1989 ACL/NJCL NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
INTRODUCTION TO LATIN
INTRODUCTION TO LATIN
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM A, B, C, OR D.
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1. _ agricola in agro. A) Est B) Sumus C) Sunt D) Estis
2. Meus amicus _ in via videt. A) pecunia B) pecuniam C) pecuniae D) pecuniis
3. Tua soror _ cenam cras parabit. A) bonae B) bonam C) bonarum D) bonas ¡/:
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6. America est _' A) magnae patriae B) magnam patriam C) magna patria D) magnis patriis "
7. Discipuli et discipulae in silva saepe _' A) ambulat B) ambulo C) ambulant D) ambulas ~~ ~.
8. Homo duos _ habet. A) equos B) aures C) pedes D) oculos ...........................................................~ ~8)
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9. "Cur cantas, Cornelia?" Cornelia respondet, "_ quod sum laeta." A) Canto B) Cantat C) Cantant D) Cantas
10. Clarus poeta magnum numerum librorum in villa habet. A) with books B) books C) for books D) of books
11. Piratae cum captivis trans _ navigabant. A) aqua B) aquae C) aquam D) aquarum
12. Deus _ et solis et medicinae est Apollo. A) musica B) musicam C) musicae D) musicis
ore sedebatis? A) are you sitting B) will you sit C) had you sat D) were you sitting
13. Cur sub arb
14. Magister discipulis dicit, "_ me, discipuli, cum diligentia!" A) Spectate B) Specto C) Specta D) Spectare
15. The great Roman orator Cicero spoke clearly in the senate. A) claro B) clare C) clari D) clarus .~
16. Quid facit Quintus? A) Laborat in horto B) Ambu1at in silva C) Dormit in cubiculo D) Sedet in scho1a ........................ ~
17. Servi cibum eguis semper dant. A) around the horses B) of the horses C) to the horses D) with the horses . (16)
18. Quis ad scho1am cum Pub1ia ambulat? A) Who B) Why C) Where D) When
19. Pater et mater kin atrio exspectant. A) you B) me C) us D) him
20. Which of the following would be the correct response to the question, "Quaenam est tempestas hodieT' A) Gratias tibi ago B) Pluii
C) Salve, magistra D) Puella abest
Dea 1unae et soror Apollinis est: A) Diana B) Iuno C) Venus D) Ceres
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During the Monarchy, 753 to 510 B.C., the rulers were: A) consuls B) emperors C) quaestors D) kings
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Ubi est Hispania? Hispania est in: A) Europa B) Graecia C) Asia D) Africa
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The best translation of E pluribus unum is: A) and the rest B) at one's pleasure C) one for all D) one out of many
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The killing of the Nemean lion was performed by _ as one of his twelve labors. A) Perseus B) Theseus C) Hercules D) Aeneas
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In Rome, chariot races took place at the: A) Forum B) Temple of Vesta C) Curia D) Circus Maximus
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Octo et septem sunt: A) XV B) xix C) ix D) XIV
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Swift as the wind was the Greek god Hermes whom the Romans called: A) Bacchus B) Mars C) Cupid D) Mercury
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In the Trojan War the Trojans fought against the: A) Greeks B) Gauls C) Spaniards D) Carthaginians
Nasus, bracchium, digitus and capillus are: A) articles of clothing B) rooms in a house C) parts of the body D) meals of the day
An English word meaning "a tract of land" which is derived from the Latin word for "land" is: A) lot B) field C) terrain D) plateau
32. A Roman would normally eat dinner in the: A) trlclinium B) atrium C) cubiculum D) peristylium
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33. This elevated structure supporting a water conduit invented by the Romans is a/an: A) bath B) circus C) temple D) aqueduct .................
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34. Roman farmers often invoked the gods when their crops were in need of water. A) cursed B) refused to worship C) called upon
D) built temples to
35. The hero Theseus forgot to change black sails to white to signify his victory over the _ on the island of Crete. A) Hydra B) Medusa
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C) Minotaur D) Chimaera
READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
POMONA, THE ROMAN GODDESS OF GARDENS
Pomona erat nympha et poma curabat. Pomona viros non amabat.
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poma (accusative plural) = fruit
Ubi viri ad earn appropinquabant, nympha territa in silvam fugiebat.
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Olim adu1escens, nomine Vertumnus, vidit Pomonam et earn amavit. Ubi
Vertumnus earn spectavit, Pomona in silvam cucurrit. Adulescens
in silvam secreto ambu1avit. Inter arbores latuit Vertumnus
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adulescens = youth
cucurrit = ran
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latuit = hid
et de amore cantavit. Tum Pomonam suaviter vocavit. Pomona
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suaviter = sweetly
respondit, et ubi virum pulchrum vidit, laeta nympha eum amavit.
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36. Pomona was frightened of the: A) woods B) men C) other nymphs D) gods
37. Pomona fled to the: A) river B) garden C) cave D) forest
38. In hac fabula Vertumnus latuit: A) in horto B) in silva C) cum viris D) in aqua
39. Cur cantavit Vertumnus? A) to charm Pomona B) to put the nymphs to sleep C) to summon his friends D) to calm his fears
40. At the conclusion of the story Pomona decided to: A) race with Vertumnus B) return to the nymphs C) love Vertumnus
D) run away from Vertumnus
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1. Multa animalia ferocia in _ habitabant. A) montium B) montibus C) montes D) mons
2. "_, mater! Ad campum ambulamus," clamaverunt Lavinia et Marcus. A) Vale B) Valet C) Valete D) Valebat
3. Romulus et Remus erant _' A) geminos B) gemini C) geminorum D) geminum
4. Pueri defessi aquam cibumque petiverunt. A) water or food B) neither water nor food C) water and food D) water but not food
5. Multas gratias _ agimus. A) nostra mater B) nostra matre C) nostrae matri D) nostram matrem
6. Vox nymphae by the men audita est. A) viros B) a viris C) cum viris D) ad viros
7. Quid _ cupitis? A) facit B) fecit C) facere D) faciet
8. Charon mortuos trans flumen _ transportavit. A) pro nave B) sub nave C) nave D) de nave
9. _ sol non lucet, dies frigidus est. A) Quod B) Aut C) Sed D) Cur
10. She is certainly the best equestrian on the team. A) certa B) certe C) certi D) certo
11. Viri _ Medusam spectaverant in saxa mutati sunt. A) quibus B) quae C) qui D) cuius
12. Iulius Caesar dux _ erat. A) clarus B) clarum C) claro D) clari
13. Portat: portabit :: audit: _ A) audivit B) audiebat C) audiet D) audiverat
14. Equi of the girls per campos currebant. A) puellae B) puellis C) puellas D) puellarum
/15. Dido had not been warned about the departure plans of Aeneas. A) monetur B) monebatur C) monita est D) monita erat
16. "You have been singing while l have been working," shouted the ant to the grasshopper. A) te...me B) tibi...mihi C) tuus...meus D) tu...ego
17. "Children, see how brightly the constellation of Orion shines tonight," said their father. A) liberi B) liberos C) liberis D) liberorum
18. Erimusne semper amici? A) Are we? B) Will we be? C) Were we? D) Had we been?
19. The Roman numeral M stands for the Latin word: A) mitte B) mille C) miles D) male
20. Victor _ accipiet. A) praemio B) praemium C) praemiorum D) praemiis
21. Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and doorways, was always pictured with: A) snakes as hair B) the body of a horse C) the head of a lion
D) two faces
22. Corsica et Sicilia et Sardinia sunt _' A) montes B) insulae C) flumina D) urbes
23. The last meal of the day for most Romans was: A) cena B) prandium C) vinum D) ientaculum
24. The Latin abbreviation which introduces an example is: A) e.g. B) N.B. C) etc. D) et al.
25. Thermae, tepidarium and strigiles are terms associated with a Roman: A) religious ceremony B) political office C) school D) bath
26. A septilateral figure has: A) six angles B) many arcs C) seven sides D) eight surfaces
27. The Greek hero Belleropaon, riding the winged horse Pegasus, killed the: A) Minotaur B) Medusa C) Hydra D) Chimaera
28. The atrium was the _ in a Roman house. A) kitchen B) garden C) bedroom D) main room
29. The stilus was used by the Romans: A) to predict future events B) for cookirig meat C) to store dry goods D) as a writing implement
30. In order to emphasize the swiftness of its service a company might use the god _ as its symboL. A) Atlas B) Mercury C) Mars D) Vulcan
31. In a medieval monastery the scribe was responsible for: A) ringing the tower bell B) copying manuscripts C) preparing the meals
D) leading the prayers
32. The Roman symbol of authority, a bundle of rods tied around an ax, was called the: A) comitia B) Lares C) cursus honorum D) fasces
33. Sailing down the Tiber toward the open sea, one would pass through the harbor of: A) Ostia B) Brundisium C) Naples D) Venice
34. Toga: vir :: _: femina A) soleae B) stoIa C) fibula D) bulla
35. The hero who left his farm to lead the Roman army to victory over the Aequi was: A) Fabricius B) Cincinnatus C) Horatius D) Romulus
READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
PROTEUS, ELUSIVE GOD OF THE SEA
Proteus erat filius Neptuni et deus maris. In mari phocas
et bestias maritimas pro Neptuno curabat. Proteus quoque potestatem
praedictionis habebat et de futuris multa praedicebat. Sed deus
futura praedicere non cupiebat. Ubi aliquis de futuris eum rogabat,
fugere temptabat et in varias formas ~ mutabat. In ignem, in
aquam, etiam in bestiam se mutabat. Atque in variis insulis
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phoca = seal
potestatem = power
praedictio = prediction
aliquis = anyone
se = himself
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habitabat. Itaque !!!in!.2 invenire eum poterat.
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Olim Rex Menelaus ab Asia ad Graeciam navigabat, sed navigare
domum nesciebat. Rex auxilium a Proteo petere constituit. Haque
nocte ubi Proteus dormiebat cum phocis, Menelaus dissimulavit se
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esse phocam. Menelaus ad deum appropinquavit et eum ligavit.
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Oeinde Proteus ligatus e somno excitatus est et neque currere neque
formam mutare poterat. Haque deus invitus cursum ad Graeciam
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Menelao demonstravit. - -
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nemo = no one; poterat = was able
nesciebat = he did not know; constituit = decided
dissimulavit = pretended
appropinquavit = approached; Iigare = to tie
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invitus = unwilling; cursum = course
36. Proteus assumed various shapes so that he would not have to: A) follow Neptune's orders B) accompany Menelaus to war
C) help the seals find a home D) answer questions about the future
37. King Menelaus did not know: A) how to get home B) how to please the gods C) where his ships were D) where his men were
38. King Menelaus tricked Proteus by: A) disguising himself as Neptune B) disguising himself as a seal C) pretending to sail away
D) hiding his boat
39. Proteus was forced to grant Menelaus' request because: A) he was wounded B) he was tied up C) he was afraid of Neptune
D) he owed Menelaus a favor
40. According to the information given in the passage, the English word "protean" means: A) readily changeable B) prone to accidents
C) eager to please D) causing laughter
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM A, B, C, OR D.
1. Daphne deum Apollinem ce1errime effugit. A) quickly B) rather quickly C) more quickly D) very quickly
2. Deucalion and Pyrrha repopulated the earth with rocks. A) pro saxis B) saxa C) apud saxa D) saxis
3. Nemo verba Cassandrae, _ regis, audivit. A) filia B) filiae C) filiam D) filiarum
4. Let Paris announce his decision. A) nuntiat B) nuntiabat C) nuntiet D) nuntiavit
5. _ monstra a Perseo interfecta sunt? A) Quis B) Quid C) Quod D) Quae
6. Ulixes et viri the approach Polyphemi magnopere timuerunt. A) aditu B) aditui C) aditum D) aditus
7. Post mortem Romulus _ appellatus est. A) deum B) deus C) dei D) deo
8. Cum amicis Latine cras _' A) colloquimur B) colloquemur C) collocuti sumus D) colloqui
9. Icarus, a patre _, altius volavit. A) monens B) monitus C) moniti D) monere
10. Tarquinius Superbus erat crudelior _' A) ceteri reges B) ceteris regibus C) ceteros reges D) ceterorum regum
11. Tria capita _ erant. A) cani Cerbero B) canis Cerberus C) canem Cerberum D) cane Cerbero
12. Nolite _ pueros puellasque ad Minotaurum! A) mittere B) mittitis C) mittetis D) mitti
13. Fabulam de bello Troiano _ narrabo. A) eis B) eos C) eum D) id
14. Virgine _ Perseus domum rediit. A) servatus B) servata C) servatum D) servatis
15. Infans Hercules erat tam potens ut duos serpentes strangulare _' A) potest B) posset C) poterat D) posse
16. Multi putaverunt Caesarem esse regem -,---. A) voluit B) voluisset C) volens D) velIe
17. Sibylla Aeneae imperat ut ramum aureum _' A) petiverit B) petivisset C) peteret D) petat
18. Dictator Romanus in imperio sex menses erat. A) within six months B) for six months C) in the sixth month D) by the sixth month
19. Caesar pontem trans Rhenum structurus est. A) has built B) must build C) is going to build D) has been built
20. Pars _ in castris mansit. A) peditum B) pedites C) peditibus D) pedes
21. In 510 B.C. Brutus and Collatinus were responsible for the: A) kidnapping of the Sabine women B) destruction of Alba Longa
C) defeat of Pyrrhus D) expulsion of the Tarquins
22. Two attributes of Athena were: A) trident and horse B) sickle and sheaf of wheat C) aegis and owl D) forge and anvil
23. The Latin verb from which repetition is derived means: A) sell B) send C) survive D) seek
24. One would read the history of the founding of Rome in the works of: A) Ovid B) Livy C) Caesar D) Plautus
25. Arrange the following in the correct chronological order: I) the First Triumvirate is formed 2) Octavian defeats Antony at Actium
3) Marius and Sulla wage a civil war 4) Scipio Africanus destroys Carthage A) 3, 4, 1,.2 B) 4, 3, 2, 1 C) 3, 2, 4, 1 D) 4, 3, 1, 2
26. The presiding judge at a Roman trial was the: A) quaestor B) praetor C) aedile D) censor
27. Deus Romanus cui sunt duae facies est: A) Apollo B) Janus C) Pluto D) Mars
28. Select the pair which is mismatched. A) Theseus and Ariadne B) Orpheus and Andromeda C) Jason and Medea D) Dido and Aeneas
29. Triplex acies refers to: A) an award for military victory B) the legal order for political office C) a special religious sacrifice
D) a Roman battle formation
30. _ was assigned the impossible tasks off
etching water from the river Styx and obtaining Proserpina's beauty secrets. A) Psyche B) Pandora
C) Arachne D) Callisto
31. The Roman maiden who betrayed the capitol to the Sabines and whose name was later given to the rock from which traitors were hurled to their
death was: A) Rhea Silvia B) Tarpeia C) Lucretia D) Virginia
32. I always carry my Latin book with me. It is my _' A) ex post facto B) in toto C) vade mecum D) non sequitur
33. In ten days, Caesar bridged the Rhine in order to invade: A) Hispania B) Hibernia C) Illyricum D) Germania
34. Cincinnatus, Sulla and Caesar all held the title: A) emperor B) censor C) pharoah D) dictator
35. Mars: Ares :: Diana: _ A) Artemis B) Aphrodite C) Hestia D) Demeter
MILTIADES' TREACHEROUS PLAN
Persarum rex Darius, ex Asia in Europam exercitu traducto,
Scythis bellum inferre constituit. Pontem in Istro flumine
fecit. Custodes eius pontis reliquit principes quos secum
duxerat. In hoc numero erat Miltiades. Mox nuntiatum est Darium
in Scythas rem male gerere. Miltiades itaque custodes hortatus
est ut pontem rescinderent. Miltiades dixit Darium, aut telis
hostium aut inopia, paucis diebus moriturum esse et Graeciam
liberam -futuram esse. Cum multi hoc consilium acciperent.
Histiaeus tamen negavit hoc consilium usui principibus esse.
"Vestra potestas," inquit Histiaeus, "regno Darii nititur.
Dario interfecto, vos poenam vestris civibus dabitis:' Plurimi
sententiam Histiaei secuti sunt. Miltiades, non dubitans
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Persae = Persians
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Scythae = nomadic tribes north of the Black Sea
Isler = name for the lower part of the Danube
Miltiades = Athenian noble performing military service
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under Darius
rescindere = to cut away
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Histiaeus =. Persian leader; usui = an advantage
nitor, niti = to depend on (with abl.)
consilium suum ad' aures regis perventurum esse, Athenas fugit.
36. Darius left as guards for the bridge: A) European volunteers B) his own chiefs C) Scythians D) camp slaves
37. It was reported that Darius: A) was fighting successfully B) had left the field of battle C) was attacking the bridge guards
D) was conducting his campaign poorly
38. Miltiades urged the guards to cut down the bridge so that: A) Darius would die B) they might save their king
C) they might have time to regroup D) Darius might entrap the enemy
39. Histiaeus: A) supports Miltiades' plan B) asks for a vote on Miltiades' plan C) is undecided about Miltiades' plan
D) is against Miltiades' plan
40. Miltiades fled to Athens because: A) Histiaeus ordered him to leave B) he knew Darius would hear of his plan
on a mission to Greece D) he was wounded at the bridge
C) Darius sent him
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1. Prima luce surrexi ut duo milia passuum ante ientaculum _' A) currebàm B) cucurri C) currerem D) curram
2. Hi sunt aediles qui _ praesunt. A) ludis B) ludi C) ludos D) ludorum
3. Custos exclusit homines _ tu salutatum me miseras. A) quos B) quibus C) qui D) quis
4. I know why tourists spend entire days in Pompeii. A) agunt B) agant C) agent D) agerent
5. Putasne esse more di1lieUit exitium quam initium invenire? A) difficilius B) difficile C) difficillimum D) difficilem
6. Romani sententias de candidatis in _ aedificiorum saepe scribebant. A) paries B) parietis C) parietum D) parietibus
from the rostra in the forum. A) dicentium B) dicentibus C) dicens D) dicentes
7. It would have been exciting to hear the famous orators speaking
8. CaITUm novum emere non possum quod mihi satis _ non est. A) pecunia B) pecuniae C) pecuniam D) pecunias
9. Cur putas eum mentem changed? A) mutare B) mutavit C) mutavisse D) mutat
10. Clamoribus _, Calpurnia timere incepit. A) audientibus B) auditis C) audiendis D) audituris
11. Cum Cicero et Hortensius _ competitores, inimici'tamen non erant. A) erant B) fuerunt C) essent D) fuerint
12. Veritatem let him speak. A) dicit B) dicat C) dicet D) dixit
13. Res publica _ liberata est. A) magna pericula B) magnis periculis C) magnum periculum D) magni periculi
14. Eram tardus hodie; '--- pudet. A) ego B) mihi C) me D) mei
15. Sunt nonnulli qui _ potestatem esse cariorem vita. A) censuissent B) censuerint C) censerent D) censeant
16. Cicero relates that it was the Tiber "quo omnis iuventus _ causa venit." A) natanda B) natando C) natandum D) natandi
17. Which one of the following expresses a thought completely different from the others? A) Labor omnia vincit B) Maxime laborandum est
ore
C) Labor mihi non placet D) Nihil sine magno lab
18. Spartacus erat gladiator _' A) ferox facies B) feroces facies C) feroci facie D) ferocem faciem
19. Si loqueris Latine saepe, magistra magnopere _' A) gavisa erat B) gavisa est C) gaudebit D) gaudebat
20. Romani gallinam piscesque edebant sed praesertim _ fruebantur. A) agnum B) agni C) agnus D) agno
21. The winged lions with eagles' heads which kept vigil over a legendary pile of gold were: A) Gorgons B) Fates C) Furies D) Griffins
22. What Latin verb is the root of the English words innocuous, nuisance, obnoxious, and innocent? A) nolle B) notare C) noscere D) nocere
23. Who was once a supporter of Cicero but later agreed to his assassination? A) Pompey B) Caesar C) Sulla D) Octavian
24. This statement conveys the sentiments of many Romans toward the end of the Republic: "Omnia venalia Romae."
A) Everything is for sale in Rome B) All things come to Rome C) Romans hunt everything D) All roads lead to Rome
25. A news service during the early part of the Empire might have issued the bulletin: "Claudius Invades _ 100 Years After Caesar!" A) Sicily
B) Greece C) Spain D) Britain
26. Drusus crossed the _ River to advance into Germany as far as the Elbe River. A) Rhone B) Seine C) Rhine D) Marne
27. Circe had prophesied that _ would encounter many perils before reaching Ithaca. A) Aeneas B) Orestes C) Achilles D) Odysseus
28. It was the duty of the _ to warn people to stand aside and give way to the consuL. A) lictores B) vigiles C) aediles D) praetores
29. The Pantheon was built in commemoration of Octavian's victory at _' A) Zama B) Actium C) Lake Trasimene D) Pharsalus
30. A Roman historian who lived and wrote during the Empire was: A) Plautus B) Cato the Elder C) Catullus D) Tacitus
31. The power of veto over almost all resolutions and actions of magistrates belonged to the: A) censors B) consuls C) patricians D) tribunes
32. Pompey was resolved not to allow _ to stand for the consulship in 49 B.c. unless he disbanded his army. A) Cicero B) Octavian
C) Caesar D) Crassus
by fire. A) Molo of Rhodes B) Archias
33. Cicero defended _, a poet and teacher, whose records of Roman citizenship had been destroyed
C) Demosthenes D) Aristophanes
34. The Romans would have expressed April 21, the legendary date of the founding of Rome, as: A) a.d. XI Kal.Mai. B) a.d. V Id. Apr.
C) pridie KaL. MaL D) Non. Apr.
35. Her acerbic tone made him feel uncomfortable. A) boastful B) servile C) bitter D) flattering
READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
CICERO RETURNS FROM SICILY
Tum existimabam omnes homines Romae nihil aliud nisi de quaestura mea
in Sicilia loqui. Ego frumenti maximum numerum Romam in summa caritate
miseram; negotiatoribus comis, mercatoribus iustus, oppidis liberalis, sociis
amicus, omnibus eram visus in omni officio diligentissimus. Excogitabam
totam Italiam honores a Siculis in me audivisse. Itaque hac spe decedebam,
ut mihi populum Romanum ultro omnia delaturum putarem. At ego cum itineris
faciendi causa Puteolos venissem, qua tempestate plurimi et laútissimi solent
esse in eis locis, concidi paene, cum ex me quidam quaesisset quo die Roma
exissem, et num quid in ea esset novi.
Adapted from Cicero
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quaestura = quaestorship
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frumentum = grain shipments
comis (nominative singular) = courteous
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Puteolos = Pozzuoli, southern seaside town;
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(7) qua tempestate = in the season when;
(7) lautissimi = very sophisticated
36. According to lines 1 and 2, Cicero considered his quaestorship a: A) result of his family's encouragement
B) frequent topic of conversation at Rome C) result of his speaking ability in the courts at Rome
D) great opportunity for a Roman political writer
37. In lines 3-5 we learn that the Sicilians: A) distrusted Cicero's intentions B) had heard earlier of Cicero's fáme C) accorded honors to Cicero
D) empowered Cicero to import grain
38. In lines 3-4 negotiatoribus...amicus illustrates the rhetorical figure: A) personification B) alliteration C) simile D) asyndeton
39. In line 8 concidi paene is closest in meaning to: A) I almost fell flat B) It was quite a coincidence C) I lost almost all my fortune
D) I almost fell in with these people .
40. Cicero was expecting to be asked what was going on in: A) Sicily B) Greece C) Rome D) Pozzuoli
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ACL/NJCL NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
1989
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM A,B,C, OR D. MARK ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET.
1. The Vestal Virgins were sacred priestesses by whom the flame in Vesta's temple was protected. A) quibuscum B) a quo C) a quibus D) quarum
2. Orpheus declared that he would always love Eurydice. A) amaturum esse B) amabit C) amaverit D) amavisse
3. If Sisyphus had wished to be called a friend of the gods, he would not have betrayed their secrets. A) amico B) amicum C) amicus D) amici
4. Quis scit cur talia fecerit? A) in this way B) such things C) what kind D) so great
5. As soon as I iiiWe made up my mind, I will write to you. A) constituebam B) constituero C) constitueram D) constituo
6. Temporibus antiquis oraculum Apollinis _ erat. A) Delphi B) Delphorum C) Delphis D) Delphos
7. "Odysseus, do not approach the cave of Polyphemus!" A) Non accedis B) Ne accedas C) Non accedunt D) Ne accedamus
8. Hector, dux Troianus, _ Achillis resistere non iam potuit. A) impetibus periculosis B) impetus periculosi C) impetuum periculosorum
D) impetus periculosos
9. "My father, I await your instructions." A) meo patre B) mi pater C) patri mihi D) patrem meum
10. Hannibal victus Romanos metu liberavit. A) by fear B) with fear C) from fear D) in fear
11. Augustus Caesar bibliothecam clarissimam _ causa aedificavit. A) Iibrorum servandorum B) libris servandis C) Iibro servando
D) libros servandos
12. The emperor will ask the magistrates what they decided at their last meeting. A) decrevissent B) decreverint C) decernant D) deeernerent
13. If those men truly loved Rome, they would not be setting out for Spain now. A) non profecti sint B) non proficiscerentur C) non profecti essen!
D) non proficiscantur
14. Veritus sum ne diceres. A) I feared you would speak. B) I am afraid you will speak. C) I am afraid you won't speak.
D) I feared you wouldn't speak.
15. Legatos ad imperatorem mittent rogatum auxilium. A) having been asked B) to ask C) of those asking D) about to ask
16. "Vincere scis, Hannibal, victoria uti nescis." A) to be used B) I used C) to use D) of using
17. Nemo fuit diligentior quam Tacitus _ nos omnes laudamus. A) qui B) quo C) quem D) cui
18. Cum Sibyllinos Iibros ad vos attulero, eos diligenter intenteque legitote. A) by reading B) to be read C) read D) I will read
19. Sociis a nobis credendum est. A) We must trust our allies. B) Our alhes must trust them. C) You must trust our allies.
D) Our allies must believe in themselves.
20. On the ninth day the sailors spotted land. A) nonis diebus B) novem diem C) nono die D) novem dies
21. Avus, consobrina, nepos and socer are words used to denote Roman: A) occupations B) religious festivals C) crops D) family relationships
22. The goddess _ in her three different manifestations, is associated with Proserpina, Hecate and Luna. A) Minerva B) Diana C) Juno
D) Vesta
this line is: A) DDDSDS B) DDSDDS C) DSDDDS D) DSSSDS
24. What Latin verb is the root of the English derivatives desultory, resilient, assault, and salient? A) sHere (to cease) B) salire (to leap)
23. "Hos inimica super mixto premit agmine turbo." The metrical pattern of
C) sulcare (to plow) D) sauciare (to wound)- - - -
25. Aeneas was bound to Anchises by: A) political ties B) fùial piety C) a religious oath D) military duty
26. Much of the material for Shakespeare's three plays based on ancient Roman characters was gleaned from the work of the ancient biographer:
A) Martial B) Ovid C) Plutarch D) Terence
27. The hill on the west bank of
the Tiber at Rome, which served as a defensive outpost, and was later incorporated into theAurelian Wall is called
the: A) Mamertine B) Janiculum C) Campus Martius D) Ara Pacis
28. In poetry, the forms superum and deum may mean: A) the gods B) of the gods C) for the gods D) by the gods
29. The Miles Gloriosus, Mostellaria and Aulularja were comedies written by the Roman author: A) Cornelius Nepos B) Lucretius C) Ovid
D) Plautus
30. Apicius tells us that garum was an important item in Roman: A) cooking B) clothing C) travel D) engineering
31. After Jason sailed from the Aegean Sea through the Hellespont, he entered the: A) Tyrrhenian Sea B) Black Sea C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Adriatic Sea
32. The English words cohesive and inherent are derived from the Latin verb haereo meaning: A) penetrate B) clarify C) conceal D) stick
33. The first temples built by the Ro~ow the influence of earlier Italian inhabitants, the _' A) Oscans B) Etruscans C) Sabines
D) Gauls
34. Hermes was sometimes called Argeiphontes because he was the slayer of the hundred-eyed monster Argus, who was sent by Juno to guard:
A) 10 B) Iris C) Danae D) Andromache
35. The Latin word pecunia reveals that the economy of the earliest Romans depended on: A) livestock B) landholdings C) metal ingots D) salt
READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
A STORY OF NIOBE
Nee flecti ~ nec bracchia reddereIJ1otus,
i
nee pes ire potest; intra quoque viscera saxum est;
2
cervix = neck
flet tamen, et validi circumdata turbine venti
3
in patriam rapta est. Ibi fixa cacumine montis
4
cacumine = top
liquitur, et lacrimas etiam nunc marmora !!!!!!!!!!!1
5
manant = pour forth
Tum vero cuncti manifestam numinis iram
femina virque timent cultuque impensius omnes
6
7
impensius = more seriously
magna gemelliparae venerantur numina divae.
Ovid, Metamorphoses
8
gemelli
parae = twin-bearing
36. In lines i and 2, we learn that Niobe: A) cannot contain her anger any longer B) is hiding in the depths of the rocks C) cannot walk
D) warns the others by waving her arms
37. ...rapta est. Ibi fixa... (line 4) tells us that Niobe was: A) quickly restored B) taken in by a false report C) snatched and set down
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D) pierced violently
The subject of Iiquitur (line 5) is: A) tears B) the mountain top C) marble stones D) Niobe
In line 8, there is an example of the poetic figure: A) litotes B) synchesis C) tmesis D) polysyndeton
In lines 6-8 we learn that Latona, the mother of the twins Apollo and Diana: A) abandons the mountain top B) fears Niobe
C) punishes the twins D) enjoys renewed worship by the people
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LATIN V
ACL/NJCL NATIONAL LATIN EXAM
V
1989
READ THE PASSAGES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM A, B, C, OR D. MARK ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET.
THE MICE AND THE WEASELS
Cum victi mures mustelarum exercitu,
historia quorum et in tabernis pingitur,
fugerent et artos circum trepidarent cavos,
aegre recepti tamen evaserunt necem.
Duces eorum, qui capitibus cornua
suis ligarant, ut conspicuum in proelio
haberent signum, quod sequerentur milites,
1
mustela = weasel
2
3
4
artus -a -urn = narrow
aegre recepti = not well received
5
6
7
8
haesere in portis suntque capti ab hostibus;
quos immolatos victor avidis dentibus
capacis alvi mersit tartareo specu.
Quemcumque populum tristis eventus premit
periclitatur magnitudo principum;
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12
periclitatur == is tested
minuta plebes facilt praesidio latet.
13
minutus = subordinate
9
immolatus = sacrificed
a1Vus = belly specus = hollow
11
1. According to the passage how did the Romans know this story? A) by reading it in Greek B) by looking at murals
C) by listening to the story as told by their mothers D) by hearing slaves retell it
2. The tense of fugerent (line 3) is: A) present B) future C) imperfect D) perfect
3. The English word "internecine" is derived from the Latin verb necare, which is associated with the noun necem in line 4 meaning: A) enemy
B) war C) death D) weapons
4. The best translation of the syncopated form Iigarant (line 6) is: A) will tie B) have tied C) were tying D) had tied
5. According to lines 6-7, the cornua (line 5) served what purpose? A) defensive protection B) offensive weapon C) military standard D) disguise
6. The best translation of quod sequerentur milites (line 7) is: A) to follow the soldiers B) because the soldiers were followed
C) which the soldiers might follow D) that followed the soldiers
7. An alternative form of haesere (line 8) is: A) haeserunt B) haeserant C) haeserint D) haerere
8. The subject of suntque capti (line 8) is: A) duces B) eorum C) qui D) hostibus
9. Who wore the horns? A) leaders of the mice B) all the mice C) leaders of the weasels D) all the weasels
10. Qui sunt victores in hoc bello? A) cornua B) mures C) mustelae D) populus
n. The adjective tartareo in line 10 is an allusion to: A) the Civil War between Pompey and Caesar B) Hades
C) the loss of the standards at Carrhae D) a volcano
12. What is the moral of this fable? A) We learn by the misfortune of others. . B) Beware of the insincere friend.
C) It is difficult to see beyond one's own nose. D) Danger is greatest for the mostconspicuou,s.
13. This fable was written by Rome's most famous fabulist ~ (15 B.C.-50 AD.). A) Martial B) Lucretius C) Phaedrus D) Plautus
WVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Isque ubi pendentem vidit de rupe puellam,
deriguit, facie quem non stupefecerat hostis,
vixque manu spolium tenuit, victorque Medusae
victus ab Andromeda est. lam cautibus invidet ipsis
felicisque vocat, teneant quae membra, catenas.
i
rupis = crag, rock
2
3
4
cautes = pointed rocks
5
catena = chain
Et postquam poenae causam cognovit ab ipsa,
6
destinat in thalamos per bellum vadere ponti,
altera si Gorgo veniat, non territus illa.
Marcus Manilius
7
per bellum ... ponti = to go through war against the sea
8
14. This poem is about which mythological hero? A) Theseus B) Perseus C) Hercules D) Bellerophon
15. The hostis in line 2 is: A) Neptune B) Medusa C) Chimaera D) Pegasus
16. To what or whom does spolium in line 3 refer? A) Andromeda B) mirror C) sickle D) head
17. The best translation of ab Andromeda in line 4 is: A) by Andromeda B) toward Andromeda C) from Andromeda D) about Andromeda
18. The grammatical construction of cautibus...ipsis in line 4 is: A) ablative of separation B) dative with special verbs C) indirect objeet
D) ablative of place where
19. The case and number of felicis in line 5 is: A) genitive singular B) vocative singular C) nominative plural D) accusative plural
20. The antecedent of quae (line 5) is: A) Andromeda B) membra C) catenas D) cautibus
21. In line 6, the hero discovers poenae causam from: A) Cassiopeia B) the sea monster C) Andromeda D) Medusa
22. In thalamos (line 7) refers to: A) marriage B) death C) birth D) war
23. The best translation of veniat (line 8) is: A) came B) should come C) will come D) were coming
24. The metrical scansion of line 1 is: A) SSDDDS B) DDDSDS C) DSSSDS D) SDDSDS
25. The author of this selection was Marcus Manilius whose didactic poem Astronomica was published during the reign of the second emperor of
Rome, _' A) Claudius B) Nero C) Tiberius D) Caligula
A LETTER FROM PLINY ABOUT THE GAMES
C. Plinius Càlvisio Suo S.
i
Omne hoc tempus inter meos Iibellos iucundissima quiete
transrnisi. "Quem ad modum," inquis, "in urbe potuisti?"
Circenses erant, quo genere spectaculi ne levissime quidem teneor.
2
Nihil novum, nihil vàrium, nihil quod non semel spectasse sufficiat.
Quo magis miror tot milia virorum tam pueriliter identidem cupere
currentes equos, insistentes curribus homines videre. Si tamen aut
velocitate equorum aut hominum arte traherentur, esset ratio
nonnulla; nunc favent panno, pannum aiiia.nt, et si in ipso cursu
iucundus = pleasant
3
4
5
semel = one time
6
quo magis = so much the more; identidem = again and again
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8
9
medioque certamine hic color ilIuc, ilIe huc transferatur, studium
favorque transibit. Capio aliquam voluptatem, quod hac voluptate
non capior. Ac per hos dies libentissime otium meum in litteris
10
colloco, quos alii otiosissimis occupationibus perdunt. Vale.
13
pannus = piece of cloth colored to identify the rider
11
12
Adapted froir ..ny, Letters, IX.6
26. The S. which appears in line 1 of this selection stands for: A) scribit clare B) sa1utem dicit C) salit celeriter D) servat humiliter
27. How has Pliny spent the past several days? A) traveling in the city B) exercising C) watching the games D) reading and writing
28. The ellipsis in line 3 is probably: A) venari B) scribere C) ambulare D) natare
29. The best translation of ne levissime quidem (line 4) is: A) less lightly B) not even very slightly C) not too lightly D) very lightly indeed
30. What figure of speech appears in line 5? A) anaphora B) polysyndeton C) zeugma D) praeteritio
31. The verb sufticiat (line 5) is subjunctive in a clause of: A) purpose B) characteristic C) proviso D) result
32. Pliny is astonished in lines 6-7 that thousands of men enjoy watching: A) the horses galloping B) the men running
C) bets being collected at the races D) the chariots colliding
33. The words velocitate equorum ...hominum arte (line 8) illustrate: A) synchesis B) synecdoche C) chiasmus D) metaphor
34. The verbs of the condition in lines 7-8 are best translated: A) were attracted...would be B) had been attracted...wou1d have been
C) should be attracted...would be D) will be attracted...would be
35 The subject of favent (line 9) is: A) horses B) charioteers C) gladiators D) spectators
36. Pliny makes several observations about the games. Not included among Pliny's observations about the games is:
A) In their enthusiasm the spectators crowd onto the racing track. B) The spectators favor a mere piece of cloth.
C) The spectators would suddenly switch sides if the colors were exchanged.
D) He takes pleasure in the fact that he does not take pleasure in the games.
37. The best translation of quod (line 11) is: A) in order that B) which C) in the fact that D) therefore
38. The antonym of otium (line 12) is: A) odium B) negotium C) voluptas D) gaudium
39. The antecedent of quos in line 13 is: A) litteris B) alii C) occupationibus D) dies
40. Pliny the Younger lived: A) 234-149 B.c. B) 106-43 B.C. C) 63 B.C.- AD. 14 D) AD. 61-1l2
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