CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM A, B. C, OR D. MARK
ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET.
1. Multi senatores ad Forum carris portabantur. A) had carried B)
were being carried C) will carry D) are being canried
2. Fideles cives stabant ante templum. A) behind the temple B) into
the temple C) around the temple D) in front of the temple
3. Mater duos pueros dormientes excitavit. A) slceping B) about to
sleep C) slept D) to sleep
4. Nomina Latina avium in illo libro erant. A) birds B) than the
birds C) of the birds D) from the birds
5 Facillimum est errare. A) easy B) easily C) very easy D) easier
f). Hercules duodecim labores perficere poterat. A) to complete B)
will complete C) to be completed D) to have completed
7 Familia laeta in this villa habitat A) illa B) alia C) qua D) hac
8. Nauta dicit se epistulam cras scripturum esse. A) is writing B)
will write C) wrote D) had written
9 Parvus canis a puella vocabatur A) by thc girl B) near thc girl
C) for the girl D) to the girl
10. Hodie nos ad urbem ibimus. A) are going B)will go C) were going
D) have gone
11. Magister antiquum librum diligenter aperuit. A) careful B) very
carefully C) rather carefully D) carefully
12. Rex quem cives amabant erat aequus et iustus. A) whom B) to whom
C) with whom D) whose
13 Servus fenestram magna cum diligentia refecerat. A) is fixing
B) was fixing C) will fix D) had fixed
14. Vir se in flumine lavabit. A) themselves B) himself C) ourselves
D) yourself
15. Discipulus a magistro monitus bene laboravit. A) having becn
warned B) to warn C) will warn D) warning
16. Dux Romanus ad magnam navem mox perveniet. A) will arrive B)
was arriving C) had arrived D) arrived
17. Currite, Helena et Quintia. celeriter ad Forum! A)is running
B) you are running C)to run D)run
18 Labor huius diei est difficilis. A) about this day B) this day
C) of this day D) on this day
19. Multi Romani Minervam, ________, honloraverunt A) deas sapientiae B)
deam sapientiae C) dea sapientiae D) deae sapientiae
20. Estne Olympus altior quam Vesuvius ? A) higher B) high C) highest D)
as high
21. Which of the following is the River of Glooml in the Underworld ? A)
Cerberus B) Proserpina C) Charon D) Styx
22. Horatius Cocles, Mucius Scaevola, and Cincinnatus were A) members of
the First Triumvirate B) carly Roman patriots C) Julius Caesar's lieutenants
D) well-known Roman writers
23. In quo mare est Sicilia? A) Aegean B) Black C) Adriatic D) Mediterranean
24. The commands Aperi librum! Noli dicere cum vicinis! Sume stylum!
Scribe in tabula! would rnost likely be given to someone
A) in Colosseo B) in horto C) in ludo D) in Circo Maximo
25. _________helped _______obtain the Golden Fleece. A) Eurydice...Orpheus
B) Ariadne.... Theseus C) Andromeda....Perseus D) Medea...Jason
26. Which of these Roman emperors was at one time known as Octavian? A)
Augustus B) Tiberius C) Caligula D) Nero
27. The three goddesses whom Paris judged werc A) Juno, Venus, Ceres B)
Juno, Venus, Vesta C) Juno, Venus, Diana D) Juno, Venus, Minerva
28. When Theseus left Athens to go to Crete to kill the Minotaur, in what
direction did he sail ? A) south B) north C) east D) west
29. Which of these Latin words is not a season ? A) ver B) hiemis C) mare
D) aestas
30. The terms legio, castra, and centurio pertain to A) legion B)
the army C) the monarchy D) politics
31. Verbum sapienti sat est. A) A word to the wise is sufficient. B) A wise
man likes words. C) Wisdam is enough. D) Enough has been said about wisdom.
32. He gave the article a cursory reading. A) partial B) quick C)
angry D) enthusiastic
READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
| Multi canes in Aegypto habitabant. Ubi sitiebant, aquam ex flumine Nilo | 1sitiebant = were thirsty |
| bibebant. Necesse tamen erat celeriter bibere quod erant multi crocodili | 2 |
| qui semper esurire videbantur et qui alia animalia edere volebant. | 3 esurio = to be hungry; edere = to eat |
| Olim magnus canis aquam bibere incepit. Crocodilus voce dulci | 4 |
| inquit, "Noli festinare! Aqua est optima. Bibe lente et otiose. Noli timere!" | 5 otiose = without haste |
| Scd magnus canis parvo risu respondit, "Maximas gratias! Lente et | 6 risus, -us = laugh |
| otiose bibere amo sed cognosco te semper esurire et te me edere velle | 7 |
| Heri tu meum amicum bonum edisti. Tibi non credo. Igitur non manebo." | 8 maneo, manere = stay |
| Aquam ex flumine celerrime bibit et salvus fugit. | 9 salvus = unharmed |
| Documentum: Noli audire consilium ab sceleribus datum | 10 sceleribus = scoundrels |
33. In line I, we learn that the story takes place
on the continent of A) Asia B) Europe C) North America D) Africa
34. In lines 1-2, when the dogs were thirsty they drank from the A) well
B) river C) ocean D) pool
35. The dogs drank very quickly (lincs 2-3) because A) they feared the crocodiles
B) the water was receding C) they were in a hurry to get back home D) the
water was cold
36. The crocodile said to the big dog (lines 4-5) A) Drink quickly B) Don't
drink the water C) The water is warm D) Don't be afraid
37. In line 6, when the big dog replied "Maximas gratias! " he
was A) sarcastic B) tired C) loyal D) sad
38 The big dog went on to say (lines 6-7) that A) he would drink slowly
as the crocodile had suggested B) he knew that thc crocodile wanted to eat
him C) he was not thirsty D) he trusted the crocodile
39. The big dog continued speaking to the crocodile (line 8), saying A)
You helped my friend B) My friend did not harm anyone C) You ate my friend
D) My friend ran away
40. The moral of this fable is (line 10) A) Beware of dogs who are loose
B) Laugh and the world laughs with you C) Beware of advice from an untrustworthy
source D)Dog is a man's best friend
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