Latin 12 Exam Review
June 2013
Mr. B. Goreham.
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. CCXL
2. XL + XVII
3. Latin for ‘from the beinning’
4. Latin for ‘the other way around’
5. Meaning ‘one who takes away’
6. Meaning ‘the act of writing around’
7. Pertaining to sound:
8. Ambi9. Contra10. The Italian Verb vendire is derived from the Latin verb for:
11. Dezesseis is which number in English?
12. This romance language has a large population of speakers in Israel
13. Verbs and numbers are______________ between Romance languages
14. This language has official language status in Canada
15. The most widely spoken language in the world is
16. Most Romance languages are:
17. Some estimates place the number of Romance languages at:
18. This language is unique for its perseverance and amount of speakers, despite not being a major language of any one country:
19. Romance languages are derived from:
SECTION B: MATCHING (26 POINTS)
1. Latin Verbs (16 Points)
English Verb
Answer
Latin Verb
1. Come
A.
2. Cut
B.
3. have/hold
C.
4. Hear
D.
5. Lead
E.
6. Look
F.
7. Make
G.
8. Press/Push
H.
9. Put
I.
10. Save
J.
11. See
K.
12. Seek/attack
L.
13. Send
M.
14. Take
N.
15. Write
O.
16. Yield
P.
2. Latin Suffixes (10 Points)
Latin Suffix
Answer
English Meaning
1. -Alis (-al)
A.
2. -Culum (-cle)
B.
3. -Ible/-able
C.
4. -Ize/-ise
D.
5. -Ment
E.
6. -Or
F.
7. -Orium
G.
8. -Ose/-ous
H.
9. -Tas (-ty)
I.
10. -Tio (-tion)
J.
SECTION C: FILL IN THE BLANKS (80 POINTS)
1. Provide 4 examples of Latin words whose meanings have been retained in English (4 Points)
Original Latin Word
Original Meaning
Original Latin Word
Original Meaning
2. Complete the table below (15 points).
Latin Verb
English Meaning
Example of Use
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
3.
Latin Prefix
Complete the table below (12 points).
Meaning
Example of Use
Latin Suffix
1.
1.
2.
2.
Meaning
Example of Use
4.
Using 5 of the words below, complete the table that shows your understanding of the root words (20 Points)
Advisor
Conservation
Tenor
Prevention
Nonintervention
Retrospection
Contrapositive
Transcribe
Procession
Observation
Word
Prefix(es)
(0.5 Points)
Root
(0.5 Points)
Suffix(es)
(0.5 Points)
Prefix
(English)
(0.5 Points)
Root (English)
(0.5 Points)
Suffix
(English)
(0.5 Points)
Definition
(1 Point)
5.
Complete the table below (3 Points)
Roman Numerals
MMCXII
Arabic Numerals
256
3423
6.
7.
English
What were the categories of the Laws of the Twelve Tables (6 Points)
Complete the table below with the correct information for each language (20 Points)
French
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
absorb
I (pronoun)
One hundred
Three
Good evening
SECTION D: SHORT ANSWER. 60 Points. Complete on Loose Leaf
1. Use five Latin Legal terms in sentences to show their meaning
2. Define the following terms:
a.
Jurisprudence
b. Jurist c. Magistrate
d. Plebian e. Patrician
3. Answer the following five questions:
a.
Explain the economics of slavery.
b. In what ways were Roman weddings much like today’s weddings?
c.
Did woman have much control over their own lives?
d. Why was a coin placed in the mouth of the deceased for Roman burial?
e. What factors led to the Romans switching from cremation to new forms of burial?
4. Give a detailed description of the minor romance language on which you completed your independent study.
5. What is metathesis? Give 5 examples in the English language.
6. What is a prefix? A suffix? A root word? Give an example of each in a specific word.
SECTION E: LONG ANSWER. (16 POINTS). Complete on Loose Leaf
1. Why is it valuable to have a strong understanding of Latin?
2. Which unit was your favourite to study? Which unit did you find the most challenging? Explain both answers.