Greek And Latin Words
- 1.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "burn/ heat".
- A.
Crit
- B.
Caut
- C.
Caus
- D.
Both b & c
Correct Answer
D. Both b & c -
- 2.
Choose the word/s that mean(s)"move, yield, go, surrender".
- A.
Cise
- B.
Ced
- C.
Cor
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Ced -
- 3.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "know".
- A.
Cenetri, sci
- B.
Cit,prim
- C.
Clam, claim
- D.
Gnosi, scientia
Correct Answer
D. Gnosi, scientia -
- 4.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "fall".
- A.
Cad
- B.
Cip
- C.
Arch
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
A. Cad -
- 5.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "stranger, foreigner / alien".
- A.
Xeno
- B.
Gyn
- C.
Belli
- D.
Auc
Correct Answer
A. Xeno -
- 6.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "love".
- A.
Phil
- B.
Am
- C.
Cardi
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
D. Both A & B -
- 7.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "sleep".
- A.
Somnus
- B.
Drome
- C.
Dorm
- D.
Both A & C
Correct Answer
D. Both A & C -
- 8.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "name".
- A.
Onym
- B.
Nomen
- C.
Nomin
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 9.
Choose a word/s that mean(s) "new".
- A.
Neo
- B.
Novi
- C.
Nuev
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
A. Neo -
- 10.
Choose a word/s that mean(s) "citizen".
- A.
Poli
- B.
Civ
- C.
Cract
- D.
Pedo
Correct Answer
B. Civ -
- 11.
Choose a word/s that mean(s) "say/speak".
- A.
Loqu
- B.
Locut
- C.
Dict
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 12.
Choose a word/s that mean(s) "work".
- A.
Test
- B.
Tain
- C.
Equi
- D.
Erg
Correct Answer
D. Erg -
- 13.
Choose a word/s that mean(s) "trust".
- A.
Feder
- B.
Fe
- C.
Tru
- D.
Cred
Correct Answer
A. Feder -
- 14.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "opinion/praise".
- A.
Opi
- B.
Dox
- C.
Prai
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Dox -
- 15.
Choose a word/s that mean(s) "letters".
- A.
Alpha
- B.
Liter
- C.
Voc
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Liter -
- 16.
Choose the word/s that means the opposite of "heavy".
- A.
Levi
- B.
Macr
- C.
Macer
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 17.
Choose the word/s that means "fire".
- A.
Ignis
- B.
Volcan
- C.
Vol
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
D. Both A & B -
- 18.
Choose the word that mean(s) "write/ written".
- A.
Graph
- B.
Scrib
- C.
Sign
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 19.
Choose the word/s that mean(s) "breath".
- A.
Resp
- B.
Spir
- C.
Pneuma
- D.
Both B & C
Correct Answer
D. Both B & C -
- 20.
Choose a word/s that mean(s) "straighten/ straight".
- A.
Reg, recti
- B.
Ortho
- C.
Paleo
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
D. Both A & B -
- 21.
What do "prim", "prime", and "proto" have in common?
- A.
They all mean most important.
- B.
They all mean primary.
- C.
They all mean first.
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. They all mean first. -
- 22.
"Prim", "Prime" and "proto" have a definition in common. What other word has the same definition?
- A.
Arch
- B.
Aut
- C.
Princi
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
A. Arch -
- 23.
"Anti", "antico","sen"/"paleo" have a definition in common. What is it?
- A.
They all mean short.
- B.
They all mean old.
- C.
They mean studied.
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
B. They all mean old. -
- 24.
"Capit", "capt", "man", "ped", "pod" have something in common. What is it?
- A.
They are all body parts.
- B.
They are all Latin.
- C.
They are all suffixes
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. They are all body parts. -
- 25.
Choose a word/s that mean(s) "eat".
- A.
Phage
- B.
Vor
- C.
Come
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
D. Both A & B -
- 26.
What does the word "migra" mean?
- A.
To move
- B.
To wander
- C.
Immigration
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
B. To wander -
- 27.
What do "pater", "patri" and "matri" have in common?
- A.
They are all leaders.
- B.
They are all family members
- C.
They are significant.
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
B. They are all family members -
- 28.
What word means the study of or to study?
- A.
Ology
- B.
Gy
- C.
Gyn
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Ology -
- 29.
What word/s mean(s) "great"?
- A.
Mega
- B.
Magn
- C.
Sen
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
D. Both A & B -
- 30.
What do "hum", "human" and "terra" have in common?
- A.
They all mean humans.
- B.
They all mean mortals.
- C.
They all mean earth/of earth.
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. They all mean earth/of earth. -
- 31.
Which root word means "exaggerated fear?
- A.
-poly-
- B.
-phobia
- C.
-cide
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. -phobia -
- 32.
This word/s contain(s) the root that mean(s) "birth / origin".
- A.
Prototype
- B.
Generation
- C.
Genocide
- D.
Both B & C
Correct Answer
D. Both B & C -
- 33.
This word/s contains the root word that mean(s) "kill":
- A.
Genocide
- B.
Homocide
- C.
Suicide
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 34.
What does the word "philantropy" mean?
- A.
The love of animals.
- B.
The love of men.
- C.
Charitable actions that demonstrate love toward mankind.
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
C. Charitable actions that demonstrate love toward mankind. -
- 35.
What does the word "genocide" mean?
- A.
The killing of one person.
- B.
The killing of a whole race or group.
- C.
A race to kill a group of people
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
B. The killing of a whole race or group. -
- 36.
Which word/s contain(s) the root that means to "look/see"?
- A.
microscope
- B.
Spectator
- C.
Inspect
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 37.
Which root word would you use to describe the first edition of something?
- A.
Omni
- B.
Pater
- C.
Proto
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Proto -
- 38.
Which word contains the root word meaning "all"?
- A.
Corpse
- B.
Omnipresent
- C.
Omniscient
- D.
Both B & C
Correct Answer
D. Both B & C -
- 39.
Someone that is afraid of strangers has
- A.
Hydrophobia
- B.
Somniphobia
- C.
Both A & B
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. None of the above -
- 40.
Someone that is afraid of water has
- A.
Hydrophobia
- B.
Claustrophobia
- C.
Arachnophobia
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Hydrophobia -
- 41.
Which root means "father"?
- A.
Pater
- B.
Fat
- C.
Filio
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Pater -
- 42.
Someone who talks while sleeping is a
- A.
Dormiparlant
- B.
Somniloquist
- C.
Somnimaniac
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Somniloquist -
- 43.
Students who are afraid of working would be accused of being
- A.
Ergophobes
- B.
Anthrophobes
- C.
Autophobs
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Ergophobes -
- 44.
When getting a manicure, one is curing ones hands. Which words mean cure and hand?
- A.
Cura + man
- B.
Cura + hand
- C.
Both A & B
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Cura + man -
- 45.
The word disaster comes from not being in the stars. What word means "star"?
- A.
Aster
- B.
Astr
- C.
Estre
- D.
Both A & B
Correct Answer
D. Both A & B -
- 46.
"Anthropophobia" means
- A.
Fear of anthropods
- B.
Fear of people and society
- C.
Both A & B
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Fear of people and society -
- 47.
To exhibit fear of colors is to have
- A.
Antropophobia
- B.
Xenophobia
- C.
Chromophobia
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Chromophobia -
- 48.
To exhibit fear of clocks is to have
- A.
Chronophobia
- B.
Chronomentrophobia
- C.
Tiempophobia
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
B. Chronomentrophobia -
- 49.
To be fearful of marriage is to have
- A.
Gamophobia
- B.
Marriagephobia
- C.
Matrimonyphobia
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
A. Gamophobia -
- 50.
To have the fear of speaking in public is to exhibit
- A.
Dentophobia
- B.
Pathophobia
- C.
Glossophobia
- D.
None of the above
Correct Answer
C. Glossophobia -
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