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NLE I Intro (2021 paper)

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word best fits into the following list: pater, _____, fīlius, fīlia?

a)

stella

b)

equus

c)

ager

d)

mater

2.

What was the most popular and largest location for chariot racing in the city of Rome?

a)

Colosseum

b)

Circus Maximus

c)

Forum

d)

Pantheon

3.

Which god ruled the Underworld and possessed its mineral wealth?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Pluto

d)

Apollo

4.

What legendary Trojan led refugees from the fall of Troy across the Mediterranean Sea to establish a homeland in Italy?

a)

Aeneas

b)

Achilles

c)

Hector

d)

Romulus

5.

What number on the map indicates Graecia?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

What area was NOT physically connected to the Roman Empire by land?

a)

Hispānia

b)

Britannia

c)

Germānia

d)

Gallia

7.

Which Latin phrase could you use to encourage someone to hurry?

a)

cum laude

b)

e pluribus unum

c)

nota bene

d)

tempus fugit

8.

When a list ends with etc., it indicates that:

a)

the list is very important

b)

the list is complete

c)

there are more items

d)

the last item is incorrect

9.

Solve the following equation: V - I =

a)

III

b)

IV

c)

VI

d)

IX

10.

Respondē Latīnē: Were you alive in ancient Roman times?

a)

Quis est?

b)

Valēte!

c)

Salvē!

d)

Minimē!

11.

October, octet, and octave are all related to the Latin word for:

a)

eye

b)

ocean

c)

eight

d)

music

12.

When sailors circumnavigate an island, they sail:

a)

across it

b)

around it

c)

through it

d)

under it

13.

READ ITEMS 13-30, WHICH BEGIN TO TELL A SHORT STORY, AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. The story is called "MĀRCUS ET LŪCIUS".

What theme do you think the story will be about?

a)

Friendship

b)

Family

c)

Profession/Work

d)

Passion/Hobbies

14.

Mārcus est agricola.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

to be

15.

Mārcus multōs agrōs habet.

a)

many fields

b)

near many fields

c)

towards many fields

d)

with many fields

16.

Mārcus per agrōs laetē ambulat.

a)

happy

b)

happily

c)

happiness

d)

to be happy

17.

Mārcus terram arāre temptat

a)

is plowing

b)

was plowing

c)

plowed

d)

to plow

18.

Mārcus semper labōrat.

a)

Marcus

b)

with Marcus

c)

near Marcus

d)

to Marcus

19.

Mārcus cum familiā in casā habitat.

a)

his family

b)

around his family

c)

with his family

d)

near his family

20.

Mārcus virīs et fēminīs multum cibum ex agrīs dat.

a)

a man and a woman

b)

to men and women

c)

with a man and a woman

d)

from men and women

21.

Mārcus vītam dūram sed laetam habet.

a)

not

b)

and

c)

but

d)

because

22.

Lūcius erat poēta.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

23.

Lūcius cantābat; virī et fēminae Lūcium laudābant.

a)

are praising

b)

were praising

c)

praised

d)

to praise

24.

Pecūniam Lūciō dabant.

a)

I used to give

b)

You used to give

c)

He used to give

d)

They used to give

25.

Hodiē virī et fēminae Lūcium nōn laudant.

a)

well

b)

always

c)

not

d)

when

26.

Hodiē Lūcius prope agrōs per viam ambulat.

a)

from the fields

b)

near the fields

c)

across the fields

d)

to the fields

27.

Mārcus aquam ad agrōs portat.

a)

is carrying

b)

are carrying

c)

was carrying

d)

were carrying

28.

Mārcus Lūcium videt et rogat, “Quis es tū?”

a)

What are you doing?

b)

Why are you here?

c)

Where are you from?

d)

Who are you?

29.

Lūcius respondet, “Ego sum Lūcius.”

a)

I

b)

You

c)

We

d)

They

30.

Lūcius rogat, “Tūne aquam habēs?

a)

Where is there water?

b)

Is the water yours?

c)

Do you have water?

d)

Who has water?

31.

Mārcus respondet, “Ita vērō. Ecce! Potā aquam!”

a)

drinks

b)

drink

c)

to drink

d)

does drink