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What Latin Does
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Latin is the most structured of languages. Roman words follow rank-and-file like:
Latin teachers.
Soccer players.
Nesting dolls.
Roman soldiers.
2
Latin is an almost totally inconsistent system.
False
True
3
In English, words with Germanic roots basically express
concrete, everyday realities
Gross stuff
Animal sounds.
How potato chips taste.
4
The guy in the video says that the REAL reason #1 to study Latin is:
You don't have to speak it.
Latin makes you better at language acquisition.
Latin is a romance language.
Latin is the language of science, medicine, and the legal profession.
5
Latin is not dead! It:
Is still "Roman" around.
Is just on its last legs.
Evolved into other languages
Is still spoken in Latin Land.
6
Latin is a stationary target. It hasn't moved in
1500 years
.
True
False
7
Latin gives you both "big picture" and "small picture" thinking capacity.
True
False
8
Learning any language is like solving a puzzle. Learning Latin is like:
A rubic's cube.
Sudoku
Shoveling snow
A crossword puzzle.
9
Learning to speak another language or even one foreign word is:
What a salesman needs to do.
The key to getting good at Halo.
Learning a lot of hard stuff.
Learning to think in a new way.
10
The system for learning the Latinate half of English is
A headache.
Lots of cardio.
Too hard for mortals.
Studying language.
11
When English learners study phonics, they are learning the Germanic half of English.
True
False
12
The study of Latin teaches:
Logic and structure.
Agility and flexibility.
Discipline, structure, precision.
Compassion and humility.
13
Latinate words express
Complicated stuff.
Crunchy food.
Latin things.
Abstract concepts.
14
At around 8:38 in the video, the real reason for studying Latin is stated as:
Everyone will think you are really cool.
It will raise your SAT scores.
It will give you big muscles.
It will make you smarter and wiser.
15
What is
language acquisition
?
Learning sign language.
The dullest crayon in the box.
A video game.
The skill of learning other skills.
16
Different languages are different modes of thinking.
True
False
17
The guy in the video describes language as:
A meaning-carrying system.
A suitcase.
Too hard.
Intuitive.
