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Latin III Pretest

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The subject in an indirect statement usually appears before the verb and object and MUST be in which case?
a)
Nominative
b)
Dative
c)
Accusative
d)
Ablative
2.

Translate the following sentence:

Ea dicit eum esse bonum.

a)

She says, "he is good"

b)

She says that he is good

c)

He says, "she is good"

d)

He says that she is good

3.

The soldiers believed that the general had been killed.

a)

interfectus esse

b)

interfectus erat

c)

interfectum esse

d)

interfecisset

4.

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

a)

legere

b)

legamus

c)

lecturum esse

d)

lecturas esse

5.

Choose the best translation:

Catullus passerem malum esse putat.

a)

Catullus thinks that the sparrow is bad.

b)

Catullus thinks that the sparrow is good.

c)

Catullus dislikes the bad sparrow.

d)

Catullus knows that the sparrow is bad.

6.
Puella amata est.
a)
is being loved
b)
has been loved
c)
was being loved
d)
has loved
7.
hostēs victī erunt hodie.
a)
will be defeated
b)
will defeat
c)
will have defeated
d)
will have been defeated
8.

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

a)

nuntians

b)

nuntianti

c)

nuntiata

d)

nuntiavi

9.
Present active participles in Latin take _____ declension adjective endings.
a)
1st/2nd
b)
3rd
c)
1st/2nd & 3rd
d)
1st & 3rd
10.

Select the best translation of this Latin sentence.

ursā necatā rex ex triclinio effugere poterat.

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

11.

Choose the best translation:

puerōs ludentēs vīdī.

a)

I saw the boys playing.

b)

The boys see the people playing.

c)

We saw the boys playing.

d)

I saw the boy playing.

12.

The perfect passive participle (nom, fem, plu) of 'specto':

a)

spectantes

b)

spectatas

c)

spectatae

d)

spectavit

13.

Which of these verbs is NOT in the perfect tense?

a)

tulērunt

b)

intrāvit

c)

nōlīte

d)

dedī

14.

Causal cum clauses may be translated using the key word(s)...

a)

since/because

b)

when

c)

with

d)

By means of

15.
amarent
a)
Imperfect Active Subjunctive
b)
Imperfect Passive Subjunctive
c)
Pluperfect Active Subjunctive
d)
The infinitive 
16.
Identify the person and number of amavissemus
a)
1st person plural
b)
2nd person singular
c)
3rd person plural
d)
3rd person singular
17.

Let's read! (lego, legere)

a)

legamus

b)

legimus

18.

tot hostes castra nostra oppugnabant ut de vita desperaremus.

a)

cum clause

b)

indirect question

c)

purpose clause

d)

indirect command

e)

result clause

19.

tot hostes castra nostra oppugnabant ut de vita desperaremus.

a)

So many enemies were attacking our camps that we were despairing about our life.

b)

So many enemies attacked our camps that we despaired about our life.

c)

So many enemies had attacked our camps that we were despairing about our life.

20.

Gutta sub mensa se celavit ut periculum vitaret.

a)

cum clause

b)

indirect question

c)

purpose clause

d)

indirect command

e)

result clause

21.

Gutta sub mensa se celavit ut periculum vitaret.

a)

Gutta hid himself under the table so that he could avoid the dangers.

b)

Gutta was hiding himself under the table so that he could avoid danger.

c)

Gutta hid himself under the table in order to avoid danger.

22.

amicus me monuit ut laterem.

a)

cum clause

b)

indirect question

c)

purpose clause

d)

indirect command

e)

result clause

23.

amicus me monuit ut laterem.

a)

The friend ordered me to lay hidden.

b)

The friend warned me to lay hidden.

c)

The friend told me me to lay hidden.

24.
quīnque
a)
twenty
b)
ten
c)
four
d)
five
25.
one thousand
a)
decem
b)
vigintī
c)
centum
d)
mīlle
26.

Which verb tense is used for action in the past that is incomplete?

a)

present

b)

imperfect

c)

pluperfect

d)

future perfect

27.
For conjugations 1 and 2, the future tense key letters are
a)
a/e
b)
ba
c)
era
d)
bo/bi/bu
28.
For conjugations 4 and 3, the first key letter of the future tense is _________ and the second is ____________.
a)
e/a
b)
a/e
c)
e/i
d)
u/o
29.

The following are endings for the ______ _____ Tense of Latin verbs: -r, -ris, -tur, -mur, -mini, -ntur

a)

Present Active

b)

Present Passive

c)

Perfect Passive

d)

Pluperfect Active

30.
How would you translate "capient?"
a)
They will seize
b)
They did seize
c)
They are seizing
d)
They do seize
31.
Translate "I will be"
a)
ero
b)
eris
c)
eritis
d)
erimus
32.

laudābant

a)

present

b)

imperfect

c)

perfect

d)

pluperfect

33.

audivērunt

a)

present

b)

imperfect

c)

perfect

34.

Which is not a function of the genitive case?

a)

possession

b)

place where

c)

of the whole

d)

quantity

35.

To what declension does this noun belong?


manus, manūs, f.

a)

5th

b)

4th

c)

3rd

d)

2nd

36.
spēs, speī, f. (abl. sing.)
a)
spē
b)
spēs
c)
spem
d)
spēbus
37.

What is the case and number for militibus?

a)

accusative plural

b)

genitive plural

c)

dative and ablative plural

d)

nominative and accusative plural

38.

What is the future passive participle (gerundive) form of puniō, punīre, punīvī, punītus?

a)

puniens, punientus

b)

punitus, -a, -um

c)

puniturus, -a, -um

d)

puniendus, -a, -um

39.

Choose the best translation:


liber tuus statim mihi īnspiciendus est.

a)

Your book was examined by me immediately.

b)

I must examine your book immediately.

c)

I will examine your book immediately

d)

You need to examine my book immediately

40.
Gerundives are verbal _____________.
a)
nouns
b)
adjectives
41.

Translate: ingressi erant

a)

they had been entered

b)

they were entering

c)

they enter

d)

they had entered

42.

Translate: locuta est

a)

she has been spoken

b)

she spoke

c)

she was speaking

d)

she will have spoken

43.

Translate: doctī sunt

a)

they taught

b)

they teach

c)

they were being taught

d)

they were taught

44.

What degree of adjective is formed with its stem + IOR?

a)

positive

b)

comparative

c)

superlative

45.

"Miserrima" is what form of an adjective?

a)

superlative

b)

positive

c)

comparative

d)

neuter

46.

ancillae, ______ dominus laudāvit, erant laetae.

a)

qui

b)

quae

c)

quam

d)

quās

47.

Ego dextrā scrībō, sed soror sinistrā scrībit.

[dextra, -ae, f.: right hand; sinistra, -ae, f.: left hand]

a)

ablative with a preposition

b)

ablative of accompaniment

c)

ablative of manner

d)

ablative of means

e)

ablative of time

48.

Puella mediā nocte ē cubiculō in agrōs ambulat.

[media: the middle of; nox, noctis, f.: night]

a)

ablative with a preposition

b)

ablative of accompaniment

c)

ablative of manner

d)

ablative of means

e)

ablative of time

49.

Ancilla tunicās magnā cum dīligentiā lavat.

[dīligentia, -ae, f.: diligence, care; lavō, lavāre: to wash]

a)

ablative with a preposition

b)

ablative of accompaniment

c)

ablative of manner

d)

ablative of means

e)

ablative of time

50.

Vīlicus cum cēterīs servīs dominum arripit.

[cēterīs: other]

a)

ablative with a preposition

b)

ablative of accompaniment

c)

ablative of manner

d)

ablative of means

e)

ablative of time

51.

Who is the Roman and Greek god of music and medicine?

a)

Hyperion

b)

Vulcan

c)

Jupiter

d)

Apollo

52.

Who is the Roman god of wine?

a)

Ares

b)

Dionysus

c)

Zeus

d)

Bacchus

53.

Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom?

a)

Minerva Mcgonagall

b)

Minerva

c)

Athena

d)

Artemis

54.

Who is the Roman goddess of marriage?

a)

Hera

b)

Juno

c)

Zeus's wife

d)

Jupiter's wife

55.
Rome is situated along which river?
a)
Tiber
b)
Rubicon
c)
Adige
d)
Po
56.
What type of government did Rome have, after they threw out their king?
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republic
57.
What were the series of wars between Rome & Carthage? 
a)
WWI
b)
Trojan Wars
c)
Greek Wars
d)
Punic Wars
58.
The wealthy ruling class of Rome was called
a)
Ciceros
b)
Plebeians
c)
Visogoths
d)
Patricians
59.
Which of the following men was NOT part of the first Triumvirate?
a)
Brutus
b)
Caesar
c)
Crassus 
d)
Pompey
60.

What date is "the Ides of March"?

a)

March 30

b)

March 15

c)

March 13

d)

March 1st

61.

What year did Caesar die?

a)

17 BC

b)

102 AD

c)

1995 AD

d)

44 BC

62.

Choose the best translation(s) of the blue italicized phrase.


impetibus contra hostēs actīs, acies frustrā factae erant.

a)

with the attacks ... having been done

b)

after the attacks ... were done

c)

with the attack ... having been done

d)

after the hindrances ... had been placed

63.

How would you translate "capientur?"

a)

They will be seized

b)

They did seize

c)

They are being seized

d)

They have been seized

64.

Which of these Latin phrases translates to "Forewarned is forearmed"?

a)

in flagrante delicto

b)

mens sana in corpore sano

c)

carpe diem

d)

admonitus admunitus