Quiz 1: Etymology UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Quiz 1: Etymology UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The effect of propaganda depends only on the connotative meanings of words. - Correct
Answer- false
Hemi- and semi- are cognate forms. - Correct Answer- true
The majority of Modern English words are derived from Anglo-Saxon. - Corr...
Quiz 1: Etymology UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The effect of propaganda depends only on the connotative meanings of words. - Correct
Answer- false
Hemi- and semi- are cognate forms. - Correct Answer- true
The majority of Modern English words are derived from Anglo-Saxon. - Correct Answer-
false
The name February commemorates a festival of purification. - Correct Answer- true
The connotations of a word have little effect on its literal meaning. - Correct Answer- false
1.) convinces through connotations. - Correct Answer- 1.) propaganda.
Select the correct response.
Etymology is derived from two Greek words and means _____. - Correct Answer- the study
of original word meaning.
Two forms of the same word are called _____. - Correct Answer- doublets
The Greek root chron means _____. - Correct Answer- time
The Greek combining form hepta- means _____. - Correct Answer- seven
Give the original language from which this term was derived. You may use a dictionary.
chivalry - Correct Answer- Old French
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