Sample Unseen Passage Answer:
Accurately translate the following passage in which Coriolanus…
Rōma bellum in Volscōs1 diū gesserat. Coriolānus bonus dūx2 virque virtūtis magnae*
erat. Is unam urbem Volscōrum citō3 vīcit et populus Rōmānus eum propter hanc
victōriam dīligēbat. Coriolānus ipse autem nūllam amōrem cīvibus multīs habēbat et
cōnsilia mala contrā4 eōs faciēbat. Cōnsulēs Coriolānum in exsilium5 propter ista vitia
mīsērunt.
Coriolānus ad Volscōs fūgit et sē suō hostī6 commīsit. Coriolānus dīxit, “Si meam vītam
servābis, ego ipse tuās copiās ad portās Rōmae dūcam.” Verba eius hostem satiāverunt.
Ubi Volscī Coriolānusque ad urbem vēnerant, mātrem Coriolānī aliāsque fēminās in viā
vīdērunt. Virtūs hārum animum Coriolānī mūtāvit et is bellum gerere nōn poterat. Itaque
fēminae Rōmam servāvērunt.
*note genitive absolute
Rome had waged war against the Volsci for a long time. Corialanus was a good ruler
and man of great virtue. He defeated the city of the Volsci quickly and the Roman
people were loving him on account of this victory. Corialanus himself, however, was
having no love for many citizens and he was making bad plans against them. The
Consuls sent Coriolanus into exile on account of these faults of his.
Coriolanus has fled to the Volsci and he has entrusted himself to his own enemy.
Coriolanus said, “If you will save my life, I myself will lead your troops to the gates of
Rome.” The words of him have satisfied the enemy. When the Volsci and Coriolanus
had come to the city, Coriolanus has seen the mother of Coriolanus and the other
women in the street. The courage of these women moved the mind of Coriolanus,
and he was not able to wage war. And thus the women have saved Rome.
Takakjy
Latin
Review Guide Test 2 (Wheelock’s 8-16)
Volscī, -ōrum, m. - the Volsci, a Latin tribe
dūx, dūcis, m. - leader
3
citō, adv. - quickly
4
contrā, prep. + acc. - against
5
exsilium, -iī, nt. - exile
6
hostis, hostis, m. - enemy
1
2
Test 1 material is FAIR game—see last test’s review sheet
I.
II.
III.
Morphology (30%):
a. 3 noun/adjective pairings of 3rd declension i-stems—neuter, masc.
and fem.; provide the VOCATIVE on one specified
b. 2 verb synopses from 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd IO, 4th conjugation (give all 6
active indicative forms of a verb in a chosen number and person);
provide the IMPERATIVE in s. and pl. as well
Seen Sentences and Syntax (45%)
a. 6 Sentences to translate we have had for homework from chapters 814 (go through weebly to make sure you have them all!)
b. 12 underlined words to parse from those sentences, meaning provide
the FORM (i.e. noun- gender, number, case/ adj. –gender, number, and
case/ verb-person, number, tense, mood, and voice) and FUNCTION
(e.g. what kind of construction is this word a part of? what does the
adjective modify? Is the noun a predicate? Is the ablative an ablative
of means? Ablative of manner? etc.)
Unseen passage (25%)
a. Translate a passage (c. 80-100 word) you haven’t seen (like the
Narcissus passage we translated last week and the Cicero passage you
translated at home)
b. See example sight passage in this packet
*You are expected to provide any of the following information for any underlined word in a sentence:
Noun
Form: gender, number, case
Function:
Simple: subject, object, possessive, indirect object, object of the preposition,
“Constructions”: partitive genitive, ablative of accompaniment, ablative means,
ablative of manner, ablative place where, ablative of cardinal numbers, ablative
time when, ablative direct address, personal pronoun (what is the antecedent?),
accusative place to which, reflexive pronoun, demonstrative pronoun, intensifying
pronoun, substantive
Adjective
Form: gender, number, case, goes with what noun (what is it referring to?)
Function: demonstrative, cardinal number, ordinal number, possessive adjective, reflexive
adjective
Verb
Form: person, number, tense, voice—active, mood-indicative
Function: main verb, complementary infinitive
Key concept list
*note that this is NOT necessarily an exhaustive list. You MUST consult Wheelock chapters
1-14 on your own to make sure you have mastered each chapter.
*attempt to use macrons appropriately throughout the test (e.g. ōrum, ārum, ōrum
macrons); more points will be taken off the mandatory ones (second conjugation ē; ablative
singular ā)

EVERYTHING from Test 1
Chapter 8:
 Morphology
o Third conjugation present (o,i, u); future (1 ā, 5 ē’s); imperfect (BA)
o Third Conjugation imperatives (e!/ite!)
o Monosyllabic Imperatives (duc! Fac! Etc.)
 Vocabulary
o Gratias agere-idiom
o Ad/in+ ACC=accusative of place to which
Chapter 9
 Morphology
o Hīc, Haec, Hoc
o Ille, Illa, Illud
o Iste, Ista, Istud-“that x of yours!”
o 9 UNUS NAUTA irregular adjectives (gen. -ius, dat. -i)
 Vocabulary
o To form gen. s. of alius, use “alterius”
o Demonstratives like to go before nouns they modify but NOT always
 Syntax
o Hic/ille/iste/īdem used on their own are PRONOUNS (stand-in’s for
an unspecified noun); e.g. “sunt haec”=”there are these things”
Chapter 10
 Morphology
o Third Conjugation present IO (iō, I, iu); fut. (1 ia, 5iē’s); imp. (iēba)
o Fourth Conjugation present (iō, ī, īu): fut. (1 ia, 5iē’s); imp. (iēba)
 Vocab.
o Cum+abl=with; we can attach personal pronouns in front of cum—e.g.
mecum=with me/nobiscum=”with us”
Chapter 11
 Morphology
o Personal pronouns 1st and 2nd (ego/tu and tu/vos)
o Personal pronoun 3rd (is, ea id)
o īdem, eadem, idem-“the same”; irregular acc singular: eundem,
eandem, idem; and irregular gen. plural eundorum, eundarum,
eundorum
 Vocabulary
o Remember possessive adjectives meus, tuus, noster, vester (my, your,
our, all of your)—use these in place of genitive pronoun to show
POSSESSION
o is, ea, id can also be a DEMONSTRATIVE-->eam discipulam=that
student)
o Nemo, neminis (pg. 91)—“nobody,” use only in singular and use nulli,
ae, a in plural
Chapter 12
 Morphology
o Perfect active system in all four conjugations (look to the third PP for
stem—chop off “ī”
o Perfect personal endings (ī, istī, it, īmus, istīs, it)
o Pluperfect (era+present endings)
o Future perfect (eri+personal endings)
 Translation
o Perfect “HAVE ___-ed”
o Fut. Purfect “WILL HAVE ____-ed”
o Pluperfect “HAD______-ed”
 Rules
o Remember macrons for the perfect endings
Chapter 13
 Morphology
o 1st and 2nd person reflexive pronoun=personal pronouns EXCEPT the
NOM (the subject will never be reflexive!)
o 3rd person reflexive pronoun-x, sui, sibi, se, se
o One more irregular adjective—ipse, ipsa, ipsum (ipsius, ipsi)
 Vocabulary
o Per se/me/te=by himself/myself/yourself
Chapter 14
 Morphology
o 3rd declension i-stems irregularities for M and F (ium)
o 3rd declension i-stems for N (i, ia, ium, ia)
 Constructions
o ABL. Accompaniment (cum+abl=with X)
o ABL. Manner (cum+abl=how)
o ABL. Of Means (ABL.=with/by means of)
o ABL. Place Where (in+abl.)
o (ABL. Place From whichab, ex, etc.+abl.)
o (ACC. Place to Whichad/in+ACC)
 Rules
o I-stem rule (1. Parasyllabic stem 2. Two consonants end stem 3.
Neuter istemal, e, ar)
 Vocabulary
o UNDERSTAND se vs. ipse, ipsa, ipsum—they are very different.
Chapter 15:
a) Morphology
1. conjugations of duo, duae, duo/tres, tria/millia
2. ordinal numbers decline like 1st and 2nd adjectives
3. cardinal numbers (except 2/3) don’t decline (see 500)
b) Syntax
1. Ablative of the whole=partitive genitive
2. Ablative with cardinal numerals (number word +ex/de/ab+ablative)
3. Ablative time when (eo tempore=at that time)
4. Ablative time within which (paucis horis=within a few hours)
c) Vocabulary
1. 1-20 for cardinal and ordinal numbers
Chapter 16:
a) Morphology
a. 3rd declension adjectives use i-stem endings (plus neuter i-stem
ablative singular for all genders)
b. know how to deal with 1, 2, or 3 termination adjectives
b) Syntax
a. Attributive vs. predicate adjectives
b. Substantive adjective us (e.g. neuter plural add “______ things”)
c. Objective complement (e.g. I’m going to make you a star=faciam te
stellam!)
c) Vocab.
a. Quam=can be accusative, f, sing relative, but also can mean “how”
Sample Unseen Passage:
Accurately translate the following passage in which Coriolanus…
Rōma bellum in Volscōs7 diū gesserat. Coriolānus bonus dūx8 virque virtūtis magnae*
erat. Is unam urbem Volscōrum citō9 vīcit et populus Rōmānus eum propter hanc
victōriam dīligēbat. Coriolānus ipse autem nūllam amōrem cīvibus multīs habēbat et
cōnsilia mala contrā10 eōs faciēbat. Cōnsulēs Coriolānum in exsilium11 propter ista vitia
mīsērunt.
Coriolānus ad Volscōs fūgit et sē suō hostī12 commīsit. Coriolānus dīxit, “Si meam vītam
servābis, ego ipse tuās copiās ad portās Rōmae dūcam.” Verba eius hostem satiāverunt.
Ubi Volscī Coriolānusque ad urbem vēnerant, mātrem Coriolānī aliāsque fēminās in viā
vīdērunt. Virtūs hārum animum Coriolānī mūtāvit et is bellum gerere nōn poterat. Itaque
fēminae Rōmam servāvērunt.
*note genitive absolute
Volscī, -ōrum, m. - the Volsci, a Latin tribe
dūx, dūcis, m. - leader
9
citō, adv. - quickly
10
contrā, prep. + acc. - against
11
exsilium, -iī, nt. - exile
12
hostis, hostis, m. - enemy
7
8