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49 Cards in this Set
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How is the conjugation of a verb determined?
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From the 2nd p.p. or infinitive
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Say in Latin 'Time flies':
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Tempus fugit
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Give the Latin and the Eglish for the abbreviation e.g.:
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Exempli gratia, for the sake of example
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How is the declension of a noun determined?
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From its genitive singular
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What is the technical term for -que and -ne?
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Enclitics
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In the sentence, "Come here, Marcus!", translate Marcus?
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Marce
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What is the case of a direct address?
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Vocative
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Distinguish between in silva and in silvam:
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in the forest and into the forest
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What gender are most nouns of the first declension?
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Feminine
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What is the long mark over a vowel called?
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Macron
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What is the technical term for two vowels sounded as one?
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Diphthong
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Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation N.B.:
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Nota bene, note well
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What Latin phrase indicates a trade or exchange?
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Quod pro quo
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Name five nouns of the first declension that are masculine:
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poeta, pirata, agricola, auriga, incola, nauta
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Which case expresses the indirect object?
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dative
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Using an enclitic, say in Latin 'son and daughter':
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filius filiaque
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What is the Roman numberal for 40?
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XL
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What is the Roman numeral for 500?
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D
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What is the Roman numeral for 1666?
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MDCLXVI
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What is the Roman numeral for 1998?
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MCMXCVIII
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How many declensions are there?
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5
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Primus: unus:: duo: _________:
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secundus
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Pungo: pugnare:: sum: _________:
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esse
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Say in Latin 'with great praise':
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magna cum laude
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What English word means etymologically 'almost an island'?
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peninsula
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How many conjugations of verb sare there?
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Four
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Say in Latin 'Beware of the dog'?
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Cave canem
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Give the Latin noun and its English meaning for which 'voyage' derives:
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via, road
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From what Latin verb does 'applaud' derive?
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laudo, praise
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What tense is indicated by -ba?
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imperfect
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What is the motto of the United States Marine Corps?
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semper fidelis
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Say in Latin, "Hello, everyone":
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salvete omnes
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Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation P.M.:
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post meridiem, after noon
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What ablative construction is found in 'Puella cum pueris ambulat.'?
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Abl. of accompaniment
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Change all the forms of the following sentence to the plural: Poeta agricolam laudat.
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Poetae agricolas laudant.
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What English verb meaning 'to wipe out' derives from the Latin ordinal number for 10th?
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decimate
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Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviatino i.e?
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id est, that is
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Change 'bonus' to and adverb?
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bene
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Give the Latin number missing in this sequence: unus, tres, septem, novem:
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quinque
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Give the imperative plural of the verb do, dare:
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date
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Change 'equus' to the plural:
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equi
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Change 'medium' to the plural:
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media
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Give an English noun that comes unchanged into English:
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area, honor, medium. superior. duo, plus, minus, millenium, data, arena, circus
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Give the Latin and English for the abreviatinon etc.:
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et cetera, and the rest
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In what three ways mush an adjective agree with the noun it modifies?
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in case, number, and gender
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Identify the use of the ablative case in this sentence 'in silva habitamus':
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ablative of place where
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What answer does the following question expect 'Num ambulas?'
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no
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Translate the phrase 'to walk':
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ambulare
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What is the study of word origins?
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etymology
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