2022 National Latin exam beginner's predictions

2022 National Latin exam beginner's predictions

By ASHLEY ALLGOOD

Take notes as you go along since these are the types of questions you will see on the exam

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Multiple Choice

Cur in horto sedebas?

• what

• why

• when

• who

Multiple Choice

quis est puella?

• what

• why

• when

• who

Most likely you will see CUR or QUIS, but here are other question words to be ready for​

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Question Words

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​quis = who

quid = what

cur = why

ubi = where

quot = how many​

Multiple Choice

puer piscem manu capit

How did the boy catch the fish?

• with his mouth

• with his hand

• with his foot

• with his toes

Multiple Choice

puer in uno oculo claudere non poterat.

What was the boy not able to do?

• close only one eye

• stand on his head

• stand on one foot

• stand on his hands

Most likely you will see MANUS or OCULUS, but here are other BODY words to be ready for​

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Body Parts

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​AURIS= ear

OS= mouth

PES= foot

OCULUS= eye

NASUS= nose

MANUS =HAND

CAPUT = HEAD

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Multiple Choice

Which god is associate with the moon and hunting?

• Diana

• Iuno

• Venus

• Minerva

Multiple Choice

Which goddess is associated with peacocks, marriage, and child birth?

• Diana

• Iuno

• Venus

• Minerva

Most likely you will see JUNO or DIANA , but here are other GODDESS to be ready for​. Make these associations

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Goddesses

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​DIANA= moon, hunting

VENUS= love, beauty

MINERVA= war, crafts, wisdom

IUNO= queen, marriage, babies

VESTA = fire

CERES = grain​

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Multiple Choice

Which god is associated with blacksmiths, fire, forge, and anvils?

• Vulcan

• Mars

• Apollo

• Mercury

Multiple Choice

Which god is associated with crows, lyre, medicine, sun, and music?

• Vulcan

• Mars

• Apollo

• Mercury

Most likely you will see Vulcan or Apollo , but here are other Gods to be ready for​. Make these associations

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Gods

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​Apollo= sun, music, lyre

Vulcan= fire, anvil,

Jupiter= king, eagles, lighting

Pluto= death, gold, gems

Neptune= sea, trident, horses,

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Multiple Choice

Which Roman hero was known for defending a bridge to save Rome?

• Romulus

• Cincinnatus

• Horatius Cocles

• Mucius Scaevola

Multiple Choice

Which was the last king of Rome?

• Augustus

• Romulus

• Tarquinius Superbus

• Ancus Marcius

Most likely you will see Horatius, but here are other Romans to be ready for​. Make these association​

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Historical Romans

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​Romulus= first king

Horatius= protected bridge

Mucius Scaevola= burnt off own right hand to protect Rome

Tarquinius Superbus = last king, tyrant

Augustus - first emperor, brought peace​

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Multiple Choice

Which city is red on the map and would be the port city if sailing to Greece?

• Brundisium

• Rome

• Pompeii

• Ostia

Multiple Choice

What famous city is located in the red area on the map?

• Herculaneum

• Troy

• Ostia

• Carthage

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Most likely you will see Carthage in North Africa or Brundisium in the back side of the Italy boot

Geography

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Multiple Choice

mater filium vocavit sed eum invenire non poterat.

• and

• or

• but

• either

Multiple Choice

mater paterque filios amaverunt.

• mother and father

• mother or father

• mother but not father

• either or the father

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Most likely you will see SED or -QUE added to a word, be ready for

Conjuctions

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​aut= or

et = and

sed = but

-que = and

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Multiple Choice

mater filium vocavit sed eum invenire non poterat.

• found

• finds

• to find

• will find

Multiple Choice

mater in horto cantare amat

• to sing

• sings

• sang

• will sing

Multiple Choice

pater mox in tablino laborabit

• to work

• will work

• work

• was working

Multiple Choice

cives cras ad forum festinabunt.

• to hurry

• will hurry

• hurry

• were hurrying

Multiple Choice

nos celeriter currere possumus.

• we are able

• we were able

• we have been able

• we will be able

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Verbs

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​Verb ending in -re = to verb​

verb ending in bo, bi, bu = future

irregular verb "t0 be able"

pos/pot + ( sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt) = is/are able

pot + ( eram, eras, erat, eramus, eratis, erant) = ​was/were able

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Multiple Choice

"________, porta cibum ad triclinium!"

• Bruti

• Brutus

• Brute

• Brutum

Multiple Choice

quod celebrant, amici erant ________

• laeti

• laeti

• laetum

• laeto

Multiple Choice

"Salve, _______, quid agis?"

• Marce

• Marcus

• Marco

• Marcum

Multiple Choice

in Italia, montes sunt _____

• pulchrae

• pulchra

• pulchram

• pulchrarum

Multiple Choice

mater puellarum stolam spectabat.

• of the girls

• for the girls

• the girl

• with the girls

Multiple Choice

cives per portam urbis currebant.

• of the city

• for the city

• the city

• in the city

Multiple Choice

pater filio togam dabat.

• of his son

• to his son

• his son

• his son's

Multiple Choice

ego amicīs discum in palaestra ostendo.   

• his friends'

• with his friends

• his friends

• to his friends

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Nouns

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Noun ending in short is = of

ex. matris = of the mother​

Noun ending in arum/orum = of

ex. puellarum = of the girls

servorum = of the slaves ​

A blank with a name - pick -e ending

ex. "Quinte, veni huc!" ​

​A blank after a is/are/was/were verb - pick nominative

​ ex. amici erant ______

A dative noun ending in 0 or long -is - watch for verbs of show, tell, or give ​

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Multiple Choice

Melissa in triclinio suaviter cantavit.

• sweet

• sweetly

• sweetness

• sweets

Multiple Choice

"Nolite in ianua stare" magistra ad discipulos clamavit

• Please stand

• Let us stand

• Do not stand

• I will stand

Multiple Choice

"Noli cibum ad sororem iactare" mater exclamabat

• Please throw

• Let us throw

• Do not throw

• I will throw

Multiple Choice

Quot sunt quinque equi et tres equi?

• X

• IX

• VIII

• IV

Multiple Choice

erant decem canes sed quattuor fugit. Quot sunt?

• V

• VI

• VIII

• IV

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Misc​

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Commands - noli and nolite = DON'T

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Adverbs endings in -ter (ferociter) = -ly

ending in ling -e (intentē) = intenteLY

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Roman numeral X = 10 V= 5

small number then big number = subtraction

ex IV - 1 is smaller than 5​ so IV = 4

big number then small number = addition

ex. VI - 5 is bigger than 1 so VI = 6

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God

​​Deus

across

​​Trans

tomorrow​

​​Cras

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between​

among​

inter

​Must know vocabulary

Soon

​​Mox

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horse

​​equus

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king​

​​rex, regem

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bath​

thermae

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​Must know vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Pick the INCORRECT vocabulary definition

• equus

  horse

• cras

  tomorrow

• inter

  between

• deus

  king

Multiple Choice

When is the National Latin exam?

• Friday 1st period in the theater

• tomorrow 7th period in the theater

• Thursday 2nd period in the theater

• next Tuesday