NLE 2015 Latin I Passage (Memnon and Aurora)

In line 1, dea prīmae lūcis reveals that Aurora was the goddess of

• the moon

• wisdom

• the rainbow

• dawn

In lines 2-3 (Troiānī…cupiēbat), Aurora

• lit a funeral pyre for her son

• could not look at her son's body

• prayed to all the gods

• knelt before Achilles

To whom does Aurora speak in lines 3-7?

• Memnon

• Achilles

• Jupiter

• herself

In lines 4-5 (Nōn sum…petō), how does Aurora describe herself?

• intelligent

• tired

• rich

• humble

What does neque…neque (line 5) mean?

• not only... but also

• none... none

• neither... nor

• not now... not ever

In lines 5-6 (Dēbēs…dabam), why does Aurora feel she deserves a favor?

• She has received many things before.

• She helped the Trojans during the war.

• She brought a new dawn each day.

• Her son killed great Achilles.

In line 7, what is the best translation of levā dolōrem mātris?

• lighten a mother’s pain

• you will lighten the pain for a mother

• mother lightens the pain

• the mother will lighten the pain

In line 8 (Dum…annuit), what was happening when Jupiter agreed to Aurora’s request?

• The sun was setting.

• The funeral pyre was collapsing.

• A volcano was erupting.

• A temple was catching fire.

The phrase ter magnum clāmōrem ad stellās attollēbant (line 10-11) describes the birds’

• quick movement

• large size

• great number

• loud noise

In line 11 (Subitō…pugnābant), the birds were fighting

• the Trojans

• each other

• Achilles

• Memnon