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Midterm Exam Latin I

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mercator stolas ____

a)

vendebat

b)

vendebant

c)

vendebas

d)

vendebamus

2.

puer iānuam ______

a)

pulsavit

b)

pulsaverunt

c)

pulso

d)

pulsatis

3.

3 āctōrēs fābulam ______

a)

agit

b)

agiunt

c)

agimus

d)

agis

4.

māter furem ______

a)

vituperavit

b)

vituperaverunt

c)

vituperavistis

d)

vitupervisti

5.

Iulius Caesar et milites ad fluvium Rubicum _______.

a)

advenit

b)

advenient

c)

advenis

d)

advenio

6.

multī mercātōrēs _____

a)

aderamus

b)

aderatis

c)

aderant

d)

aderam

7.

What were the three major activities of the forum in Pompeii and in fora across Rome's territories?

a)

government, religion, business

b)

prison, religion, government

c)

education, business, government

d)

education, religion, government

8.

Name the foreign goddess whose temple was in Pompeii.

a)

Athena

b)

Sulae

c)

Mithras

d)

Isis

9.

Quis est in pictura?

a)

Niobe

b)

Leto

c)

Pandora

d)

Cleopatra

10.

Who won the contest in "Iudicium Paridis", the Judgement of Paris?

a)

Aphrodite

b)

Hera

c)

Athena

d)

Pandora

11.

What was the major function of the basilica in ancient Roman times. Basilica was one of the first buildings built in the fora across the Roman.

a)

Senate building where laws were made

b)

Relgius temples for worship

c)

Law Courts where cases were heard and judged

d)

Tax Office

12.

What was the function of the Curia in Rome?

a)

Where the Senate met to make laws

b)

Where legal cases were heard and judged

c)

Where concerts were heard

d)

Where relious sacrifices were made

13.

How were race and slavery connected in Roman times?

a)

slavery in ancient times as in American slavery was race-based

b)

slavery in ancient times was NOT race-based as it was in American slavery

14.

What did a lībertus take from his master?

a)

his money

b)

his name

c)

his life

d)

his pets

15.

Filiae mātrem vocant.

a)

The mother calls the daughters.

b)

The daughters call the mother.

16.

senēs theātrum intrāvērunt.

a)

The old men were entering the theater.

b)

The old man entered the theater.

c)

The old men entered the theater.

d)

The old men are entering the theater.

17.

nauta fābulam audiēbat.

a)

The sailor was listening to the story.

b)

The sailor listened to the story.

c)

The sailor will listen to the story.

d)

The sailors listen to the story.

18.

amīcī ancillās laudāvērunt.

a)

The slave girls praised the friends.

b)

The friends praised the slave girls.

c)

The slave girls praise the friends.

d)

The friends praise the slave girls.

19.

iuvenis iānuam aperuit.

a)

The young men opened the door.

b)

The young man opened the door.

c)

The young man is opening the door.

d)

The young man was opening the door.

20.

What was the palaestra?

a)

where Romans voted

b)

exercise field at bath complex

c)

where chariots were repaired

d)

where horses were trained

21.
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What did Romans do in the following rooms? a) apodytērium b) tepidārium c) caldārium d) frīgidārium

a)

apodyterium

1.

changing room

b)

caldarium

2.

hot bath

c)

tepidarium

3.

warm bath

d)

frigidarium

4.

cold bath

22.

How were oil and strigils used in ancient Roman baths

a)

washing the body

b)

making smoothie protein drinks for sale

c)

counting tickets

d)

assigning bathing rooms

23.

What feature of the bath complex did Roman skill improve?

a)

heated floors

b)

heating water

c)

hypocaust

d)

all of these answers are correct

24.

Give the name for this system.

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25.

What are the meanings of the 3 Latin phrases found on the $1 bill?

a)

out of many we are one

a new order of the ages

he nods favorably on our undertakings

b)

work conquers all

out of many we are one

a new order of the ages

c)

out of many we are one

every upward

a new order of the ages

d)

a new order of the ages

work conquers all

out of many we are one

26.

Grayson and Joseph were given two different projects. Grayson's project was to build a model of the solar system, which required a lot of effort but was achievable. Joseph's project was to fill a leaking bucket with water, which seemed never-ending and futile. Explain the difference between Grayson's and Joseph's tasks in terms of a Herculean task and a Sisyphean task.

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27.

Match the periodic table of element Latin symbol with its Latin name

a)

1.

stannum-tin

b)

2.

aureum-gold

c)

3.

argentium-silver

d)

4.

hydra-gyrous-mercury

e)

5.

plumbum-lead

28.

Quae sunt quinque linguas ROMANce ex lingua Latina derivatae?

a)

Hispanica, Germanica, Italica, Gallica, Portugallia

b)

Italica, Hispanica, Anglica, Portugallia, Gallica

c)

Gallica, Hispanica, Romanica, Portugallia, Italica

d)

Anglica, Gallica, Germanica, Italica, Hispanica

29.

Quot sunt tres usus olei olivae in antiquo mundo?

a)
  1. I. Making chess sets II. mixing with ash to create ink for writing. III. food

b)

I. fuel for oil lamps II. eating. III. bathing

30.

Quot annos duravit bellum Troianum?

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31.

Quis Paris erat?

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32.

Quae urbes bellum Troianum pugnabant?

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33.

Quis vicit bellum Troianum?

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34.

Quis primus de bello Troiano scripsit?

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35.

Quod nomen erat scriptionis?

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36.

Quis erat Tantalus?

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37.

Quis erat Pandora in mythologia?

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38.

Quis erat Niobe in mythologia?

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39.

Quid est differentia inter opus Sisypheanum et Herculeum?

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40.

Quid est Corvus?

a)

Instrumentum navale Romanum

b)

Civitas Carthaginis

c)

Nomen ducis Carthaginis

d)

Tactica Carthaga

41.

Quid significat nomen Carthago?

a)

Urbis nova

b)

Urbis antiqua

c)

Urbis Romana

42.

Quis erat Hamilcar Barca?

a)

Dux Carthaginis

b)

Dux Romani

c)

Dux Graecorum

43.

Quis erat Hannibal Barca?

a)

Dux Carthaginis

b)

Dux Romani

c)

Dux Graecorum

44.

Quid est Mahout?

a)

Dux elephantorum

b)

Dux equorum

c)

Dux navium

45.

Quae montes transivit Hannibal in Bellum Punicum II? (Check all that apply)

a)

Montes Pyrenaei

b)

Montes Alpes

c)

Montes Appennini

d)

Montes Tauri

46.

Quid sunt Tacticae Fabianae?

a)

Strategies for avoiding battle to weaken the enemy by not engaging in combat but wearing down supplies and resources

b)

Strategies to attack the enemies greatest weak points

c)

Strategies for strictly naval warfare

47.

Quis erat Polybius?

a)

Historicus Graecus

b)

Historicus Romanus

c)

Dux Carthaginis

48.

Quis erat Livy?

a)

Historicus Romanus

b)

Historicus Graecus

c)

Dux Romanus

49.

Who were the Patricians in Roman society?

a)

the poor

b)

the rich

50.

Who were the Plebians in Roman society?

a)

common people

b)

rich people

51.

Quid est Corsica et Sardinia?

a)

Insulae a Roma captae

b)

Insulae a Carthagine captae

c)

Insulae Graecae

52.

Quis erat Cato Maior/Censor?

a)

Senator Romanus

b)

Dux Carthaginis

c)

Historicus Graecus

53.

Quid significat 'Carthago delenda est'?

a)

Carthago destruenda est

b)

Carthago servanda est

c)

Carthago aedificanda est

54.

Quid significat 'Aut viam inveniam aut faciam'?

a)

Carthage must be destroyed.

b)

Either I will find a way or I will make one.

c)

Conquered Greece captured her savage conquerors and brought the arts to Latium (Rome)

55.

Quid est Carthago?

a)

Civitas potentissima in Africa

b)

Civitas Romana

c)

Civitas Graeca

56.

Quid est Africa?

a)

Nomen territorii post destructionem Carthaginis

b)

Nomen civitatis Romanae

c)

Nomen civitatis Graecae

57.

Quid est 'Sal terram' (salting the earth)?

a)

Tactica Romana

b)

Tactica Carthaginis

c)

Tactica Graecorum

58.

Quid est Bellum Cannae?

a)

Pugna in Secundo Bello Punico

b)

Pugna in Primo Bello Punico

c)

Pugna in Bello Troiano

59.

Nauta puellam in silvā videt.

a)

was seeing

b)

were seeing

c)

sees

d)

to see

60.
ducebant
a)
They lead
b)
They were leading
c)
They led
61.
portavistis
a)
I carried
b)
You carried
c)
He carried
d)
They carried
62.

quaerēbam

a)

I was buying

b)

I was complaining

c)

I was seeing

d)

I was seeking

63.

Choose the correct Latin translation for the italicized word:

We are carrying the water to the fields.

a)

portant

b)

portamus

c)

portas

d)

portatis

64.

Quis dixit, "Aut viam inveniam aut faciam?

a)

Scipio Africanus

b)

Cato the Elder/Censor

c)

Hannibal Barca

d)

Fabius Maximus

65.

Quis dixit, "Carthago delenda est"?

a)

Hannibal Barca

b)

Cato the Elder/Censor

c)

Scipio Africanus

d)

Fabius Maximus

66.

quaerēbam

a)

I was buying

b)

I was complaining

c)

I was seeing

d)

I was seeking

67.
portavistis
a)
I carried
b)
You carried
c)
He carried
d)
They carried
68.
ducebant
a)
They lead
b)
They were leading
c)
They led
69.

This model for Columbia pictures was actually a Latin teacher. Like the Statue of Liberty, she is dressed like an ancient Roman woman. What is she wearing?

a)

light pink=toga

blue=stola

b)

light pink=stola

blue=tunica

c)

light pink=stola

blue=palla

d)

light pink=toga

blue=solea

70.

Magna Graecia

a)

Macedonia and Greece

b)

Southern Italy and Sicily

c)

Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica

d)

Greece and all its island territories

71.

Mountain range that forms the border between France and Spain named after a Greek princess

a)

Atlas

b)

Taurus

c)

Alps

d)

Pyrennees

72.

Quis dixit, "Veni, Vidi, Vici"?

a)

Hannibal Barca

b)

Marcus Cicero

c)

Horace

d)

Julius Caesar

73.

Quis scripsit, "Carpe Diem"?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Cato the Elder/Censor

c)

Livy

d)

Horace

74.

In the phrase, "carpe diem", diem is in what case?

a)

nominative

b)

accusative

c)

dative

d)

ablative

75.

Excelsior! (Check all that apply)

a)

Ever higher!

b)

New York's Official State Motto

c)

California State Motto

d)

Stan Lee's personal motto

76.

Pandora is Greek, what does her name mean literally?

a)

all the gods

b)

all gifted

c)

all knowing

d)

all the same

77.

Asia Minor to the ancient Romans is modern-day

a)

France

b)

Vietnam

c)

Turkey

d)

China

78.

Gallia to the ancient Romans is modern-day

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

Romania

d)

Albania

79.

-am, -um, -em noun endings

a)

nominative singular

b)

dative singular

c)

accusative singular

d)

accusative plural

80.

-as, -os, -es noun endings

a)

nominative plural

b)

accusative plural

c)

dative plural

81.

-ae, -o, -i noun endings

a)

nominative singular

b)

accusative singular

c)

dative singular

82.

-am, -um, -em, -as, -os, -es noun endings

a)

nominative

b)

accusative

c)

dative

83.

-ae, -o, -i, -is, -is, -ibus noun endings

a)

nominative

b)

accusative

c)

dative

84.

-bam, -bas, -bat, -bamus, -batis, -bant verb endings.

a)

imperfect

b)

perfect

c)

present

85.

-i, -isti, -it, -imus, -istis, -erunt verb endings

a)

imperfect

b)

perfect

c)

present

86.

-o, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt verb endings

a)

imperfect

b)

perfect

c)

present

87.

I see the old man. (ego, me, mihi) senem video.

a)

Ego

b)

Me

c)

Mihi

d)

Tibi

88.

I have a gift FOR YOU (te, tibi, tu). Ego donum _____habeo.

a)

tibi

b)

te

c)

tu

89.

Monsters terrify ME (me, ego, mihi). Monstra ____terrent.

a)

mihi

b)

me

c)

ego

90.

My friend gave a gift TO ME. Mea amica donum ____ dedit.

a)

mihi

b)

me

c)

ego

d)

tibi

91.

In the U.S., only the president AND governors of states have the power to Veto. Veto is Latin as it is. It means

a)

I buy

b)

I forbid

c)

I do not know

d)

I choose

92.

Quis est in pictura?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Apollo

c)

Janus

d)

Bacchus

93.

The river that runs through Rome

a)

Rhine

b)

Rhone

c)

Thames

d)

Tiber

94.

In the Punic Wars, which side was most dependent on mercenary soldiers

a)

Roman

b)

Carthaginian

95.

Barcelona is named after the Barca's

a)

a Greek family

b)

a Carthaginian family

c)

a Trojan family

d)

a Roman family

96.

The port of Rome

a)

Galveston

b)

Istanbul

c)

Ostia

d)

Pompeii

97.

Another name for Sicily

a)

Hesperia

b)

Trinacria

c)

Pons Euboa

d)

Italia

98.

Mountain range that is the entire northern border of Italy

a)

Apennines

b)

Taurus

c)

Alps

d)

Atlas

99.

Volcano that buried Pompeii

a)

Mt. Etna

b)

Mt. Olympus

c)

Mt. Vesuvius

d)

Mt. Ida

100.

"Crossing the Rubicon" (check all that apply)

a)

the point of no return

b)

began a Civil War

c)

done by Julius Caesar and his legions

d)

the northern border of Italy in Julius Caesar's time

101.

Match the scientific periodic element Latin symbol to its Latin name

a)

1.

Cuprium-copper

b)

2.

Ferum-iron

c)

3.

Tantalum

d)

4.

Niobium

e)

5.

Plutonium

102.

Quis dixit "Alea Iacta Est" et Quid significat?

a)

Cicero/Point of No Return

b)

Julius Caesar/The Die Is Cast

c)

Augustus Caesar/The Die Is Cast

d)

Augustus Caesar/I Came, I Saw, I Conquered

103.

This pharmacy symbol is Latin for the command, "Recipe!" meaning

a)

Be Careful!

b)

Take This!

c)

Feel Better!

104.

Ampersand is a Latin symbol invented by Cicero's slave, Tiro, in the 1st century BC and is this Latin word

a)

est

b)

et

c)

aut

d)

quid

105.

Quis sum? Ego sum dea. Agros et agricolas amo. Frumentum fructusque curo.

a)

Minerva

b)

Juno

c)

Ceres

d)

Diana

106.

Quis sum? Ego sum dea "maritus et uxor". Ego sum regina dearum/deorum. Meus maritus est Iupiter.

a)

Juno

b)

Minerva

c)

Ceres

d)

Diana

107.

Quis sum? Sum dea amoris. Meus filius est Cupid.

a)

Minerva

b)

Juno

c)

Diana

d)

Venus

108.

Quis sum? Ego sum deus belli. Martial Law, Campus Martius, Planet Mars, Martian, marching band, marshall, March, and Tuesday (in Spanish, French, and Italian). Meus nomen lingua Graecia est____

a)

Apollo

b)

Ares

c)

Pan

d)

Hermes

109.

Before the Christian era and Christmas, the ancient Romans celebrated a winter harvest festival called___. Evergreens were used to decorate, gifts of candles, food, books, figurines were given as gifts. The Roman god of time and of the harvest was celebrated for 7-9 days at the end of December.

a)

Saturnalia

b)

Liberalia

c)

Lupercalia

d)

Bacchanalia

110.

Quis erat victor in bello Punico I, II, & III?

a)

Roma

b)

Carthago

111.

Who is the 1st century Roman author of all 3 Latin quotes on the US dollar bill?

a)

Horace

b)

Livy

c)

Vergil

d)

Cicero

112.

Mercury : dead souls to the underworld :: Iris : ___________

a)

suicide souls

b)

animal souls

c)

unwilling souls

113.

Sed hodiē ūnus nauta sōlus est in parvā īnsulā.

a)

today

b)

always

c)

now

d)

however

114.

Claudia ad portum ambulat et nautam rogat, "Navigasne ad Aegyptium?"

a)

Why are you sailing to Egypt?

b)

Are you sailing to Egypt?

c)

How are you sailing to Egypt?

d)

When are you sailing to Egypt?

115.

Nauta respondet, "Ita vero, ego ad Aegyptum navigo."

a)

Soon

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Yes