1998 ACL/NJCL NATIONAL LATIN EXAM

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

LATIN II EXAM C

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1. Octo horas saepe dormimus.   A) In eight hours   B) At the eighth hour   C) Until the eighth hour   D) For eight hours

2. Mitte, _____, hanc epistulam ad principem!   A) Marcus   B) Marce   C) Marco   D) Marcum

3. Quis te amat plus quam ego?   A) who   B) whom   C) than   D) how

4. Scisne nomen huius discipulae?   A) to this student   B) of this student   C) from this student   D) by this student

5 The laws which govern us must be fair to all.   A) quae   B) quarum   C) quas   D) quibus

6. Parvus puer canem ferorem videre non poterat.   A) is not able   B) was not able   C) will not be able   D) had not been able

7. Noli narrare nobis fabulam miseram!   A) I didn’t tell   B) Do you wish to tell   C) Don’t tell   D) I'm not telling

8. A quo duce Gallia capta est?   A) To which general   B) For which general   C) By which general   D) According to which general

9. Verba non erant _____ filio.   A) grata   B) grati   C) gratas   D) gratis

10. Aeneas Troiam a Graecis captam reliquit.   A) capturing   B) captured   C) about to capture   D) going to be captured

11. Augustus, _____ imperator, cives Romanos diu ducebat   A) bonus   B) boni   C) bono   D) bonum

12. Sol per caelum curro Apollinis trahebatur.   A) pulled   B) will be pulled   C) was pulled   D) was being pulled

13. Illa epistula longa est! Legistine eam?   A) us   B) it   C) him   D) them

14. Tullia celerius quam frater currit.   A) quickly   B) more quickly   C) most quickly   D) as quickly as possible

15. Narcissus se in aqua spectabat.   A) her   B) themselves   C) us   D) himself

16. Ad Britanniam nave animalia transportavimus   A) boat   B) of a boat   C) by boat   D) to the boat

17. Caesar ad familiam scripsit se a piratis captum esse.   A) that he would capture the pirates   B) that he had captured the pirates   C) that the pirates were his captives   D) that he had been captured by pirates

18. Mea filia ____ appellabitur.   A) Cornelia   B) Corneliae   C) Corneliam   D) Cornelius

19. Exploratores silvam intrantes erant perterriti.   A) entering   B) having entered   C) about to enter   D) prepared to enter

20. Audiesne meam vocem, si clamabo?   A) Do you hear?   B) Are you heard?   C) Will you hear?   D) Did you hear?

21. Quot sunt duodecim et quattuor?   A) octo   B) quattuordecim   C) sedecim   D) duodeviginti

22. In which famous Greek city could Romans study philosophy and round out their cultural education?   A) Sparta   B) Athens   C) Carthage   D) Troy

23. The businessman receives a per diem allowance wbenever he travels for his company.   A) monthly   B) weekly   C) yearly   D) daily

24. A Roman ship, sailing from the port of Ostia to Sicily would head   A) north   B) west   C) south   D) east

25. Repugnant, impugn, and pugnacious all detive from the Latin verb meaning   A) jump   B) fight   C) point   D) taste

26. During which period of Rome's history did Augustus Caesar, Nero, and Trajan rule?   A) Prehistoric   B) Monarchy   C) Republic   D) Empire

27. Which Greek hero was associated with Danae, Medusa, and Andromeda?   A) Hercules   B) Jason   C) Perseas   D) Odysseus

28. Senator: curia :: gladiator: ____   A) taberna   B) templum   C) amphitheatrum   D) insula

29. "Having invaded Italy, I crushed three Roman armies in one year. My goal was to bring Rome's allies over to my tide and thus defeat the Romans once and for all. Who am I?"   A) Julius Caesar   B) Alexander   C) Aeneas I)) Hannibal

30. Marcus and his friend went to the thermae to   A) bathe and exercise   B) watch chariot races   C) hear a court case   D) make a sacrifice to the gods

31. If the teacher says to a student, "Cur librum hodie non habes?" she is asking him   A) to go to the blackboird   B) why is he so quiet   C) why he doesn't have his notebook   D) to leave the room

32. Where did Hercules have to go in order to fetch Cerberus as one of his labors?   A) Mount Olympus  B) Troy  C) the Underworld  D) Crete

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

A TALE OF THE NOBLE CLAUDIAN FAMILY

A Roman general takes the auspices before an important battle

Inter Romanos gens Claudia nobilissima habebatur sed superbissima
ferocissimaque. Unus ex hac gente, P. Claudius Pulcher primo bello
Punico consul factus, multis cum navibus ab Italia id Siciliam navigavit.
Is imperator, antequam contra naves Carthaginienses proelium commisit,
auspicia more maiorum petebat. At homo qui pullos sacros curabat
malum omen Claudio nuntiavit: "Pulli," inquit, "neque exeunt
e cavea neque edunt." Itaque Claudius iaci pullos in mare iussit, dicens.
"Fortasse bibent quod edere nolunt!" Deinde proelium navale conmmissum
est. Propter illam superbiam Claudii autem, Romani a Carthaginiensibus
victi sunt et octo milia hominum suorum occisa sunt, viginti milia capta.
Adapted from Suetonius, Life of Tiberius

1 gens, gentis = family; superbissima, from superbus = haughty, arrogant
2 primo bello Punico = in the First Punic War (against Carthage, 264-241 B  C)
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4 imperator = commander; proelium commisit = he began battle
5 auspicia = auspices (predicting the future by the action of birds); more maiorum = according to the custom of his ancestors; pullos = chickens (from pullus)
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7 e cavea = from their cage; laci = to be thrown
8 Fortasse = perhaps
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33. We learn from lines 1-2 that the Claudian family was known for, its nobility, haughtiness, and   A) wealth   B) kindness   C) ferocity   D) generosity

34. In line 3, consul factus tells us why Claudius Pulcher was in command:   A) his family had bought the ships   B) he had the best plan   C) he had been made consul   D) the Carthaginians feared him

35. Lines: 3-4 suggest that the First Punic War   A) was largely a naval war   B) was fought in Africa   C) was an undeclared war   D) was won by the Carthhaginians

36. What did Claudius do before the battle (lines 4-5)?   A) He put on his best armor   B) He encouraged his men.   C) He sought a sign of divine favor.   D) He sent spies to the Carthaginian camp.

37. What does the keeper of the sacred chickens tell Claudius (lines 5-7)?   A) The chickens have gotten out of their cage.   B) The chickens are not eating.   C) The omens for success are good   D) The enemy have poisoned the sacred chickens.

38. In line 7, what order does Claudius give?   A) that the chickens be returned to their cage   B) that the chickens be given more food   C) that the keeper be thrown into chains   D) that the sacred chickens be thrown overboard

39. What was the outcome of the battle?   A) Claudius won a greet victory in spite of his arrogance.   B) 28,000 Romans were killed or captured.   C) The Romans won but had many men captured   D) The Carthaginians fled in terror.

40. What lesson does the writer intend by this story?   A) Great generals should be proud men.   B) Pride and impiety can lead to disaster.   C) Omens are unreliable.   D) Human strategy is more important than the help of the gods.

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