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- 1. Multiple Choice
What abbreviation indicates that a reader should pay close attention to what follows?
N.B.
a.m.
etc.
P.S.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The top students were proud to receive an extra seal on their diplomas noting that they were graduating _____.
summā cum laude
S.P.Q.R
persōna nōn grāta
A.D.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The abbreviation h.s., standing for horā somnī on a doctor’s prescription, means
take at bedtime
take with food
take in the morning
take twice a day
- 4. Multiple Choice
What Latin abbreviation is used to refer to common business practices or a criminal’s typical procedure?
pro tem. (pro tempore)
c.v. (curriculum vitae)
i.a. (inter alia)
m.o. (modus operandi)
- 5. Multiple Choice
What Latin abbreviation means “and the rest”?
P.S.
a.m.
N.B.
etc.
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the abbreviation A.D., the letter “A” stands for the Latin word
ad
anno
aut
ab
- 7. Multiple Choice
What Latin abbreviation found in reference books means see which?
Q.E.D.
i.e.
vs.
q.v.
- 8. Multiple Choice
In the abbreviation a.m., the letter a stands for the Latin word
aut
ab
ad
ante
- 9. Multiple Choice
The abbreviation i.e. stands for the Latin words id est and is best translated
that is
for example
therefore
and the rest
- 10. Multiple Choice
The abbreviation N.B. stands for the Latin phrase Notā Bene which means
note well
make haste
and the rest
farewell
- 11. Multiple Choice
The common Latin abbreviation N.B. stands for
Nūllī Bovēs
Nihil Bonī
Nōbīscum Bibite
Nōtā Bene
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which abbreviation represents the government of the Roman Republic?
N.B.
A.D.
R.I.P.
S.P.Q.R.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Latin abbreviation P.M. (post merīdiem) means
dawn
morning
noon
afternoon
- 14. Multiple Choice
Some themes in literature, such as the story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, have their origins in Roman mythology, cf. Ovid’s story of Pyramus and Thisbe. What does the Latin abbreviation cf. mean?
compare
regarding
for what it's worth
and the others
- 15. Multiple Choice
The common Latin abbreviation P.S. stands for
per silvās
post scientiam
per stylum
post scrīptum
- 16. Multiple Choice
Where would you find the abbreviation of the Latin words Post Scrīptum?
on a college diploma
at the end of a letter
on the sail of a ship
at the exit of a theater
- 17. Multiple Choice
Q.E.D., which used to be required at the end of geometric proofs, is the abbreviation for Quod erat _____ .
dēlendum
dēscendendum
dēmōnstrandum
dūcendum
- 18. Multiple Choice
Where would you most likely find the abbreviations op. cit., ibid., v.i., and q.v.?
in a medical prescription
on a tombstone
in footnotes of a document
on a school calendar
- 19. Multiple Choice
"In the year of Our Lord" is represented by the Latin abbreviation:
A.D.
A.M.
A.B.
B.C.
- 20. Multiple Choice
The Latin abbreviation e.g. means:
for example
that is
note well
and the rest
- 21. Multiple Choice
The Latin abbreviation which introduces an example is:
N.B.
etc.
e.g.
et al.
- 22. Multiple Choice
The traditional date for the fall of the Roman Empire was 476 A.D. The abbreviation A.D. means:
after the founding of Rome
during the reign of Augustus
after the end of the Moarchy
in the year of the Lord
- 23. Multiple Choice
The abbreviation SPQR seen even today in modern Rome is related to Roman
schools
sports
government
farming
- 24. Multiple Choice
The abbreviation ET SEQ. means
and the others
it does not follow
in the same place
and the following
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