This quiz represents an excerpt from the “Time Will Tell” slide show featured above.
Can you guess the correct answer?
1. Clock
a. The word “clock” comes from the French word for “bell” because early clocks did not have faces and merely sounded out the chimes. ___
b. The word comes from an Arab word for “hour” because the earliest clocks were hour glasses filled with sand or water. ___
2. Watch, as in small timepiece
a. The word comes from the German word for “wake” (wacht). ____
b. The word comes from the idea of “keeping watch” or vigilant for danger during shifts of time. The timepiece was used to wake sleepers for the next watch. ___
3. Hour - The custom of marking day by a 24-hour system was invented by the Babylonians.
a. Our word “hour” Comes from the Greek word "hora" - which was used to mark a time or season. ___
b. It comes from a corruption of the German word “Uhr” for “clock.” ___
4. Bimonthly vs. semi-monthly
a. Bimonthly means twice a month and semi-monthly means once every two months. ___
b. The opposite is true. ___
5. Kairos
a. This is a Greek word that refers to a time of glory and accomplishment. It’s related to “kudos.” ___
b. This is a Greek word that refers to a time when everything is in sync, i.e., everything is going well. ___
6. Linear vs. cyclical time
a. Linear time refers to calendar time – months and years, past present and future. Cyclical time refers to the lunar cycle and yearly seasons. ___
b. The opposite is true. ___
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