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