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