Got Latin



Grade VIII – World History & Cultures

Ms. Sweeney

Nomen ___________________________________________ Dies ______________________

got Latin?

1. What was the original motto of the United States? What is its English translation? What does it mean?

2. In Rome, a foster mother was called an alma mater. What is an alma mater today? What will be your alma mater next year? (Sniff! I’ll miss you…. ( )

3. In history, dates can be given as B.C. or A.D.. Give the Latin phrase and English meaning for A.D.; what other abbreviation can be used in the place of A.D., and what does that alternate abbreviation stand for?

4. What is the meaning of circa? Circa when were you born?

5. Whenever you make a purchase, the phrase caveat emptor comes to mind. What does it mean? Provide an example from your or your family’s experience.

6. Legally, a school stands in loco parentis to its students. What does that mean and why is that the case?

7. The Roman poet Horace said “Carpe diem!” Translate the phrase. What could you do to follow his advice?

8. You’ve learned this abbreviation before; give the Latin meaning of and English translation for e.g.

9. When you don’t want to write it all down, you can write et cetera, although most people prefer to use the abbreviation. What is the English translation of this Latin phrase, and what is its abbreviation?

10. You leave for school in the A.M. and return home in the P.M., at which point you immediately sit down and do your homework. (Or am I wrong?) What do A.M. and P.M. stand for? (Provide the Latin phrases and their English translations.)

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