Pre-States Questions—Intermediate Flashcards
Complete the following Latin quote “rident stolidi ”.
VERBA LATINA
B1 Who is the author of that quote?
OVID
B2 That quote is from Book 5 of which of Ovid’s works, written while he was in exile?
TRISTIA
What three word Latin phrase is used to describe offering surface level entertainment to distract the public, rather than bring about actual change?
PANEM ET CIRCENSES
B1: What is the literal translation of panem et circenses?
BREAD AND CIRCUSES
B2: What Roman satirist originally coined the term?
JUVENAL
Recently the Olympics changed its Latin motto. What is the new Latin motto of the Olympics?
CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS COMMUNITER
B1 Translate that motto.
FASTER HIGHER STRONGER TOGETHER
B2 The second modern Olympics took place in Paris. What is the Latin and English for the motto of Paris?
FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR- SHE IS TOSSED ABOUT BUT DOES
NOT SINK
What is the Latin and English for the abbreviation vs.?
VERSUS-AGAINST
B1: What is the Latin and English for the abbreviation viz.?
VIDELICET-NAMELY
B2: What is the Latin and English for the abbreviation q.v.?
QUOD VIDE-WHICH SEE
Who is the author of the quote “carpe diem”?
HORACE
B1 Give the full Latin for that quote.
CARPE DIEM QUAM MINIMUM CREDULA POSTERO
B2 In what work of Horace is this quote found?
ODES
What three word Latin phrase would we use in English for an unexpected and uninvited guest at a dinner party?
PERSONA NON GRATA
B1: What term would be used for uninvited guests at a Roman dinner party?
UMBRAE
B2: At a Roman dinner party, who generally ate at the lectus imus?
HOST AND THEIR FAMILY
