Nomen: ____________________________________________
Stage 17 Pre-Test: Latin II
Please read the directions for each section and answer to the best of your ability. THINK!
1.
Vocabulary- please give a definition of each word below that you have seen in some
of our Stage 17 stories. If it has a **, that means you must give its CASE as well. (1 pt. per
piece of information)
a. hic , haec, hoc- __________________________
b. ille, illa, illud- ___________________________
c. ipse, ipsa, ipsum- _________________________
d. mihi** ___________________ case _________________________
e. vos** _______________________ case (2 options, give one!) ______________________
f. te** _______________________ case (2 options, give one!) _______________________
g. nobis** ______________________ case (2 options, give one!) _____________________
h. Underline which of the following verbs take the DATIVE case as their direct object:
amō appropinquō debeō resistō currō faveō placeō habeō intrō credō
2. Culture Questions- Please answer each question. (3 pts each)
a. What was the name of the general who controlled Egypt after the death of
Alexander the great?
b. What TWO Romans did Cleopatra use as allies?
c. In what naval battle did Octavian defeat Cleopatra? What year did it occur?
d. Name 3 famous landmarks or features of the city of Alexandria.
e. What year did Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius die? How did Cleopatra die?
f. What year did Alexander the great die?
g. For how many miles could you see the lighthouse of Alexandria? How tall was it?
3. Translation – Please translate the story below into LITERAL ENGLISH. I will be
grading you on correctly translating verbs (tenses, subject), nouns (cases), and vocabulary.
Vocabulary help is given at the bottom of the page- use the footnotes. (25 points)
Quintus Italiam visitat et amicum videt
Quintus post multos annos Italiam visitare voluit. Itaque in nave sedebat, quae ad
Italiam navigabat. Nunc loco1 appropinquabat, ubi urbs Pompeii fuerat.2 per3 quinque4
annos Pompeios non conspexerat. Mons Vesuvius prope aquam erat. Quintus nullam
urbem et nullos cives videre poterat. Deinde, ubi de5 patre matreque cogitabat6, lacrimabat.
Subito, navis ad portum Neapolis7 pervenit. Quintus portum circumspectavit.
Senem conspexit, qui in via dormiebat.
Quintus senem intente spectavit. Tum e nave ad senem cucurrit.
“Grumio!” clamavit. “quam laetus sum quod te video!”
“Quinte! Num vivis8? Euge! Nemo9 est laetior quam ego!” Grumio dixit et Quinto
complexum10 dedit.
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Locus, loci- 2nd declension masculine noun- place
Sum, esse, fui, futurus
3
Per= through
4
5
5
De= about
6
Cogito, cogitare- to think
7
Neapolis= Naples; translate as “of Naples”
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Vivo, vivere= to live
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Nelo= no one
10
Complexus= noun, hug
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4. Grammar Questions- Please answer these questions based on the grammar of the story
above. (1 pt per piece of information)
a. What type of a verb is “visitare” in line 1? How do you translate it?
b. What are the PERSON, NUMBER, and TENSE of “navigabat” in line 2?
c. Why is the word “loco” in line 2 in the dative case?
d. What are the PERSON, NUMBER, and TENSE of the verb “conspexerat” in line 3?
e. What CASE and NUMBER is “cives” in line 4?
f. What CASE and NUMBER is the word “via” in line 6?
g. What is the RELATIVE PRONOUN in line 6? What is its ANTECEDENT?
h. What type of adjective is “laetior” in line 9? How do you translate it?
Conjugating: BE ABLE TO CONJUGATE A VERB FROM ANY CONJUGATION! Conjugate
“avertō, avertere, avertī – to turn away,” in all 4 tenses below. Translate the 3rd person singular and plural
of each form.
Person
1ST
2ND
3RD
1ST PL.
2ND PL.
3RD PL.
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
Conjugate, “capiō, capere, cēpī – to seize” ,” in all 4 tenses below. Translate the 2nd person
singular and plural of each form. **NOTA BENE: BE ABLE TO CONJUGATE A VERB
FROM ALL CONJUGATIONS ON THE TEST.**
Person
1ST
2ND
3RD
1ST PL.
2ND PL.
3RD PL.
PRESENT
IMPERFECT
PERFECT
PLUPERFECT
NOUNS: BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A NOUN FROM AN DECLENSION. KNOW ALL 5 SETS OF
DECLENSIONS ENDINGS. IDENTIFY THE CASE, NUMBER, AND FUNCTION OF THE
UNDERLINED NOUNS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
1. imperator libertīs et civibus spectaculum dedit.
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2.
Salvius vīlicō et agricolae canem ostendit.
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3.
prō officīnā senatoris stābant quattour servī ingentēs.
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4. In villā Barbillī habitabam diū.
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IDENTIFY THE TENSE, PERSON, AND NUMBER OF EACH UNDERLINED VERB IN THE SENTENCES BELOW.
1. mercator Arabs solus erat in desertō._____________________________________________
2. Rufilla ē cubiculō currit. (currō, currere, cucurrī)_____________________________________
3. florēs dē minibus ancillae ceciderant.(cadō, cadere, cecidī)______________________________
4. vīlla Barbillī longē ā portū abest. ___________________________________________________
5. vīdit multōs servōs in portū.(videō, videre, vīdī)______________________________________
6. aquila ex effigiē evolavit.(evolō, evolāre, evolavī)______________________________________
TEST IS THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH!!!!