Latin Quotations Practice

Molly loves her momand vice versa.

RE-WRITE these phrasesin your own words.

Molly loves her mom and her mom loves her back OR

loves her, too.

The police were suspiciousof the husband, but he had

a solid alibi.

RE-WRITE these phrasesin your own words.

The police were suspiciousof the husband, but he had

solid proof that he was somewhere else (not involved).

Mr. Blankenship cheersfor UGA because it is

his alma mater.

RE-WRITE these phrasesin your own words.

Mr. Blankenship cheersfor UGA because it is the

university that he went to.

MOM: “Listen, mister.Tell me what you said to the

teacher verbatim!”

RE-WRITE these phrasesin your own words.

MOM: “Listen, mister.Tell me what you said to the

teacher word for word!”

The crime scene investigator couldtell that the victim had been deadabout a day, because rigor mortis had set in but the body was not

decomposed.

RE-WRITE these phrasesin your own words.

The crime scene investigator couldtell that the victim had been dead

about a day, because the body wasstiff, but was not decomposed.

The serious, calm Dr. Jekyllhad an evil alter ego known

as Mr. Hyde.

RE-WRITE these phrasesin your own words.

The serious, calm Dr. Jekyllhad an evil second personality

known as Mr. Hyde.

1. Define: de facto

A. Always prepared

B. With high honors

C. Always faithful

D. Existing by fact

1. Define: de facto

A. Always prepared

B. With high honors

C. Always faithful

D. Existing by fact

2. Define: e pluribus unum

A. Without wax

B. In good faith

C. From many, one

D. Death stiffening

2. Define: e pluribus unum

A. Without wax

B. In good faith

C. From many, one

D. Death stiffening

3. Define: veni vidi vici

A. I came, I saw, I conquered

B. Always prepared

C. From many, one

D. In good faith

3. Define: veni vidi vici

A. I came, I saw, I conquered

B. Always prepared

C. From many, one

D. In good faith

4. Define: semper fi

A. Always faithful

B. Always prepared

C. In good faith

D. Death stiffening

4. Define: semper fi

A. Always faithful

B. Always prepared

C. In good faith

D. Death stiffening

5. Define: bone fide

A. Automatically accepted

B. Without wax

C. In good faith

D. From many, one

5. Define: bone fide

A. Automatically accepted

B. Without wax

C. In good faith

D. From many, one

6. Define: summa cum laude

A. I came, I saw, I conquered

B. With highest honors

C. With high honors

D. Death stiffening

6. Define: summa cum laude

A. I came, I saw, I conquered

B. With highest honors

C. With high honors

D. Death stiffening

7. Define: rigor mortis

A. Always prepared

B. Death stiffening

C. Without wax

D. For the good

7. Define: rigor mortis

A. Always prepared

B. Death stiffening

C. Without wax

D. For the good

8. Define: semper paratus

A. Always faithful

B. In good faith

C. For the good

D. Always prepared

8. Define: semper paratus

A. Always faithful

B. In good faith

C. For the good

D. Always prepared

9. Define: Et tu, Brute?

A. My fault

B. For the good

C. Always faithful

D. You too, Brutus

9. Define: Et tu, Brute?

A. My fault

B. For the good

C. Always faithful

D. You too, Brutus

10. Define: pro bono

A. In good faith

B. For the good

C. With highest honors

D. My fault

10. Define: pro bono

A. In good faith

B. For the good

C. With highest honors

D. My fault

11. Define: veto

A. In reverse

B. For the good

C. I forbid

D. elsewhere

11. Define: veto

A. In reverse

B. For the good

C. I forbid

D. elsewhere

12. Define: mea culpa

A. Note well

B. elsewhere

C. My fault

D. I forbid

12. Define: mea culpa

A. Note well

B. elsewhere

C. My fault

D. I forbid

13. If the president refuses to pass a bill, he will ____ it.

A. Id est

B. Veni vidi vici

C. E pluribus unum

D. Veto

13. If the president refuses to pass a bill, he will ____ it.

A. Id est

B. Veni vidi vici

C. E pluribus unum

D. Veto

14. Clark Kent’s ___ is Superman.

A. Alibi

B. Mea culpa

C. Alter ego

D. Rigor mortis

14. Clark Kent’s ___ is Superman.

A. Alibi

B. Mea culpa

C. Alter ego

D. Rigor mortis

15. If a lawyer decides to take a case for free, he is doing it ___.

A. Pro bono

B. Bone fide

C. Sine cire

D. Alma mater

15. If a lawyer decides to take a case for free, he is doing it ___.

A. Pro bono

B. Bone fide

C. Sine cire

D. Alma mater

16. This is the motto of the US Marines.

A. Semper paratusSumma cum laudeNota beneSemper fi

16. This is the motto of the US Marines.

A. Semper paratusB. Summa cum laudeC. Nota beneD. Semper fi

17. If someone wants to know exactly what was said, they will ask for it ___. A. carpe diem

B. de factoC. VerbatimD. vice versa

17. If someone wants to know exactly what was said, they will ask for it ___. A. carpe diem

B. de factoC. VerbatimD. vice versa

18. If you want to know what school someone graduated from, you can ask them what their ___ is.A. Sine cire

B. Semper fiC. Alma materD. Alter ego

18. If you want to know what school someone graduated from, you can ask them what their ___ is.A. Sine cire

B. Semper fiC. Alma materD. Alter ego

19. If a crime is committed and you don’t want to be a suspect, you will need a good _______.

A. Pro bono

B. Alibi

C. Semper fi

D. Alma mater

19. If a crime is committed and you don’t want to be a suspect, you will need a good _______.

A. Pro bono

B. Alibi

C. Semper fi

D. Alma mater

20. If someone does something backwards and you need to tell them to fix it, you can tell them to do it ___. A. E pluribus unumB. Veni vidi viciC. Summa cum laudeD. Vice versa

20. If someone does something backwards and you need to tell them to fix it, you can tell them to do it ___. A. E pluribus unumB. Veni vidi viciC. Summa cum laudeD. Vice versa