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Total questions: 98
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1.
FATHER'S story was famous.
a)
pater
b)
patris
c)
patri
d)
patre
2.
Galli a Caesare VINCEBANTUR.
a)
were being conquered
b)
conquered
c)
will be conquered
d)
will conquer
3.
Omnes piratae ON THE SHORE manserunt:
a)
in oram
b)
in ora
c)
orae
d)
orarum
4.
Pater est STRONGER quam puer
a)
fortius
b)
fortis
c)
fortissimus
d)
fortior
5.
Putavit consulem in oppido WAS:
a)
esse
b)
erat
c)
fuisse
d)
sit
6.
Quaerebant quid WE WERE DOING:
a)
faceremus
b)
faciebamus
c)
nos facere
d)
faciamus
7.
In agris DUAS HORAS laboravimus.
a)
in two hours
b)
for two hours
c)
after two hours
d)
at the second hour
8.
Iter erat VERY DIFFICULT.
a)
difficilis
b)
difficilioris
c)
difficillimum
d)
dificilius
9.
We thought that they HAD LEFT the scene.
a)
reliquerant
b)
reliquissent
c)
relinquere
d)
reliquisse
10.
Homines profecti sunt TO FIND aquam. (the men set out to find water.):
a)
ut invenirent
b)
ut invenissent
c)
ut inveniant
d)
ut invenerint
11.
Pueri cibum CARRIED:
a)
portant
b)
portabunt
c)
portati sunt
d)
portaverunt
12.
I love to watch Joe Namath CARRYING the ball:
a)
portans
b)
portantem
c)
portanti
d)
portantes
13.
Septem et decem fiunt:
a)
septaginta
b)
septendecim
c)
tres
d)
sedecim
14.
AFTER THE WORDS HAD BEEN HEARD, they rejoined.
a)
verborum auditorum
b)
verba audita
c)
verbum auditum
d)
verbis auditis
15.
I.E. stands for
a)
example
b)
that is
c)
compare
d)
note well
16.
OVERCOME a Romanis, hostes pacem petiverunt.
a)
vincentes
b)
victi
c)
vicerunt
d)
vincendi
17.
Julius Caesar returned HOME.
a)
domi
b)
domo
c)
domum
d)
domis
18.
He WANTS to finish this exam.
a)
vult
b)
velit
c)
volebat
d)
volet
19.
Mercurius erat THE SON Jovis:
a)
filium
b)
filios
c)
fili
d)
filius
20.
WE ARE SETTING OUT at once.
a)
proficiscemur
b)
proficiscebamur
c)
proficiscimur
d)
profecti eramus
21.
The Roman goddess of agriculture was
a)
Vesta
b)
Ceres
c)
Venus
d)
Diana
22.
Caesar said "Alea iacta est" while crossing the
a)
Rhine
b)
Rubicon
c)
Po
d)
Thames
23.
He plans to ACCELERATE his studies.
a)
finish
b)
drop
c)
neglect
d)
hasten
24.
KALENDAE DECEMBRES is
a)
December 5
b)
December 13
c)
November 30
d)
December 1
25.
The goddess who sent twin serpents to kill the infant Hercules was:
a)
Minerva
b)
Venus
c)
Juno
d)
Ceres
26.
Ancient Helvetia is now called:
a)
Spain
b)
Libya
c)
Ireland
d)
Switzerland
27.
The teacher was known for his BREVITY of expressions:
a)
power
b)
shortness
c)
frequency
d)
clearness
28.
The Gallic leader defeated by Caesar at Alesia was
a)
Vercingetorix
b)
Ambiorix
c)
Ariovistus
d)
Dumnorix
29.
A woman's outer garment was called
a)
toga
b)
tunica
c)
stola
d)
solea
30.
The highest government official during the Roman republic was
a)
consul
b)
tribune
c)
aedile
d)
plebian
31.
AND SO FORTH is represented by the abbreviation
a)
A.D.
b)
etc.
c)
q.v.
d)
e.g.
32.
Cornelia's sons were
a)
Tarquinii
b)
Horatii
c)
Gracchi
d)
Crassi
33.
The river on which Rome is located is
a)
Po
b)
Arno
c)
Rubicon
d)
Tiber
34.
Rome's first government was
a)
democracy
b)
monarchy
c)
republic
d)
empire
35.
Caesar fought against __________ in the Civil War of 49-46 B.C.
a)
Pompey
b)
Crassus
c)
Lepidus
d)
Antony
36.
The learned the NAMES of all the New York Yankees.
a)
nomen
b)
nominibus
c)
nomina
d)
nominum
37.
INSTRUCTED by Medea, Jason yoked th fire-breathing bulls.
a)
doctus
b)
docta
c)
docto
d)
docentem
38.
Cicero was the foremost ORATOR of his time.
a)
orator
b)
oratoris
c)
oratorem
d)
oratore
39.
The little girl was surprised BY HER BROTHERS.
a)
fratres
b)
a fratre
c)
fratribus
d)
a fratribus
40.
VENIENT UT ME VIDEANT.
a)
They will come to see me.
b)
They will come and they will see me.
c)
They will come so that I may see them.
d)
They will come unless they see me.
41.
ID INVENIAT.
a)
He did find it.
b)
He will find it.
c)
It will come.
d)
Let him find it.
42.
She said that she WOULD RETURN in three days.
a)
redire
b)
redibit
c)
rediisse
d)
redituram esse
43.
Ceres erat dea WHOSE filia a Plutone capta erat.
a)
qua
b)
quam
c)
quae
d)
cuius
44.
He didn't know where I WAS.
a)
fui
b)
fueris
c)
essem
d)
sim
45.
NOLI HOC FACERE.
a)
I won't do it.
b)
This won't do.
c)
Don't do this.
d)
I didn't want to do it.
46.
The Romans thought that THEY had won, and so they stopped fighting.
a)
ei
b)
eum
c)
se
d)
nos
47.
Everyday the children USED TO FOLLOW the carts.
a)
sequuntur
b)
sequebantur
c)
secuti sunt
d)
sequimini
48.
Claudius heard the pitiful cries of the SHOUTING women.
a)
clamans
b)
clamantibus
c)
clamaturae
d)
clamantium
49.
Aristotle HAD TAUGHT Alexander botany.
a)
docuit
b)
docuerit
c)
docebit
d)
docuerat
50.
Mox, GLADIIS STRICTIS, inter se pugnare coeperunt.
a)
the rigid gladiators
b)
in a straight line
c)
after the swords had been drawn
d)
retreating with swords
51.
Undecim et septem fiunt:
a)
viginti
b)
octo
c)
duodeviginti
d)
sedecim
52.
Vercingetorix stood up and spoke VERY BRIEFLY.
a)
breviter
b)
brevissime
c)
brevior
d)
brevissimus
53.
Prima luce NAVEM SOLVIT Jason.
a)
paid the sailor
b)
sank the ship
c)
bailed out the ship
d)
set sail
54.
FERENT dona ad deos.
a)
They will bear
b)
Let them bear
c)
They bear
d)
They bore
55.
CUM diu laboravissent, opus tamen non confecerunt.
a)
since
b)
because
c)
when
d)
although
56.
Perseus cut off the serpent-covered head of this awesome monster.
a)
Medea
b)
Chimaera
c)
Medusa
d)
Geryon
57.
The Roman who became dictator in an emergency and then returned to his farm was:
a)
Horatius
b)
Romulus
c)
Gaius Gracchus
d)
Cincinnatus
58.
This beautiful maiden lost a race because she stopped to pick up golden apples:
a)
Daphne
b)
Arethusa
c)
Artemis
d)
Atalanta
59.
The horse and the trident were symbols of:
a)
Jupiter
b)
Pluto
c)
Neptune
d)
Apollo
60.
An excellent musician who made a futile trip to the underworld to rescue his bride was:
a)
Jason
b)
Orpheus
c)
Eurydice
d)
Pan
61.
The most terrifying and formidable of Rome's enemies in the Punic Wars was:
a)
Spartacus
b)
Mithridates
c)
Jugurtha
d)
Hannibal
62.
Which of the following is a quadruped?
a)
horse
b)
chicken
c)
worm
d)
fish
63.
Echo was known for her LOQUACITY before she was punished by Juno.
a)
lying
b)
thievery
c)
talkativeness
d)
jokes
64.
He tried to MALIGN the other candidate. MALIGN is derived from
a)
malle
b)
melior
c)
mille
d)
malum
65.
The ditches which Caesar dug to surround his camp were called:
a)
castra
b)
scuta
c)
fossae
d)
tabernacula
66.
The chief duty of the eight praetors who were elected each year was that of:
a)
supervisor of games
b)
judge
c)
pay-master
d)
priest
67.
The mountains which form the backbone of Italy are the
a)
Pyrenees
b)
Alps
c)
Pindus
d)
Apennines
68.
Crassus, Pompey, and ________ formed the first triumvirate in 60 B.C.
a)
Augustus
b)
Cicero
c)
Caesar
d)
Antony
69.
The abbreviation ET AL.stands for:
a)
and now
b)
for example
c)
otherwise
d)
and others
70.
The triangular island off the toe of Italy which Rome wrested from Carthage is:
a)
Corsica
b)
Sicily
c)
Malta
d)
Cyprus
71.
WE SHALL HAVE READ excerpts from COMMENTARII DE BELLO GALLICO by the end of the year.
a)
legemus
b)
legimus
c)
legeramus
d)
legerimus
72.
The Greeks waged war against Troy FOR TEN YEARS.
a)
decem anni
b)
decem annos
c)
decimo anno
d)
decem annis
73.
In 392 B.C. the Gauls were ABOUT TO SEIZE the Capitol.
a)
occupantes
b)
occupaturi
c)
occupati
d)
occupandi
74.
Ovid tells us that the GODS lived on Mount Olympus.
a)
dei
b)
deum
c)
deis
d)
deos
75.
The Styx and the Lethe are RIVERS in the Lower World.
a)
flumen
b)
flumini
c)
flumina
d)
fluminum
76.
Jason ad Colchidem navigavit ut vellus aureum ______.
a)
caperet
b)
capere
c)
capiat
d)
cepisset
77.
"Romans, DO NOT MAKE peace with Carthage!" warned Regulus. (Romani, ____ pacem cum Carthagine!" monuit Regulus.)
a)
noli facere
b)
non facitis
c)
nolite facere
d)
non facietis
78.
In the Gallic Wars, Labienus was Caesar's MOST TRUSTED lieutenant
a)
fidus
b)
fidius
c)
fidissimus
d)
fidissime
79.
Midas erat rex TO WHOM Dionysius contactum aureum dedit.
a)
qui
b)
cui
c)
quibus
d)
quem
80.
For the sake of PEACE, they made a treaty. (____ causa foedus fecerunt.)
a)
pax
b)
pacis
c)
pacem
d)
pace
81.
Horatius pontem Sublicium DEFENDET.
a)
is defending
b)
has defended
c)
was defending
d)
will defend
82.
LET'S GO to the Olympic Games this year!
a)
imus
b)
eamus
c)
ibamus
d)
iturus
83.
Medusa _______ interficienda erat. (Perseus had to slay the Medusa.)
a)
Perseus
b)
Perseum
c)
Perseo
d)
Persei
84.
CONSILIO CAPTO, Caesar legatum proficisci iussit.
a)
in order to seize the council
b)
after the plan had been formed
c)
with the consul as chief
d)
about to discover the plan
85.
AT HOME, the Romans removed their shoes while reclining at dinner.
a)
domus
b)
domum
c)
domo
d)
domi
86.
We can easily FINISH this National Latin Exam in less than one hour.
a)
perficimus
b)
perficiemus
c)
perficere
d)
perfectum
87.
Tell me, TIBERIUS, why you prefer to stay on Capri.
a)
Tiberius
b)
Tiberi
c)
Tiberium
d)
Tiberio
88.
Romulus _____ imperavit ut Sabinas caperent. (Romulus ordered the Romans to seize the Sabine women.)
a)
Romani
b)
Romanis
c)
Romanos
d)
Romanum
89.
Doceo : docui :: disco : ____________
a)
detuli
b)
discessi
c)
didici
d)
dixi
90.
Latin students know which Roman poet WROTE the epic about the founding of Rome.
a)
scribit
b)
scripsit
c)
scripserit
d)
scribat
91.
In the Roman army, the official in charge of the soldiers' pay was the
a)
quaestor
b)
praetor
c)
speculator
d)
funditor
92.
Caesar's praenomen was:
a)
Caesar
b)
Gaius
c)
Julius
d)
Horatius
93.
We shall AUGMENT our income this summer.
a)
invest
b)
deposit in a bank
c)
increase
d)
be certain of
94.
The abbreviations E.G. stands for the Latin words meaning:
a)
that is
b)
compare
c)
for example
d)
and elsewhere
95.
The harbor and seaport of Rome at the mouth of the Tiber was:
a)
Ostia
b)
Alesia
c)
Cumae
d)
Herculaneum
96.
The constellation Gemini is named for ____, twin brothers of Helen of Troy.
a)
Romulus and Remus
b)
Tiberius and Gaius
c)
Castor and Pollux
d)
Agamemnon and Menelaus
97.
In Caesar's time, modern Spain and Portugal were known as:
a)
Helvetia
b)
Hibernia
c)
Hispania
d)
Hesperia
98.
The fall of the Western Roman Empire occurred in the year:
a)
509 B.C.
b)
476 A.D.
c)
79 A.D.
d)
27 B.C.
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