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Latin Phrases
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Subjects
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languages
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latin
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. List of plays performers
dramatis personae
per annum
post mortem
versus
2. From the library of
habeas corpus
post scriptum
ex libris
terra firma
3. Afterthought added to a complete letter
ex libris
versus
placebo
post scriptum
4. Shows teams - etc pitted against each other
caveat emptor
id est
versus
quod vide
5. An apology
mea culpa
post scriptum
sic
per centum
6. To describe the speed at which time flies
modus operandi
de jure
homo sapiens
tempus fugit
7. Pay close attention
Nota Bene
ex offico
de jure
prima facie
8. In reality
post scriptum
de facto
in toto
tabula rasa
9. Last in a list of people
deus ex machina
per capita
et alii
tabula rasa
10. Everybody makes mistakes
errare humanum est
ibidem
quod vide
homo sapiens
11. Appears on tombstones
ipso facto
de jure
errare humanum est
requiescat in pace
12. Unwelcome person
persona no grata
ipso facto
carpe diem
ex post facto
13. Something measured on a yearly basis
per se
per annum
prima facie
requiescat in pace
14. Individually
per capita
habeas corpus
in toto
caveat emptor
15. Used in direct quotations to show a grammatical mistake in the original source
et cetera
sic
casus belli
requiescat in pace
16. Refers to something that should be considered either innate or intrinsic/natural
per se
id est
non sequitur
deus ex machina
17. Daily allowence
quod vide
per capita
per diem
de facto
18. Tit for tat (payback for someone)
quid pro quo
non sequitur
carpe diem
id est
19. Citations-exact location of something previously sited
ibidem
ex post facto
non sequitur
emeritus/emerita
20. Don't waste time
tempus fugit
carpe diem
terra incognita
homo sapiens
21. Out of each hundred
per centum
per diem
caveat emptor
ex libris
22. Artificial or improbable device used to resolve the difficulties of a plot
errare humanum est
placebo
deus ex machina
et alii
23. Refer to
ipso facto
quod vide
terra incognita
tempus fugit
24. Attempts to explain something in other words
ex post facto
id est
non sequitur
tempus fugit
25. Refers to someones usual style of doing tasks
in vitro
requiescat in pace
per se
modus operandi
26. By virtue of one's position
placebo
ex offico
per diem
quod vide
27. Pound of measurement
dramatis personae
recipe
errare humanum est
libra
28. Cooking direction/symbol for a prescription
ars gratia artis
recipe
per diem
placebo
29. Verifiable in its context
emeritus/emerita
tabula rasa
ars gratia artis
ipso facto
30. Right of citizens to avoid unlawful imprisonment
habeas corpus
libra
deus ex machina
post scriptum
31. Last in a list of inanimate objects
deus ex machina
de jure
et cetera
et alii
32. In a test tube
deus ex machina
persona no grata
in vitro
post mortem
33. Motto of MGM Studios
placebo
sic
dramatis personae
ars gratia artis
34. Be cautious when purchasing items
homo sapiens
post scriptum
caveat emptor
versus
35. Retired
per se
emeritus/emerita
ex offico
de facto
36. Starting point
tabula rasa
post mortem
versus
caveat emptor
37. Free
ex post facto
mea culpa
pro bono
in toto
38. Examination of a corpse
post mortem
et alii
et cetera
deus ex machina
39. Inactive medicine given merely to satisfy a patient
placebo
versus
habeas corpus
recipe
40. Subsequently/later
errare humanum est
terra incognita
id est
ex post facto
41. The crucial element
post scriptum
de facto
sine qua none
post mortem
42. Genus/species of man
ex offico
homo sapiens
de facto
non sequitur
43. Established by legal procedures
in toto
terra incognita
ibidem
de jure
44. Obvious on the face of it
post scriptum
casus belli
persona no grata
prima facie
45. Unswamplike ground
persona no grata
id est
terra firma
in toto
46. Undiscovered territory
ibidem
et cetera
ex post facto
terra incognita
47. In its entirety
tempus fugit
in toto
terra incognita
et alii
48. Reason for commencing hostilities
emeritus/emerita
casus belli
pro bono
in vitro
49. On the spur of the moment
tabula rasa
ex tempore
per se
emeritus/emerita
50. An illogical statement
non sequitur
id est
errare humanum est
placebo
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