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