Latin II_H.Q2.Unit #4 PRACTICE TEST
mihine scrībere quam clarissimē potes?___________________________________
Part I: Write out the full comparison of the given adjective in Latin AND English, according to
the specific gender: XL points (ii per form Latin and English)
1. pulchrum (handsome, pretty)
a. Comparative: __________________________________________________________
b. Superlative: ___________________________________________________________
2. gracile (graceful)
a. Comparative: __________________________________________________________
b. Superlative: ___________________________________________________________
3. gravis (heavy, serious) (two-termination adjective, please treat as feminine)
a. Comparative: __________________________________________________________
b. Superlative: ___________________________________________________________
4. pūbēs, pūberis (“grown up; downy”; one-termination adjective, please treat as masculine)
a. Comparative: __________________________________________________________
b. Superlative: ___________________________________________________________
5. noxia (harmful)
a. Comparative: __________________________________________________________
b. Superlative: ___________________________________________________________
Part II: Write out the full comparison of the following adjectives in Latin AND English, listing
all three genders in Latin: L points (ii points per form Latin and English)
Comparative
Superlative
multī, -ae, -a (pl.)
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malus, -a, -um
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parvus, -a, -um
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bonus, -a, -um
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magnus, -a, -um
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CXC total points + x extra credit
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Latin II_H.Q2.Unit #4 PRACTICE TEST
mihine scrībere quam clarissimē potes?___________________________________
Part III: Translate the following sentences into English: XLV points
1. Ā summō monte mare trans campōs spectāre possumus. (8)
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2. Illō diē ad hunc locum nōtissimum ambulāre cōnstituimus. (8)
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3. Lucius est senior quam Appius sed nōn fortior. (8)
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4. Ego multōs diēs cum optimīs amīcis meīs lūdere volō. (9)
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5. Sī tuī amīcī fīdēlēs reī pūblicae nōn erunt, miserrimī omnium hominum erunt. (12)
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Part IV: Give the best answer to the following questions: XXXV points
1. Instead of using quam and keeping both items in a statement of comparison the same case,
you can omit quam and put the second item in the _________________________ case.
2. Using insānus, -a, -um, give the ablative singular of “too crazy”: _______________________
3. What degree is each of these adjectives? (S = Superlative; C = Comparative; P = Positive)
a.
Nappy: __________
c.
Very Natty: __________
b.
Nuttiest: __________
d.
Rather Nasty: __________
4. Why, logically, doesn’t possum, posse, potuī have a forth principal part?
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5. What do we call the type of infinitive that is usually paired with verbs such as debeō, nequeō,
volō, nolō, possum, and temptō? _________________________________________________
6. Working from the adjective persōnālis, -e, translate into Latin: “as personally as possible”:
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7. Translate this adverb into English: saepissimē: _____________________________________
8. Translate this adverb into English: diūtius: ________________________________________
9. Form the comparative AND superlative adverb of the one-termination adjective dīligens:
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Latin II_H.Q2.Grammar Quiz #4 (Unit 4, Ch. 33-36)
quis es tu? mihi tuum nōmen dīcās:___________________________________
10. The defective comparison of multus (singular) substitutes the noun ____________ as its
comparative degree.
11. This noun (answer to no. 10) appears with the word it “describes” in what case and
construction? ________________________________________________________________
12. Translate into English: Ille senior mē est. __________________________________________
13. What type of ablative is seen in nātū as in maximus nātū? ____________________________
14. The superlative adjective īnfimus is also written as: __________________________________
15. Supply the missing Latin forms where appropriate: (i point each)
Positive
Comparative
proprior, proprius
nearer
farther (distance)
exterior, exterius
outer
inner
earlier
superior, superius
higher
lower
Superlative
nearest, next (+ dative)
ultimus, -a, -um
farthest
outermost, farthest, last, end of
intimus, -a, -um
inmost
prīmus, -a, -um (ordinal)
first, foremost
highest
īnfimus, -a, -um
lowest, bottom
Extra Credit: i point each
1. What are the irregular adverbs for the following words:
a. facilis, -e: __________________________________________________________________
b. bonus, -a, -um: ______________________________________________________________
c. magnus, -a, -um: ____________________________________________________________
2. What are the irregular adverbs for the following words:
a. multus, -a, -um: _____________________________________________________________
b. malus, -a, -um:______________________________________________________________
c. parvus, -a, -um: _____________________________________________________________
(PART V BEGINS NEXT PAGE)
CCXL total points + v extra credit
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Latin II_H.Q2.Grammar Quiz #4 (Unit 4, Ch. 33-36)
quis es tu? mihi tuum nōmen dīcās:___________________________________
Part V: Reading Comprehension: Give the best answer IN ENGLISH (unless otherwise
directed) to the questions based on the text of the following Latin story. XL points
(recommended time 15 minutes)
The Labors of Hercules
Quis nōmen Herculis nōn audīvit? Dē magnīs factīs illīus
nunc pauca dīcam.
Herculem, virum Graecum cuius vīrēs erant extraōrdināriae,
in servitūtem fortūna dūxerat. Eurystheus eī miserō duodecim
gravēs labōrēs dederat. Sed Herculēs metū nōn victus erat; neque
novīs animālibus terrerī poterat, neque ab hominibus eius generis
quod numquam sceleribus caret. Magnum leōnem sōlīs manibus
Herculēs superāvit; celerem cervam, cuius cornua aurea erant,
cēpit et ex eō locō in quō eam invēnerat Mycēnās trāxit. Deinde
ille missus est ab Eurystheō contrā Cerberum, ācrem canem; etiam
hunc āmovēre poterat ab ipsā portā Plūtōnis!
Post haec et alia facta Herculēs labōribus līberātus est.
Quod autem praemium eī datum est? Nūllum. Quī erat frūctus
labōrum eius? Glōria memoriaque perpetua in versibus poētārum.
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1. The most accurate way to rewrite the author’s rhetorical question in line 1 is:
a. nōnne omnēs virum Herculem cognōvērunt?
b. num nōmen notissimum Herculis cognōvistī?
c. numquam facta Herculis vōs cognōvistis.
d. (none of the above)
2. The best noun to understand grammatically with the adjective pauca (line 2) would be:
a. facta
c. virōs
b. rēs
d. verba
3. According to lines 3-4, what is Hercules’ most salient characteristic?
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4. What fortune befell Hercules (lines 3-4)? __________________________________________
5. What Latin word is the antecedent of ei (line 4)? ____________________________________
6. Of what type of ablative is metū (line 5) an example?________________________________
7. Translate the form terrērī (line 6) into English: ____________________________________
8. What does the passage tell us about the characteristics of the men mentioned in lines 6-7?
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9. What, according to lines 7-8, best describes Hercules’ defeat of the Nemean lion?
a. effēcit labōrem sine tēlis.
c. id erat quam difficillimum.
b. hodiē leo invictus mansit.
d. vir pugnāvit cum unō amīcō.
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Latin II_H.Q2.Grammar Quiz #4 (Unit 4, Ch. 33-36)
quis es tu? mihi tuum nōmen dīcās:___________________________________
10. List two characteristics of the creature Hercules had to contend with after he defeated the
Nemean lion (line 8):
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11. The pronoun quō (line 9) refers to ______________________________________________ .
12. The pronoun eam (line 9) refers to _____________________________________________ .
13. What is the case and construction of Mycēnās (line 9)?
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14. What character is the subject of poterat (line 11)? __________________________________
15. Give the Latin genitive AND dative singular forms of the irregular adjective meaning
“other,” which is seen in line 12 of the story:
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16. The noun laboribus (line 12) is an example of the ablative of:
a. agent
c. separation
b. instrument
d. place from which
17. What was Hercules’ reward for his achievements (line 13)? ___________________________
18. Give the gender, number, and case of the interrogative adjective Quī (line 13). What Latin
noun does it modify?
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19. What was the fruit of his labors (lines 13-14)?
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20. Should Hercules be grateful to Eurystheus? Why or why not? Cite at least one Latin
phrase/line to support your answer.
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Latin II_H.Q2.Grammar Quiz #4 (Unit 4, Ch. 33-36)
quis es tu? mihi tuum nōmen dīcās:___________________________________
Extra Credit: i point each
3. The Colosseum was also known as the:
4. Give the adverb forms of potens (powerful) and facilis (easy):
5. Give three Latin adjectives and their English meanings that have the partitive idea imbedded in their
definitions (and therefore do NOT require a partitive genitive):
6. Translate into Latin: “’I want to be trained (exerceō, -ēre) for much longer,’ he says with great
anger.”
7. Distinguish in meaning between senex, antīquus and vetus:
8. Give either the first or second principle part AND the English definition of the Latin verb at the root
of the English name for each degree of adjective:
9. List all three irregular imperatives of the third declension in the singular and plural (not including fer,
ferte, which is an irregular verb and actually belongs to no declension):
10. Give the passive infinitive for the following verbs in Latin and English:
a. adiūvāre (to help): __________________________________________________________
b. sentīre (to perceive): _________________________________________________________
c. capere (to take):_____________________________________________________________
d. exercēre (to train): __________________________________________________________
e. parcere (to spare): ___________________________________________________________
CCXL total points + v extra credit
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