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
