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ALIRA Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
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1.

Cornelia est pualla Romana quae in villa rustica aestate habitat. In villa vicina habitat altera puella, nomine Flavia, quae est amica eius.

Who is the girl which lives in the nearby village and is friends with Cornelia?

a)

Romana

b)

Cornelia

c)

Flavia

2.

Dum puella in villa habitant, in agris saepe ambulant. Hodie Cornelia ad villam vicinam ambulat ubi in agris sub arbore sedet Flavi.

Where is Flavia sitting when Cornelia walks to the village?

a)

Near a river

b)

Under a tree

c)

Near a tree

d)

On a rock

3.

Iam puellae laetae currunt. Brevi tempore, quod defessae sunt, non iam currunt sed sub arbore sedent.

Why do the girls sit down after they run?

a)

They wanted to read.

b)

They did not sit down.

c)

They were looking at the flowers.

d)

They were tired.

4.

Quem recitas meus est, o Fidentine, libellus; sed male cum recitas, incipit esse tuus!

Who is Martial addressing?

a)

Himself

b)

Fidentius

c)

a Male

d)

Recitas

5.

"In primis annis romani habuerunt reges. Reges fuerunt Etrusci. Etrusci erant in throno Romano."

Who ruled Rome?

a)

The Romans

b)

The Etruscans

c)

Roman Kings

d)

Etruscan Kings

6.

In senatu duo factiones erant: altera Barcina, cuius opibus Hasdrubal in imperio positus st, Hannibalemque militiae adsuescere volebat; altera principis Hannonis, qui Hannibalem domi tenere malebat ne bellum cum Romanis oriretur. Cui principi optimus quisque assentiebatur, sed minor pars erat.

What is going on in this passage?

a)

The Roman Senate debates war with Carthage

b)

The Carthaginian Senate debates war with Rome

c)

The Carthaginian Senate discusses the Command of Hasdrubal

d)

The Carthaginian Senate discusses the Command of Hannibal

7.

Erant olim in Thessalia duo fratres, quorum alter Aeson, alter Pelias appelatus est. Horum Aeson primum regnum obtinuerat, at post paucos annos Pelias, regni cupiditate adductus, non modo fratrem suum expulit, sed eiam in animo habebat, Iasonem, Aesonis filium, interficere.

Why did Pelias wish to kill Jason?

a)

He wanted to become king.

b)

He felt that Jason was a danger to the Kingdom

c)

He had abducted the king.

d)

He didn't.

8.

Quodam in oppido Italiae olim natus est puer, qui Columbus appellabatur. Diu in patris officina laboravit. Sed prope erat mare, puerque saepe ad litus ibat, ut videret naves, quae e portu ad terras exibant diversas. In navibus erant homines multi, et Columbus mare ipse transire saepe voluit; tum autem pecuniam nullam habebat. Sed postea, cum iam iuvenis esset usque ad Brittanniam et Africam navigavit.

What prevented Columbus from traveling on the sea?

a)

Family Obligations

b)

Money

c)

Care

d)

Danger

9.

Laomedon quidam illo tempore regnum Troiae obtinebat. Ad hunc Neptunus et Apollo anno superiore venerant, et cum Troia nondum moenia haberet, ad hoc opus auxilium obtulerant. Postquam tamen horum auxilio moenia confecta sunt, nolebat Laomedon praemium quod proposuerat persolvere.

What did Laomedon not wish to do?

a)

Be in the favor of Neptune and Apollo

b)

Pay for the services of Neptune and Apollo

c)

Ask Neptune and Apollo for good fortune

d)

Increase tribute to Neptune and Apollo

10.

Eo nomine senatus decretis honorificis in ordinem suum me adlegit, C. Pansa et A. Hirtio consulibus, consularem locum sententiae dicendae tribuens, et imperium mihi dedit. Res publica ne quid detrimenti caperet, me propraetore simul cum consulibus providere iussit. Populus autem eodem anno me consulem, cum cos. uterque bello cecidisset, et triumvirum rei publicae constituendae creavit. - Octavian

With what rank did Octavian gain imperium?

a)

Tribune

b)

Propraetor

c)

Consulship

d)

Triumvir