Noun Check-in

How many declensions, or noun families, are there in Latin? 

• 4
• 2
• 3
• 5

Most nouns from the first declension are what gender?

• Neuter
• Feminine
• Masculine
• Feminine or Neuter

Most nouns from the second declension are what gender?

• Neuter
• Feminine
• Masculine or Neuter
• Masculine

Every noun fits into 1 of the 5 declensions (you only know 1-3 right now). In each declension there are 5 major cases that a noun can be in - what are they?

• Nominative, Locative, Dative, Accusative, Ablative
• Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Brief
• Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative
• Vocative, Locative, Accusative, Formal, Informal 

Which of the five major cases signifies that a noun is a direct object (or sometimes an object of a preposition)?

• Ablative
• Accusative
• Dative
• Genitive

Which of the five major cases signifies that a noun is a subject?

• Dative
• Nominative
• Accusative
• Ablative

Which of the five major cases signifies that a noun is an indirect object?

• Dative
• Ablative
• Accusative
• Genitive

Which of the five major cases signifies that a noun is an object of a preposition (usually)?

• Genitive
• Ablative
• Dative
• Accusative

Now that you've reviewed the functions of each case, you must show you understand a few basic terms. What is a subject?

• Receives the action of a verb
• Does the action of a verb
• Receives the direct object
• Comes after a preposition

What is a direct object?

• Receives the indirect object
• Receives the action of a verb
• Comes after a preposition
• Shows possession