Test October 2

Question 1

Mono-

Answer 1

One

Question 2

Poly-

Answer 2

Many

Question 3

Ped-

Answer 3

Of or relating to foot; children

Question 4

Pop-

Answer 4

People

Ex: population

Question 5

Ab-

Answer 5

Away from

Ex: abnormal, abduct

Question 6

Ad-

Answer 6

To or toward

Ex: adhesive, advantage

Question 7

Ant(i)-

Answer 7

Against

Ex: antagonist, antibiotic

Question 8

Ante-

Answer 8

Before

Ex: Ante, antebellum, anteroom

Question 9

Hyper-

Answer 9

Over or above

Ex: hyperactive, hyperextension

Question 10

Hypo-

Answer 10

Under or below

Ex: hypothermia

Question 11

Chron-

Answer 11

Time

Ex: chronological

Question 12

Chrom-

Answer 12

Color

Ex: monochromatic

Question 13

The(o)-

Answer 13

Gods/religion

Ex: theology, monotheism, polytheism

Question 14

Circum-

Answer 14

Around

Ex: circumstance, circumference

Question 15

Ambi-

Answer 15

Both

Ex: ambition, ambidextrous

Question 16

Exo-

Answer 16

outside

Question 17

Endo-

Answer 17

Inside

Question 18

Crypt(o)-

Answer 18

Hidden

Question 19

Graph-

Answer 19

To write

Question 20

Pandora’s box

Answer 20

MODERN DAY: opened can of worms
ORIGIN: -Greek mythology
-Told not to open box by Zeus, who gave it to pandora
-Before, world was perfect
-Curiosity- opens box, evil comes out
-Hope left at bottom of box

Question 21

Murphy’s Law

Answer 21

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong

Question 22

Faustian bargain

Answer 22

MODERN: deal with devil; sell sole to devil
ORIGIN: German folklore, Faust made a pact with Lucifer

Question 23

Achilles Heel

Answer 23

MODERN: your weakness
ORIGIN: -Mother dipped him in water (River Sticks) by heels to make him invincible
-Killed him by cutting heels- his weakness

Question 24

Baker’s dozen

Answer 24

13

Question 25

Red herring

Answer 25

Misleading clue

Question 26

Peter Pan syndrome

Answer 26

An adult who refuses to grow up

Question 27

Drinking the Kool-Aid

Answer 27

MODERN: going along with what you are told or what's popular (bandwagon approach) ORIGIN: Jim Jones (1978) created a cult, 1100 people, and convinced most of them to drink poisoned Kool-Aid. Approx 913 died

Question 28

As the Crow Flies

Answer 28

Direct route from point A to point B