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See how you do! The answers are at the bottom.
1. The root word for podium is the Greek word "podos" which means:
a. to stand
b. podium/lectern
c. foot
d. table
e. iPod/MP3 player*
2. The root word for lectern is the Latin "legere" which means:
a. table
b. foot
c. to stand
d. to read
3. What does "Ampli" (French root) mean?
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a. having two modes of existence
b. amplifier
c. to enlarge or expand
d. SW805a**
4. What does "Vox" (Latin) mean?
a. to speak
b. the German pronunciation of "box"
c. loud
d. voice
5. What is the difference between a lectern and a
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a. A lectern is a stand where the speaker lays notes, podium is elevated platform
b. A podium is a stand where the speaker lays notes, lectern is elevated platform
c. Neither A or B
d. They are synonyms and mean the same thing.
6. Pulpit comes from "pulpitum" meaning...
a. Platform
b. Synonym for the office of clergy, church leader
c. Synonym for podium/lectern
d. Raised structure on which preachers stand
e. A character in the game Runescape
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7. The word "rostrum" (from our Roving Rostrum product) has meant different things at different times. Past meanings include:
a. name of the platform stand for public speakers
b. end of a ship's prow
c. to gnaw
d. All of the above
Amplivox Sound Systems manufactures many different types of lecterns/podiums. Match up the following words with their meaning:
8.Acrylic a. Many + Plural of medium
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9. Truss b. substance derived from garlic
and onion, sharp smell
10. Multimedia c. to twist, collection of things
bound together
11. Adjustable d. arrange, settle, compose + ability
12. Tabletop Lectern e. lectern that is able to be placed on
a table
ANSWERS: 1. c 2. d 3. c 4. d 5. a 6. d 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. a 11. d 12. e
*Amplivox makes MP3 ready PA systems!
** Model number for Amplivox's signature amplifier that is in all of our portable sound systems
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