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