AP Latin First Day

When was Caesar born?

• 44 BCE

• 63 BCE

• 100 BCE

• 80 BCE

Whom did Caesar consider his ancestor?

• Apollo
• Venus
• Mars
• Jupiter

Read this sentence:

Romani bellum gerendo fines suos obtinuerant.

• Done

• Done

Romani bellum gerendo fines suos obtinuerant.

This sentence contains an example of

• passive periphrastic

• gerundive

• gerund

• active periphrastic

Romani bellum gerendo fines suos obtinuerant.

What does bellum gerendo mean?

• with a war having been waged

• waging war

• having waged war

• by waging war

Romani bellum gerendo fines suos obtinuerant.

Identify the tense and mood of obtinuerant.

• Present subjunctive

• Future perfect indicative

• Imperfect subjunctive

• Pluperfect indicative

An indirect statement in Latin contains which two elements?

• a noun in the ablative and a participle

• a noun in the accusative and an infinitive

• a gerundive and a form of esse

• a participle and an infinitive

Read this sentence:

Caesar scripsit Belgas omnium Gallorum ferocissimos esse.

• Done

• Done

Caesar scripsit Belgas omnium Gallorum ferocissimos esse.

Which Latin word is the subject of the indirect statement contained in this sentence?

• Gallorum
• ferocissimos
• Caesar
• Belgas

Caesar scripsit Belgas omnium Gallorum ferocissimos esse.

Identify the case and number of omnium.

• Accusative singular

• Dative plural
• Genitive plural
• Nominative singular