Part Four Extras—Mottoes, Abbreviations, and Quotations

Question 1

Give the English and name the author of the quotation “pānem et circēnsēs”.

Answer 1

bread and circuses—Juvenal

Literal translation: bread and circuses
In an English sentence: “No more panem et circenses,” announced the teacher. “It is time to get to work.”
Roman politicians gave free bread and free entertainment to the poor people of Rome to keep them quiet and contented. A companion originally meant someone with whom you shared bread, and circuses are still a source of entertainment.

Juvenal said that the Romans, once rulers of the world, had come to care for nothing but handouts and spectacles, and pānem et circēnsēs was the favorite formula for Roman leaders who wanted to keep the allegiance of the masses.

Question 2

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation S.P.Q.R.

Answer 2

Senātus Populusque Rōmānus—the Senate and People of Rome

Literal translation: The Senate and the People of Rome
In an English sentence: Both the Roman Senate and the popular assemblies always wrote the letters S.P.Q.R. at the end of legislation that had been approved.
This famous phrase embodies the power of the Roman Republic. Notice that the word for “and” is the syllable –que attached to the end of Populus. In Rome today, you see the letters S.P.Q.R. on manhole covers, trashcans, and street lights. None of these, of course, existed in ancient times. They were installed during the 1920’s and 1930’s when the Fascist dictator Mussolini ruled Italy.

Abbreviated S.P.Q.R. and, for the Romans, emblematic of their constitution.

Question 3

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation id.

Answer 3

idem – the same (author)

Question 4

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation m.

Answer 4

meridie – at midday, noon

Question 5

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation per cent

Answer 5

per centum – by the hundred

Question 6

Give the Latin motto and its translation for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo.

Answer 6

ars artis gratia – art for the sake of art

Question 7

Give the Latin and English for the mottoes found on $1 bill.

Answer 7

Annuit Coeptis – he (God) looks with favor on our undertakings AND Novus Ordo Seclorum – A new order of the ages

Question 8

Give the Latin and English for the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Answer 8

semper fidelis – always faithful

Question 9

Give the Latin and English for the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Answer 9

semper paratus – always prepared

Question 10

Give the English and author of the phrase et tu, Brute!

Answer 10

even you, Brutus – Julius Caesar

Question 11

Give the Latin and English for the National motto of Canada

Answer 11

A mari usque ad mare – from sea to sea

Question 12

Give the Latin and English for the motto of modern Olympics

Answer 12

citius, altius, fortius – swifter, higher, stronger

Question 13

Give the English and author of the phrase Audentis Fortuna iuvat

Answer 13

Fortune favors the brave. Virgil

Question 14

Give the English and author of the phrase Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres.

Answer 14

~ As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word.—-Horace

Question 15

Give the English and author of the phrase Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas.

Answer 15

~ It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it.—-Pliny the Younger

Question 16

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation c

Answer 16

cum – with

Question 17

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation s

Answer 17

sine – without

Question 18

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation prn

Answer 18

pro re nata – as needed

Question 19

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation stat.

Answer 19

statim – immediately

Question 20

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation aq.

Answer 20

aqua – water

Question 21

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation sig.

Answer 21

signa – write

Question 22

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation non rep

Answer 22

non repetatur –do not repeat

Question 23

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation o.d.

Answer 23

oculus dexter – right eye

Question 24

Give the Latin and English for the medical abbreviation o.s.

Answer 24

oculus sinister – left eye

Question 25

Give the English for the phrase divide et impera

Answer 25

divide and rule

Question 26

Give the English for the phrase et tu, Brute!

Answer 26

even you, Brutus!

Question 27

Give the English for the phrase exit; exeunt

Answer 27

he goes out; they go out

Question 28

Give the English for the phrase habeas corpus:

Answer 28

a writ to bring a detained person before a judge (lit. you must have the body)

Question 29

Give the English for the phrase in medias res -

Answer 29

in the middle of things

Question 30

Give the English for the phrase in memoriam -

Answer 30

in memory of

Question 31

Give the English for the phrase in re -

Answer 31

in the matter of; concerning

Question 32

Give the English for the phrase modus operandi

Answer 32

a method of working

Question 33

Give the English for the phrase modus vivendi:

Answer 33

a method of living

Question 34

Give the English for the phrase multum in parvo:

Answer 34

much in little

Question 35

Give the English for the phrase per capita -

Answer 35

by heads

Question 36

Give the English for the phrase per se -

Answer 36

by itself; essentially

Question 37

Give the English for the phrase persona non grata -

Answer 37

an unwelcome person

Question 38

Give the English for the phrase post proelium, praemium:

Answer 38

after the battle, the reward

Question 39

Give the English for the phrase pro and con(tra) -

Answer 39

for and against

Question 40

Give the English for the phrase pro bono public -

Answer 40

for the public welfare

Question 41

Give the English for the phrase sic transit gloria mundi -

Answer 41

thus passes the glory of the world

Question 42

Give the English for the phrase sine die -

Answer 42

indefinitely; without setting a day

Question 43

Give the English for the phrase stet:

Answer 43

let it stand (printing term)

Question 44

Give the English for the phrase te Deum laudamus:

Answer 44

we praise you, O Lord

Question 45

Give the English for the phrase terra firma -

Answer 45

solid ground

Question 46

Give the English for the phrase vade mecum -

Answer 46

a constant companion (go with me)

Question 47

Give the English for the phrase via -

Answer 47

by way of

Question 48

Give the English for the phrase vice versa

Answer 48

the other way around

Question 49

Give the English for the phrase vigilantia pretium libertatis:

Answer 49

vigilance is the price of liberty

Question 50

Give the English for the phrase viva voce

Answer 50

by spoken word; orally

Question 51

Give the English for the phrase vox populi, vox Dei:

Answer 51

the voice of the people is the voice of God