Latin III Pretest

The subject in an indirect statement usually appears before the verb and object and MUST be in which case?

• Nominative
• Dative
• Accusative
• Ablative

Translate the following sentence:

Ea dicit eum esse bonum.

• She says, "he is good"

• She says that he is good

• He says, "she is good"

• He says that she is good

The soldiers believed that the general had been killed.

• interfectus esse

• interfectus erat

• interfectum esse

• interfecisset

I think we will read at least a little Caesar before the year is through.

• legere

• legamus

• lecturum esse

• lecturas esse

Choose the best translation:

Catullus passerem malum esse putat.

• Catullus thinks that the sparrow is bad.

• Catullus thinks that the sparrow is good.

• Catullus dislikes the bad sparrow.

• Catullus knows that the sparrow is bad.

Puella amata est.

• is being loved
• has been loved
• was being loved
• has loved

hostēs victī erunt hodie.

• will be defeated
• will defeat
• will have defeated
• will have been defeated

The perfect passive participle (nom, fem, sing) of 'nuntio' is

• nuntians

• nuntianti

• nuntiata

• nuntiavi

Present active participles in Latin take _____ declension adjective endings.

• 1st/2nd
• 3rd
• 1st/2nd & 3rd
• 1st & 3rd

Select the best translation of this Latin sentence.

ursā necatā rex ex triclinio effugere poterat.

• After the bear was killed, the king was able to escape from the dining room.

• The bear, about to escape from the dining room, almost killed the king.

• The king killed the bear and was able to escape from the dining room.

• With the bear having been killed, the king was able to flee out of the dining room.