Transcript Greek and Latin Roots JEOPARDY

JEOPARDY!
Unit 13 FIB
Unit 13 MC
Unit 14 FIB
Unit 14 MC
Unit 15 FIB
Unit 15 MC
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Unit 13 FIB—100
If the _____________ bullet had not hit
the wall, someone could have been
seriously injured.
Aberrant
Errant
Egress
Circumvent
Cursory
Answer: Errant
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Unit 13 FIB—200
The small __________ of local merchants had
appeared on the village green.
Covenant
Congress
Precursor
Degrade
Incursion
Answer: Congress
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Unit 13 FIB—300
The reviewer went so far as to personally
________ many actors, calling them “unfit to
take the stage.”
Covenant
Congress
Precursor
Degrade
Incursion
Answer: Degrade
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Unit 13 FIB—400
The judge _________ the court session by
pounding her gavel.
Cursory
Erroneous
Convened
Recourse
Precursor
Aberrant
Answer: Convened
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Unit 13 FIB—500
The Latin roots currere/cursum mean
“____________.”
To go forth/proceed
To wander
To run
Answer: To run
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Unit 13 MC—100
I don’t mean to __________ our lecturer, but
I think some of his conclusions were
_________.
A. Convene; Aberrant
B. Circumvent; Errant
C. Convene; Errant
D. Degrade; Erroneous
Answer: D
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Unit 13 MC—200
The first meeting that they actually
__________ was only a(n) _________ to a much
larger one later held that day.
A. Degraded; Precursor
B. Convened; Precursor
C. Degraded; Covenant
D. Circumvented; Egress
Answer: B
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Unit 13 MC—300
The journalists visiting the war-torn
country were denied __________ and
decided to _________ the ruling by sneaking
out of the country at night.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Precursor; Convene
Covenant; Degrade
Egress; Circumvent
Incursion; Degrade
Answer: C
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Unit 13 MC—400
The soldier captured behind enemy lines
denied he was on a(n) ________ into enemy
territory, he said her was merely a(n)
_______ traveler.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Covenant; Aberrant
Incursion; Errant
Precursor; Cursory
Congress; Cursory
Answer: B
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Unit 13 MC—500
The Latin roots gradi/gressum mean
“_____________.”
A. To come
B. To wander
C. To go forth, to proceed
D. To run
Answer: C
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Unit 14 FIB—100
It would be unfortunate if money were
able to _______ a group that has worked so
hard to avoid endorsing a candidate.
Politicize
Virtue
Virtuoso
Pandemic
Civilize
Answer: Politicize
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Unit 14 FIB—200
To what _______ group is this political
campaign appealing?
Civic
Virile
Demographic
Demagogue
Apolitical
Answer: Demographic
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Unit 14 FIB—300
Oliver, who considered himself _________, is
now campaigning for governor.
Civic
Virile
Demographic
Demagogue
Apolitical
Answer: Apolitical
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Unit 14 FIB—400
Roger felt it was his ______ responsibility
to pick up litter and sweep the sidewalk
in the town.
Virtuoso
Civilize
Civic
Cosmopolitan
Civility
Answer: Civic
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Unit 14 FIB—500
The Latin root demos means
“_____________.”
Man
People
Citizen
Answer: People
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Unit 14 MC—100
One ______ of being as ________ as my uncle
is having the ability to share interesting
information about the world.
A. Demagogue; Apolitical
B. Virtue; Cosmopolitan
Virile; Pandemic
D. Apolitical; Civil
C.
Answer: B
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Unit 14 MC—200
When Annette refused to criticize any of
the local candidates, was she being _______
or just _________ and polite?
A. Cosmopolitan; Civic
B. Demographic; Virile
C. Virile; Pandemic
D. Apolitical; Civil
Answer: D
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Unit 14 MC—300
Although the general said he was using
force and strict laws to _________ the
country, some people feared he was a
__________ who would abuse his power.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Civilize; Virtuoso
Pandemic; Virtue
Civilize; Demagogue
Demographic; Pandemic
Answer: C
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Unit 14 MC—400
A group of ________-minded local
citizens published a report on the
various _________ groups in the town.
A. Virile; Apolitical
B. Cosmopolitan; Civic
C. Civic; Demographic
D. Demagogue; Pandemic
Answer: C
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Unit 14 MC—500
The Latin root civis means “__________”
A. “man”
B. “people”
C. “city”
D. “citizen”
Answer: D
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Unit 15 FIB—100
If you have learned a foreign language,
you know that __________ speech is very
different from formal, correct speech.
Colloquial
Locution
Malediction
Evocative
Dictate
Answer: Colloquial
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Unit 15 FIB—200
Carla gave a(n) _________ speech in honor
of the bride, and everyone applauded.
Equivocate
Eloquent
Advocate
Benediction
Locution
Answer: Eloquent
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Unit 15 FIB—300
Tommy’s __________ reveals that he is a
trained Shakespearean actor.
Equivocate
Eloquent
Advocate
Benediction
Locution
Answer: Locution
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Unit 15 FIB—400
On what dull topic must we listen to the
professor ___________ today?
Equivocate
Clamorous
Advocate
Declaim
Exclamatory
Answer: Declaim
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Unit 15 FIB—500
The Latin roots loqui/locutus means
“____________.”
“to say, to order”
“to speak”
“to call”
Answer: “to speak”
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Unit 15 MC—100
Although Graham is both an excellent
scholar and a(n) __________ speaker, he
always tries to _________ praise he receives.
A. Evocative; Equivocate
B. Eloquent; Deflect
C. Colloquial; Dictate
D. Evocative; Declaim
Answer: B
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Unit 15 MC—200
Because I believe that the population
increase ________ that we build more
houses, I am a(n) _________ of development
in this area.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Declaims; Malediction
Dictates; Advocate
Equivocates; Locution
Declaims; Advocate
Answer: B
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Unit 15 MC—400
The poet ________ endlessly upon the harm that
technology has done to the world, but I find his words
and images beautifully __________ of the places he
describes.
A. Equivocates; Clamorous
B. Advocates; Exclamatory
C. Advocates; Colloquial
D. Declaims; Equivocate
Answer: D
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Unit 15 MC—300
When the singer visiting the small town smiled and
uttered a(n) ______ phrase common only in that area, the
audience burst into _______ cheers.
A. Exclamatory; Evocative
B. Eloquent; Colloquial
C. Colloquial; Clamorous
D. Evocative; Eloquent
Answer: C
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Unit 12 MC—500
The Latin roots clamare/clamatum mean “___________”
A. “to say, to order”
B. “to speak”
C. “to call”
D. “to shout or call”
Answer: D
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