WorksheetsNational Latin Exam - Latin III
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cum esses meus amicus, tuas culpas tamen videre poteram.
a)
Although
b)
However
c)
When
d)
With
2.
Marcus intellexit cur omnes Flaviam timuissent.
a)
are fearing
b)
were fearing
c)
had feared
d)
will fear
3.
Hortensius dicere celerius incipit.
a)
quickly
b)
very quickly
c)
as quickly as possible
d)
rather quickly
4.
Ponte destructo, Horatius ad ripam natavit.
a)
After the bridge had been destroyed
b)
By destroying the bridge
c)
When the bridge will be destroyed
d)
About to destroy the bridge
5.
Piratae nautam insequentes eum facile coeperunt.
a)
about to pursue
b)
having pursued
c)
pursued
d)
pursuing
6.
The Battle of Actium pitted Octavian against _______________.
a)
Antony and Cleopatra
b)
Brutus and Cassius
c)
Pompey and Crassus
d)
Sulla and Marius
7.
In what province was Carthage located?
a)
Gallia
b)
Graecia
c)
Africa
d)
Asia Minor
8.
In mythology the three old women who spun, measured, and cut the thread of life represented______________.
a)
illness
b)
justice
c)
joy
d)
fate
9.
The symbol Rx, used with prescriptions to mean "Take", comes from the Latin word:
a)
Rumpe
b)
Recipe
c)
Ride
d)
Rege
10.
The dura mater is the ___________membrane covering the skull.
a)
thin
b)
tough
c)
elongated
d)
porous
11.
Pridie Non. Dec. is:
a)
December 4th
b)
December 12th
c)
December 15th
d)
December 30th
12.
Who were messengers of the gods?
a)
Deucalion and Pyrrha
b)
Pyramus and Thisbe
c)
Iris and Mercury
d)
Proserpina and Pluto
13.
The augurs in Rome were known for their ability to _________________.
a)
command the army
b)
drive chariots
c)
collect money
d)
interpret omens
14.
Rex se multos annos recturum esse putavit.
a)
had ruled
b)
would rule
c)
is ruling
d)
was ruling
15.
Lex, quam cives cupiunt, erit bona.
a)
whom
b)
who
c)
whose
d)
which
16.
Romani milites non solum pro patria pugnaverunt sed etiam aedificaverant.
a)
not alone...but together with
b)
neither...nor
c)
not some...but others
d)
not only...but also
17.
The historian Livy is famous for his stories about:
a)
the founding of Rome
b)
the history of Egypt
c)
Constantine's conversion to Christianity
d)
the fall of the Roman Empire
18.
At the king's death, the son claimed power de jure.
a)
with arrogance
b)
by law
c)
with hesitation
d)
by force
19.
The Roman date ante diem VI Kalendas Novembres is:
a)
October 27
b)
November 6
c)
November 1
d)
December 6
20.
A defendant in a court case enters a plea of nolo contendere when he:
a)
asks that his bail be lowered
b)
does not want to contest the charge
c)
seeks a change in lawyers
d)
appeals his conviction
21.
Who were the spirits of nature, represented as beautiful young women, who inhabited and protected rivers, fountains, mountains, and woods?
a)
Graces
b)
Muses
c)
Sirens
d)
Nymphs
22.
Lucifer was the descriptive name used by the ancient Romans to refer to the:
a)
North Wind
b)
secret cave of the Sibyl
c)
Morning Star
d)
prison at the edge of the Roman Forum
23.
Three sisters, Stheno, Euryalus, and Medusa, were changed into these snaky-haired monsters:
a)
Furies
b)
Fates
c)
Harpies
d)
Gorgons
24.
A Roman running for office was called a candidatus because he_____________:
a)
was secretive about his political position
b)
gave political speeches from the rostra
c)
handed out favors to voting citizens
d)
wore a gleaming white toga
25.
The teacher asked her students to explicate the difficult poem.
a)
read aloud with expression
b)
unfold the hidden meaning
c)
study the historical background
d)
imitate the style in a poem of their own
26.
Athena est dea sapientissima.
a)
wiser
b)
wise
c)
rather wise
d)
very wise
27.
Vergilius magnum opus suum deleri post mortem iussit.
a)
to destroy
b)
I destroyed
c)
to be destroyed
d)
destroys
28.
Tarquinius tam superbus erat ut sex libri a Sibylla cremarentur.
a)
that six books were burned by the Sibyl
b)
in order to burn six of the Sibyl's books
c)
when the Sibyl burned six books
d)
how six books had been burned by the Sibyl
29.
Lucius hospitibus porcum pullumve in triclinio dabit.
a)
pork and chicken
b)
pork but not chicken
c)
pork or chicken
d)
pork with chicken
30.
Filii regis se obsides hostibus dant.
a)
himself
b)
her own
c)
themselves
d)
ourselves
31.
Nolite sequi lupum in silvam!
a)
I do not follow
b)
Don't follow
c)
I don't want to follow
d)
Follow no one
32.
The English words incident, accident, cadence, and occasion all derive from a Latin verb that means to:
a)
fall
b)
proceed
c)
kill
d)
sing
33.
A task described as Sisyphean is:
a)
endless
b)
swift
c)
fruitful
d)
helpful
34.
What Roman orator wrote speeches against Verres and Catiline?
a)
Marc Antony
b)
Caesar
c)
Cicero
d)
Pompey
35.
Urbs Rōma erat maximō in perīculō.
a)
in great danger
b)
in greater danger
c)
in a rather great danger
d)
in very great danger
36.
Senātōrēs Cincinnātum rogāvērunt ut urbem servāret.
a)
and the city would be saved
b)
if only we could save the city
c)
when he saved the city
d)
to save the city
37.
The announcement directed people to move to the nearest place of egress.
a)
entrance
b)
exit
c)
assembly
d)
safety
38.
Quis sum? Apollō mē amāvit sed ego Apollinem nōn amāvī. Pater meus mē in arborem convertit.
a)
Ariadne
b)
Daphne
c)
Diana
d)
Galatea
39.
Quis sum? Rēgīna Aegyptiōrum eram. Iūlius Caesar et Mārcus Antōnius mē amābant.
a)
Boudicca
b)
Cleopatra
c)
Dido
d)
Hippolyta
40.
During the summer, we had become accustomed to taking postprandial naps. The naps were taken after
a)
lunch
b)
work
c)
swimming
d)
reading
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