: to walk

to eat is edo, edere (3)
to run is curro, currere (3)
to carry is porto, portare (1)

2. What does laeta mean?

Answer: happy

sad is tristis, triste
tired is fessus,-a,-um
ready is paratus,-a,-um

3. What does ager mean?

Answer: field

story is fabula, fabulae (f.)
road is via, viae (f.)
food is cibus, cibi (m.)

4. What does cado, cadere (3) mean?

Answer: to fall

Hence the English word cadence.
to call is voco, vocare (1)
to climb is ascendo, ascendere (3)
to send is mitto, mittere (3)

5. What does colonus mean?

Answer: farmer, colonist

colony is colonia, coloniae (f.)
house is casa, casae (f.)
column is columna, columnae (f.)

6. What does hortus mean?

Answer: garden

Hence the English word horticulture.

7. What does ianua mean?

Answer: door

January is Ianuarius
letter is littera, litterae (f.)
tablet is tabula, tabulae (f.)

8. What does frater, fratris (masculine) mean?

Answer: brother

Hence the English words fraternity, fraternal and fraticide.

9. What does pugno, pugnare (1) mean?

Answer: to fight

to attack is oppugno, oppugnare (1)
to defend is defendo, defendere (3)
to conquer is vinco, vincere (3)

10. What does mare, maris (neuter) mean?

Answer: sea

sailor is nauta, nautae (m.)
shore is litus, litoris (n.)
danger is periculum, periculi (n.)

Source: Author BenjiSim

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