Free Printable NLE Latin II Practice Quiz

1.

Pater huius pueri erat imperator clarus.
The green words are best translated as...

a)

this boy

b)

these boys

c)

of this boy

d)

to these boys

2.

Fabulae de deis antiquis semper in schola legentur.

a)

are reading

b)

will be read

c)

have been read

d)

were reading

3.

Propter _____ dux exercitum magnum ad urbem misit.

a)

periculorum

b)

periculi

c)

periculis

d)

periculum

4.

Atalanta celerimme currere poterat.

a)

quickly

b)

more quickly

c)

rather quickly

d)

very quickly

5.

Milites Romani erant _____ qui audacter pugnabant.

a)

viri fortes

b)

viros fortes

c)

virorum fortium

d)

virum fortem

6.

Omnes liberi ad theatrum mecum ibunt.

a)

mine

b)

to me

c)

from me

d)

with me

7.

Quot sunt viginiti minus decem?

a)

novem

b)

decem

c)

quattuordecim

d)

duodeviginti

8.

Dux Romanus urbem hostium oppugnari iussit.

a)

to be attacked

b)

about to attack

c)

having attacked

d)

attacking

9.

Senator orationem scripturus in tablinum intravit.

a)

written

b)

about to write

c)

after writing

d)

while writing

10.

Post multos annos Caesar totam Galliam vincere potuit.

a)

having conquered

b)

to be conquered

c)

to conquer

d)

conquering

11.

Et pueri et puellae in magno horto ludebant.

a)

both...and...

b)

either...or...

c)

whether...or...

d)

not only...but also...

12.

Ille poeta est melior hoc.

a)

best of these

b)

better than all

c)

better than this one

d)

very best of all

13.

Multi barbari ab imperatore capti erant.

a)

were captured

b)

have been captured

c)

are captured

d)

had been captured

14.

Amicos visitare semper mihi placet.

a)

I like

b)

I need

c)

I am allowed

d)

I am able

15.

Nuntius tuba signum dabit.

a)

for a trumpet

b)

of a trumpet

c)

with a trumpet

d)

a trumpet

16.

Princeps a militibus suis laudabatur.

a)

for his soldiers

b)

with his soldiers

c)

of his soldiers

d)

by his soldiers

17.

Tertia hora onmes ad urbem venient.

a)

for three hours

b)

at the third hour

c)

after three hours

d)

before the third hou

18.

"Fer auxilium ad me!" clamat agricola.

a)

bring help

b)

he has brought help

c)

he is bringing help

d)

let's bring help

19.

Nonne cupis scire multa verba nova? Disce linguam Latinam!

a)

do you want

b)

don't you want

c)

why do you want

d)

you won't want

20.

Telemachus is related to Odysseus in the same way as ______ is related to Daedalus.

a)

Perseus

b)

Theseus

c)

Icarus

d)

Jason

21.

What is a typical response if a friend asks you, "Quid novi?"

a)

Nihil

b)

Salve

c)

Optime

d)

Male

22.

Where did the mythological hero Theseus journey to seek the Minotaur?

a)

Sicily

b)

Troy

c)

Egypt

d)

Crete

23.

What does the abbreviation e.g. mean?

a)

for example

b)

in other words

c)

note well

d)

thank you

24.

The Latin phrase Dramatis Personae often introduces a list of

a)

names on a grave stone

b)

candidates on a ballot

c)

players on a sports team

d)

characters in a theatre production

25.

Where might a Roman audience see a spectacle featuring a retarius, a spectator, a bestiarius, a venatio?

a)

a theater

b)

a temple

c)

an ampitheater

d)

public baths

26.

What sea is indicated by the white star on the map

a)

Aegean Sea

b)

Adriatic Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

27.

If a friend says that certain chain of stores is ubiquitous, you know that the stores in this chain are

a)

expensive

b)

crowded

c)

everywhere

d)

spacious

28.

What Latin verb is the root of the English words relate, reference, and translation?

a)

facio

b)

lavo

c)

laudo

d)

fero

29.

Quis sum? Ego de Olympo ad terram descendo. Sum nuntius deorum. Alas in pedibus meis habeo.

a)

Neptunus

b)

Mercurius

c)

Ianus

d)

Mars

30.

At the Battle of Actium, the forces of Antony and Cleopatra fought with those of

a)

Octavian

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Pompey

d)

Brutus

31.

Tarquinius Superbus was the _____ king of Rome.

a)

sixth

b)

seventh

c)

eigth

d)

ninth

32.

Uno die rex feminam ambulantem per viam prope regiam (palace) vidit.
In this sentence, ambulantem is best translated as

a)

walked

b)

about to walk

c)

walking

d)

walks

33.

Haec femina erat Sibyll quae futura praedicere poterat, sed Tarquinius eam non agnovit (did not recognize).
The Sibyl was able to

a)

interpret dreams

b)

perform sacrifices

c)

travel from afar

d)

foretell events

34.

Haec femina erat Sibyll quae futura praedicere poterat, sed Tarquinius eam non agnovit (did not recognize). Rex cogitavit, "Quis est haec femina?" Femina nullum verbum dixit et discessit.
In these lines, the Sibyl

a)

did not talk

b)

did not recognize the king

c)

bowed before the king

d)

lived near the Forum

35.

Postridie (the next day) femina, quae nunc novem libros portabat, ad Forum revenit. Ea in regiam intravit et multam pecuniam pro (in exchange for) libris petivit.
To whom or what does ea refer?

a)

Rex

b)

femina

c)

libros

d)

regiam

36.

Postridie (the next day) femina, quae nunc novem libros portabat, ad Forum revenit. Ea in regiam intravit et multam pecuniam pro (in exchange for) libris petivit.
We learn in these lines that the Sibyl is trying to

a)

carry the books to a temple

b)

take the books from the king

c)

sell the books to the king

d)

show the books to the people

37.

Rex respondit, "Hi libri sunt cariores (too expensive)! Ego tibi pecuniam non dabo!" Ergo femina tres libros in ignem iecit et discessit.
The Sibyl

a)

threatened to destroy the palace

b)

said she had no money

c)

promised never to return

d)

threw some of the books into the fire

38.

Postridie idem pretium (the same price) petens Sibylla revenit, et rex iterum (again) proclamavit, "Hi libri sunt cariores!" Iterum femina tres libros in ignem iecit et discessit. Tandem rex declaravit, "Ego erravi." Itaque Tarquinius primum pretium feminae dedit, et tres libros reliquos accepit. Rex hos libros in templum posuit. Postea hi libri bonum consilium (advice) Romanis dabant et Roman periculo (from danger) saepe servabant.
How many books did the king finally receive?

a)

II

b)

III

c)

VI

d)

IX

39.

Postridie idem pretium (the same price) petens Sibylla revenit, et rex iterum (again) proclamavit, "Hi libri sunt cariores!" Iterum femina tres libros in ignem iecit et discessit. Tandem rex declaravit, "Ego erravi." Itaque Tarquinius primum pretium feminae dedit, et tres libros reliquos accepit. Rex hos libros in templum posuit. Postea hi libri bonum consilium (advice) Romanis dabant et Roman periculo (from danger) saepe servabant.
Tarquinius in this story can best be described as a man who was

a)

generous

b)

warlike

c)

able to admit his mistakes

d)

interested in building many temples

40.

Postridie idem pretium (the same price) petens Sibylla revenit, et rex iterum (again) proclamavit, "Hi libri sunt cariores!" Iterum femina tres libros in ignem iecit et discessit. Tandem rex declaravit, "Ego erravi." Itaque Tarquinius primum pretium feminae dedit, et tres libros reliquos accepit. Rex hos libros in templum posuit. Postea hi libri bonum consilium (advice) Romanis dabant et Roman periculo (from danger) saepe servabant.
What did the king do with the books he had purchased?

a)

burned them

b)

copied them

c)

gave them back to the Sibyl

d)

put them in a temple

NLE Latin II Practice Quiz

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