CLA 30- Final

What is the original Latin meaning of the word "decimate?"

"To punish [kill] every tenth person"

What is the original Greek meaning of the word pandemonium?

"[realm of] all demons"

What is the original meaning of pandemonium?

(realm of) all demons

What year is in the second century after the birth of Jesus Christ?

183 CE

When was Old English approximately spoken?

400 CE - 1100 CE

What year is in the fifth century BCE?

456 BCE

Around what year did Old English begin to be spoken in Britain?

500 CE

What percentage of English vocabulary is derived from Greek and Latin?

65%

Which of the following occurs post meridiem?

A and C

Which sentence contains a transitive verb?

A big dog bit the boy.

How many morphemes are in the word dissolve?

2

How many morphemes are in the word require?

2

The detective wanted to dispel the suspicion surrounding the maid. What is the best meaning for dispel?

push away

Look at the following sentence and choose the answer that highlights only the function words within said sentence: First I walked to my mother's house, then I stopped by the park.

to, then, by, the

Transliterate οὐρήθρα

urethra

Which is an allomorph of base {vene}?

vent

Identify the meaning of the Latin phrase sine die:

without a date

Type in a word used as a noun in this sentence.

word/noun/sentence

Which sequence of Greek letters is in alphabetical order?

Ζ,Η,Θ,Ι,Κ,Λ

Using morphological and syntactical tests, identify which word below is an adjective.

ridiculous

Identify the Greek letter upsilon:

υ

What class is the word common?

Adjective

Which 3rd century BCE Macedonian ruler was responsible for making Greek the prestige language of the Eastern Mediterranean?

Alexander the Great

What's the purpose of a descriptive dictionary?

Describe how people actually use the language

Based on your knowledge of morphemes, derive the definition of the word Introspection.

Examining one's own thoughts and feelings

Using your knowledge of the prefix {pro} to answer this question: if Sasha propelled the rock against the wall, which direction did it go through the wall?

Forward

In the sentence "She and I went ice skating on the pond," "and" is a _____ and "pond" is a _____

Function word, Content word

Word order and _____ are the two important parts of the structure of English that come from Anglo-Saxon.

Function words

What is the name of the Greek letter that comes after β?

Gamma

Which sentence uses the word correctly.

Garret used a map to find the route.

Highly technical words in English are often derived from which language?

Greek

What language was the prestige language of the Eastern Mediterranean during the time of Alexander the Great and beyond?

Greek

What language was written in Linear B, a writing system found on clay tablets of circa 1500 BCE?

Greek

What was the prestige language of the Eastern Mediterranean after Alexander the Great?

Greek

What is the uppercase version of the Greek letter η?

H

You are trapped by a dragon who will only let you go if you correctly define and provide an example for {intens}. what do you say?

Intensifying morpheme; {com} in compel

What is the syntactical test to determine if a word is a noun?

It fits comfortably after a "noun marker"

What language became the dominant language of the Western Mediterranean?

Latin

What was the prestige language of the Western Mediterranean under the Roman Empire?

Latin

A majority of English vocabulary derives from which 2 languages

Latin and Greek

Enter the name of the letter μ.

Mu

Which lower case/upper case pair is correct?

N, v

He was uninterested in the new Frozen 2 movie, which in this case means

Not interested and indifferent

Modern English's word order is derived from:

Old English

Which of the following wrote a prescriptive dictionary?

Samuel Johnson

What tests for nouns does the word 'goose' pass?

Syntactical

In which sentence is the underlined word used most correctly?

The camel's corpse was completely desiccated after being out in the desert for many years.

In what century is 420 BCE?

The fifth century BCE

In what century is 550 CE?

The sixth century CE

What of the following do descriptive dictionaries do?

They describe how people actually use the language.

If someone is described as disinterested, they are

Unbiased and impartial

Which sentence best uses the term tabula rasa?

Which sentence best uses the term tabula rasa?

The Latin phrase sine die literally means:

Without a date/day

Identify the letter in the Greek alphabet which immediately precedes η:

Z

What does villain mean etymologically?

a farmhouse slave

Based on your knowledge of its morphemes, identify the definition of the word procession.

act going forward

The morphemes {er} and {est} can be used in a morphological test to determine if a word is which part of speech?

adjective

What does the morpheme {quire} mean?

ask, seek

Identify the meaning of {dis}:

away, apart

κῶλον

colon

Identify the meaning of {vene/vent}:

come

Transliterate κρατήρ

crater

Which of the following morphemes means make?

creat

Transliterate δαίμων into late Latin / English.

demon

How do you pronounce δόγμα?

dogma

In the word respect, {re} is:

empty

What does the {re} represent in the words require and respect?

empty morpheme

What does villain mean etymologically?

farmhouse slave

The Old English word wuldor-fæder is a compound of the Old English words 'wuldor' (which means 'glory') and 'fæder.' In Caedmon's Hymn it refers to the Christian god. What modern English word is a descendant of the Old English word fæder?

father

Define {pro}

forward

What sound does γ represent?

g

Transliterate γένος.

genus

Based on your knowledge of its morphemes, identify the definition of the word contravene.

go against

The goth vampire, Raoul von Kopheen, was sanguinary. Which best describes Raoul von Kopheen?

he was cruel/bloodthirsty

The prefix {im} or{in} means:

in, into

The prefix in the word conspicuous is

intens

In the word commotion, {com} is:

intensive

The transition between Middle English and Modern English is conventionally marked by which historic event?

introduction of the printing press

Identify the morpheme which means act of.

ion

Identify the meaning of {spic/spect}:

look at, see

What is the definition of {spect}?

look at, see

What does the prefix {solve} or {solut} mean?

loosen

Transliterate μουσεῖον.

museum

Unlike a descriptive dictionary, a prescriptive dictionary

offers judgment on how to use the language

What is the name of the letter ω?

omega

Identify the morpheme which means person or thing who acts or does something.

or

{e], {ex} =

out, from

"A small additional _______ is paid if the tribunal and the journey thereto last more than five hours."

per diem

A morpheme that appears at the front of a word is called a

prefix

Choose the Latin phrase that best completes the following sentence: Due to the president of the club studying abroad this quarter, the VP was appointed president ____________.

pro tempore

What is the name of the Greek letter Ψ?

psi

Transliterate σκηνή

scene

Identify the meaning of {quire}

seek, ask

The word squirrel comes from Greek morphemes that literally meant?

shadow tail

Which morpheme is an allomorph of {solve}?

solut

How would you pronounce στίγμα?

stigma

Identify the phrase below that contains a noun modifier.

table tennis

θέσις

thesis

Identify the meaning of {ad/as}:

to, toward

Define {sume}

use up, take