1997 ACL/NJCL NATIONAL LATIN EXAM

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM A, B, C, OR D.

LATIN II EXAM C

MARK ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET.

1. Multi senatores ad Forum carris portabantur.  A) had carried  B) were being carried  C) will carry  D) are being carried

2. Fideles cives stabant ante templum.  A) behind the temple  B) into the temple  C) around the temple  D) in front of the temple

3. Mater duos pueros dormientes excitavit.  A) sleeping  B) about to sleep  C) slept  D) to sleep

4. Nomina Latina avium in illo libro erant.  A) birds  B) than the birds  C) of the birds  D) from the birds

5. Facillimum est errare.  A) easy  B) easily  C) very easy  D) easier

6. Hercules duodecim labores perficere poterat.  A) to complete  B) will complete  C) to be completed  D) to have completed

7. Familia laeta in this villa habitat.  A) illa  B) alia  C) qua  D) hac

8. Nauta dicit se epistulam cras scripturum esse.  A) is writing  B) will write  C) wrote  D) had written

9. Parvus canis a puella vocabatur.  A) by the girl  B) near the girl  C) for the girl  D) to the girl

10. Hodie nos ad urbem ibimus.  A) are going  B) will go  C) were going  D) have gone

11. Magister antiquum librum diligenter aperuit.  A) careful  B) very carefully  C) rather carefully  D) carefully

12. Rex quem cives amabant erat aequus et iustus.  A) whom  B) to whom  C) with whom  D) whose

13. Servus fenestram magna curn diligentia refecerat.  A) is fixing  B) was fixing  C) will fix  D) had fixed

14. Vir se in flumine lavabit.  A) themselves  B) himself  C) ourselves  D) yourself

15. Discipulus a magistro monitus bene laboravit.  A) having been warned  B) to warn  C) will warn  D) warning

16. Dux Romanus ad magnam navem mox perveniet.  A) will arrive  B) was arriving  C) had arrived  D) arrived

17. Currite, Helena et Quintia, celeriter ad Forum!  A) is running  B) you are running  C) to run  D) run

18. Labor huius diei est difficilis.  A) about this day  B) this day  C) of this day  D) on this day

19. Multi Romani Minervam, ________ honoraverunt.  A) deas sapientiae  B) deam sapientiae  C) dea sapientiac  D) deae sapientiae

20. Estne Olympus altior quam Vesuvius?  A) higher  B) high  C) highest  D) as high

21. Which of the following is the River of Gloom in the Underworld?  A) Cerberus  B) Proserpina  C) Charon  D) Styx

22. Horatius Cocles, Mucius Scaevola, and Cincinnatus were  A) members of the First Triumvirate  B) early Roman patriots  C) Julius Caesar's lieutenants  D) well-known Roman writers

23. In quo mari est Sicilia?  A) Aegean  B) Black  C) Adriatic  D) Mediterranean

24. The commands Aperi librum! Noli dicere cum vicinis! Sume stylum! Scribe in tabula! would most likely be given to someone  A) in Colosseo  B) in horto  C) in ludo  D) in Circo Maximo

25. _______ helped _______ obtain the Golden Fleece.  A) Eurydice...Orpheus  B) Ariadne...Theseus  C) Andromeda...Perseus  D) Medea...Jason

26. Which of these Roman emperors was at one time known as Octavian?  A) Augustus  B) Tiberius  C) Caligula  D) Nero

27. The three goddesses whom Paris judged were  A) Juno, Venus, Ceres  B) Juno, Venus, Vesta  C) Juno, Venus, Diana  D) Juno, Venus, Minerva

28. When Theseus left Athens to go to Crete to kill the Minotaur, in what direction did he sail?  A) south  B) north  C) east  D) west

29. Which of these Latin words is not a season?  A) ver  B) hiems  C) mare  D) aestas

30. The terms legio, castra, and centurio pertain to  A) religion  B) the army  C) the monarchy  D) politics

31. Verbum sapienti sat est.  A) A word to the wise is sufficient.  B) A wise man likes words.  C) Wisdom is enough.  D) Enough has been said about wisdom.

32. He gave the article a cursory reading.  A) partial  B) quick  C) angry  D) enthusiastic

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

CANIS ET CROCODILUS

A dog and a crocodile meet at the Nile River

Multi canes in Aegypto babitabant. Ubi sitiebant, aquam ex flumine Nilo
bibebant. Necesse tamen erat celeriter bibere quod erant multi crocodili
qui semper esurire videbantur et qui alia animalia edere volebant.
Olim magnus canis aquam bibere incepit. Crocodilus voce dulci
inquit, "Noli festinare! Aqua est optima. Bibe lente et otiose. Noli timere!"
Sed magnus canis parvo risu respondit, "Maximas gratias! Lente et
otiose bibere amo sed cognosco te semper esurire et te me edere velle.
Heri tu meum amicum bonum edisti. Tibi non credo. Igitur non manebo."
Aquam ex flumine celerrime bibit et salvus fugit.
Documentum: Noli audire consilium ab sceleribus datum.
Adapted from Phaedrus

1 sitiebant = were thirsty
2
3 esurio = to be hungry; edere = to eat
4
5 otiose = without haste
6 risus, -us = laugh
7
8 maneo, manere = stay
9 salvus = unharmed
10 sceleribus = scoundrels

33. In line 1, we learn that the story takes place on the continent of  A) Asia  B) Europe  C) North America  D) Africa

34. In lines 1-2, when the dogs were thirsty they drank from the  A) well  B) river  C) ocean  D) pool

35. The dogs drank very quickly (lines 2-3) hecause  A) they feared the crocodiles  B) the water was receding  C) they were in a hurry to get back home  D) the water was cold

36. The crocodile said to the big dog (lines 4-5)  A) Drink quickly  B) Don't drink the water  C) The water is warm  D) Don't be afraid

37. In line 6, when the big dog replied "Maximas gratias!" he was  A) sarcastic  B) tired  C) loyal  D) sad

38. The big dog went on to say (lines 6-7) that  A) he would drink slowly as the crocodile had suggested  B) he knew that the crocodile wanted to eat him  C) he was not thirsty  D) he trusted the crocodile

39. The big dog continued speaking to the crocodile (line 8), saying  A) You helped my friend  B) My friend did not harm anyone  C) You are my friend  D) My friend ran away

40. The moral of this fable is (line 10)  A) Beware of dogs who are loose  B) Laugh and the world laughs with you  C) Beware of advice from an untrustworthy source  D) Dog is a man's best friend

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