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2021 Intro Latin NLE Practice Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Roman god of music was often seen with a lyre?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Apollo

d)

Vulcan

2.

It’s time for bed! In a vīlla, where would the father and mother sleep?

a)

in cubiculo

b)

in vestibulo

c)

in tablino

d)

in culina

3.

VII et II sunt _____.

a)

III

b)

V

c)

IX

d)

X

4.

If you met Antonia and Aula talking together in the Forum, how would you greet them?

a)

Salve

b)

Vale

c)

Salvete

d)

Valete

5.

The words were audible all over the building. Audible comes from the Latin verb meaning to

a)

see

b)

hear

c)

write

d)

read

6.

If you wanted to scare a thief away from your home, which Latin phrase would you put on your door?

a)

Carpe diem!

b)

E pluribus unum!

c)

Cave canem!

d)

Tempus fugit!

7.

The concert was magnificent.

a)

long

b)

great

c)

crowded

d)

boring

8.

The eruption of what volcano buried the city of Pompeii?

a)

Etna

b)

Olympus

c)

Ida

d)

Vesuvius

9.

In an announcement of a person’s death, which phrase would you most likely see?

a)

ab urbe condita

b)

mare nostrum

c)

festina lente

d)

in memoriam

10.

Claudia prope Rōmam habitat.

a)

to live

b)

are living

c)

was living

d)

is living

11.

Gnaeus in vīllā prope Rōmam habitat.

a)

from a farmhouse

b)

to a farmhouse

c)

near a farmhouse

d)

in a farmhouse

12.

Claudia Gnaeum hodiē vīsitat.

a)

today

b)

happily

c)

often

d)

always

13.

Ubi Gnaeus et Aulus erant puerī, Claudia stolās pulchrās amābat.

a)

used to love

b)

is loving

c)

are loving

d)

loves

14.

Nauta respondet, “Ita vērō, ego ad Aegyptum nāvigō.”

a)

No

b)

Maybe

c)

Yes

d)

Soon

15.

Claudia Gnaeō nārrat, “Ego ad Aegyptum nāvigāre et Aulum vīsitāre parō.”

a)

He

b)

We

c)

I

d)

You

16.

Claudia rogat, “Quid est perīculum?”

a)

When

b)

Where

c)

Who

d)

What

17.

Nunc Claudia nāvigāre timet

a)

was sailing

b)

to sail

c)

were sailing

d)

sail

18.

What is the Roman name for the Greek god Hermes?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Vulcan

d)

Pluto

19.

Which goddess is the mother of Cupid and has this bird as a symbol?

a)

Juno

b)

Venus

c)

Minerva

d)

Vesta

20.

A Latin teacher asking the name of a person in a picture would ask

a)

Ubi est?

b)

Quid agis?

c)

Quis est?

d)

Estne laetus?

21.

What is the best translation of the Latin motto festīnā lentē?

a)

hurry slowly

b)

happy birthday

c)

time flies

d)

seize the day

22.

Based on the Latin root, who would be considered urbane?

a)

a sailor

b)

a city dweller

c)

a shepherd

d)

a nymph

23.

At what large amphitheater would the Romans watch gladiatorial fights and animal hunts?

a)

the Forum

b)

the Curia

c)

the Colosseum

d)

the Pantheon

24.

What Latin abbreviation means “and the rest”?

a)

P.S.

b)

a.m.

c)

N.B.

d)

etc.

25.

The malevolent king lived in a castle at the top of the mountain.

a)

old

b)

wise

c)

faithful

d)

evil

26.

Fēmina fīliō dōnum dare parābat.

a)

to give

b)

give

c)

was giving

d)

gives

27.

Ancilla pecūniam fēminae timidē portat.

a)

caution

b)

cautiously

c)

to be cautious

d)

cautious

28.

Multās tabernās spectant.

a)

I look at

b)

You look at

c)

They look at

d)

She looks at

29.

Fēmina parvam statuam nōn comparat quod Helenus nōn est parvus puer.

a)

always buys

b)

seldom buys

c)

now buys

d)

does not buy

30.

In secundā tabernā sunt multae gemmae.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

are

31.

“Quis nōs vocat?”

a)

I

b)

you

c)

they

d)

us

32.

Tabernārius fēminae et puerum et ancillam trēs tunicās pulchrās dēmōnstrat

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

33.

Tabernārius fēminae et fīliō tunicam dat.

a)

but

b)

because

c)

or

d)

and

34.

Based on your knowledge of Latin, the purpose of a convocation is to:

a)

assign people to help

b)

call people together

c)

give people news

d)

ask people their opinion.

35.

What should the class do when the teacher says, “Sedēte”?

a)

stand

b)

be quiet

c)

leave

d)

remain seated

36.

Who was the Roman goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving?

a)

Juno

b)

Diana

c)

Minerva

d)

Venus

37.

After the long flight, the airline passengers were glad to return to terra firma.

a)

solid ground

b)

a rural area

c)

their homeland

d)

unknown territory

38.

A adult Roman male wore a long robe called a

a)

caliga

b)

toga

c)

stola

d)

bulla

39.

Where would a Roman typically go to watch chariot racing?

a)

templum

b)

Forum

c)

cubiculum

d)

Circus Maximus

40.

Puella circum Forum tabernās vīsitābat.

a)

in the Forum

b)

around the Forum

c)

by the Forum

d)

far from the Forum

41.

Puella ad casam ambulābat, sed ūnus vir malus et magnus in viā stābat.

a)

one

b)

angry

c)

lazy

d)

good

42.

Tabernārius benignus puellae statuam dābat

a)

by the girl

b)

from the girl

c)

to the girl

d)

the girls

43.

Puella erat laeta quod māter deam Vestam amābat.

a)

when

b)

but

c)

and

d)

because

44.

If your classmate asks you, “Quota hōra est?” he wants to know

a)

what time it is

b)

how you are doing

c)

how many friends you have

d)

what the weather is

45.

How many hearts are in the picture?

a)

III

b)

IV

c)

V

d)

VI

46.

Her grandmother's vitality was lessened by illness.

a)

energy for living

b)

ability to see

c)

interest in politics

d)

love of friends

47.

A cubiculum, culīna, and trīclīnium were found

a)

in aqua

b)

in caelo

c)

in templo

d)

in villa

48.

The Latin abbreviation P.M. (post merīdiem) means

a)

dawn

b)

morning

c)

noon

d)

afternoon

49.

Hispānia is on the map in the area lettered

a)

C

b)

P

c)

D

d)

B

50.

Britannia is located on the area of the map lettered:

a)

E

b)

J

c)

P

d)

D