Ecce Romani Latin I Final Exam Review
I. Reading Comprehension:
A.
Story content
B.
Character Identification a. Eucleides 1. Puella quae serō in dies dormivit.
Nomen b. Uncle Titus 2. Vir qui pueros ad Circum Maximum duxerat. c. Cornelia 3. Servus qui semper est anxius. d. Flavia 4. Non est in Romā. e. Aurelia 5. In tabernā dormire timet. f. Cornelius 6. In Romam solus ire vult. g. Sextus 7. Ad Romam cum coniugō ierunt. h. Marcus 8. Pueros, Titum et Eucleides ad Circum Maximum videbit.
C.
READING COMP QUESTIONS: SOME IN ENGLISH, SOME IN LATIN
II. Vocab & Derivatives:
A.
Study Vocab lists and derivatives from Ch. 1-27 at www.quizlet.com
(type
“Harrison Latin” into the search box and then choose the group option).
B.
Question Words – memorize the translations for the following question words
(many new ones are from Pg. 90-91 in Ch. 12):
Cur? Why?
Quid … facit?What does…do?
-ne? indicates yes/no question
Quo? To where?
Qualis ?
Quos? Whom (pl)?
Quem?
What kind of?
Whom (s)?
Quocum? With whom (s)?
Ubi?
Quae?
Unde?
Where?
Who? (same as qui)
From where?
Quibuscum? With whom (pl)?
Quo instrumento? With what thing? Quomodo? How? In what manner?
Cuius? Whose? Quando? When?
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C. Derivatives: For each English Derivative below, underline the root and then determine and write down the original Latin vocabulary & its English definition. For additional practice, see Pgs. 175, 181, 188 and 199 in your Language Activity Book.
English Derivative
Albino
Capital
Original Latin Vocabulary albatus – white caput, capitis – head
Conservation
Constrict
Curriculum
Humiliation
Illegible
servo, servare – to save
stringo, stringere – to draw out
curriculum – race track humi – on the ground
lego, legere – to read
noceo, nocere – to harm Innoculation
Invincible
Lapis Lazuli
License
Ludicrous
Motion
Palace
Tavern
Territory
Tractor
Tumultuous
vinco, vincere – to win, conquer lapis, lapidis – stone
licet – it is allowed ludus, ludi – games
Palatinus – Palatine hill taberna – shop, inn
moveo, movere – to move
terra, terrae – earth, ground
traho, trahere – to pull, drag
tumultus – an uproar, commotion
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Veto veto, vetare – to forbid
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III. Inflection & Syntax
A. Noun Cases – you must know the title & use of each noun case
Case
video, videre – to see
Description of Use / Translation words
Nominative
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
does the action, subject of a simple sentence shows possession: “of”, “-s’, -‘s”
“to / for” receives the action of the sentence
object of a preposition: SID SPACE, By/with/from/in/on direct address
Ablative
Vocative
B.
Noun Cases & Translation: You must know how to use each noun case well enough to choose the correct translation of a Latin sentence based upon the correct usage of the noun case. a. Eucleides pueros ad urbem mane duxerat. i. Eucleides had led the boys to the city in the morning. ii. The boys had led Eucleides to the city in the morning. iii. The city had been taken by Eucleides and the boys in the morning. iv. Eucleides’ city had been taken by the boys in the morning. b. Vix domum advenerant pueri, cum Eucleides in hortum intravit. i. Eucleides had hardly arrived at home when the boys entered the garden. ii. The boys had barely arrived at home when Eucleides entered the garden. iii. The boys had barely arrived at Eucleides’ home when he entered the garden. iv. Eucleides had barely arrived home for the boys when they entered the garden.
c. Aurelia laeta erat quod servi cenam bonam iam paraverant. i. The good slaves were happy because Aurelia had prepared dinner. ii. Aurelia was happy because the slaves’ dinner was already prepared well. iii. Aurelia was happy because the slaves had already prepared a good dinner for her. iv. Aurelia was happy because the slaves had already prepared a good dinner.
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D. Verb Tenses
Memorize the translations (correct English helping verb options) for each verb tense:
Present
Option #1 is, am, are – ing
Option #2
S
Option #3
Do / does
Imperfect
Future
Perfect
Was, were – ing
Will
Did
Kept – ing
Shall
-ed
Used to
Has, have – ed
Pluperfect
Future Perfect
Had
Will have –ed
D.
Verb tenses & translation: You must be able to recognize the verb tense ending and choose the correct translation.
a. Hodie librum diu legebam quem mihi heri dederas. i. Today I am reading a book for a long time, which you gave to me yesterday. ii. Today I have read a book for a long time, which you were giving to me yesterday. iii. Today I had read a book for a long time, which you had given to me yesterday. iv. Today I was reading a book for a long time, which you had given to me v. Today I will read a book for a long time, which you will have given me tomorrow. yesterday.
b. Si baculum traderis, canes ferociter latrabunt. i. If you will hand over the stick, the dogs will bark fiercely. ii. When you handed over the stick, the dogs barked fiercely. iii. If you will have handed over the stick, the dogs will bark fiercely. iv. When you hand over the stick, the dogs will have barked fiercely. v. If you were handing over the stick, the dogs were barking fiercely. c. Illi aedificio appropinquare periculosum fuerat. i. It is dangerous to approach that building. ii. It was dangerous to approach that building. iii. It will be dangerous to approach that building. iv. It has been dangerous to approach that building. v. It had been dangerous to approach that building. vi. It will have been dangerous to approach that building.
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E. Nouns & Verbs grammar identification – review your noun and verb charts. What are the dictionary formats for each of the following conjugations / declensions?
Nouns: Nominative, Genitive
1 st Declension
2 nd Declension
-a, -ae
- us, -i
3 rd Declension
4 th Declension
5 th Declension
-?, -is
-us, -us
-es, -ei
Practice: Go to pg. 262 in your books. For each noun in ex. VIa, look up the dictionary entry and list the declension.
Verbs:
1 st Conjugation
1 st Principal Part, 2 nd Principal Part
-o, -are
2 nd Conjugation
3 rd Conjugation
-eo, -ere
-o, -ere
3 rd – io Conj. -io, -ere
4 th Conjugation -io, -ire
Practice: Go to pg. 22v in your books. For each verb listed in ex. Vc, look up the dictionary entry and list the conjugation.
IV. Culture
A.
Roman Chariot racing – see the list of terms from Ch. 27.
B.
Aeneas & the Founding of Rome
Aeneas – Son of Aphrodite, surviving prince of Troy… sailed to Italy & became the
“father of a new race of men… the Romans”.
Romulus – Son of Mars, Twin to Remus, 1 st king of Rome
Remus – Sone of Mars, twin to Romulus, murdered in a dispute over who should be the first king.
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C. Familia Romana
Patria potestas – power of the father to determine life or death over his family / slaves.
Pater familias – patriarch (oldest living male in authority) over the Roman family.
D. Roman slaves – what right did they have? Not to be killed by their master
without prior approval of the local governing council. What was valuable in a slave?
Youth, strength, education, trade skills, cooperation, prior training.
E. What were the dates of each period of ancient Rome’s government?
Monarchy: 753 – 509 b.c.
Republic: 509 – 44 b.c.
Empire: 31 b.c. – 456 a.d.
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