Latin II St. Charles Preparatory School Sample Second Semester Examination Questions PART I Background and History (Questions 1-35) Directions: On the answer sheet cover the letter of the response which correctly completes each statement about Caesar or his armies. 1. The commander-in-chief of a Roman army who had won a significant victory was known as a. dux b. imperator c. signifer d. sagittarius e. legatus 2. Caesar was consul for the first time in the year a. 65 B.C. b. 70 B.C. c. 59 B.C. d. 44 B.C. e. 51 B.C. PART II Vocabulary (Questions 36-85) Directions: On the answer sheet provided cover the letter of the correct meaning for the boldfaced Latin word in the left band column. 36. doctus a. edge b. entrance c. learned d. record e. friendly 37. incipio a. stop b. speaker c. rest d. happen e. begin PART III Prepared Translation, Passage A (Questions 86-95) Directions: On the answer sheet provided cover the letter of the best translation for each Latin sentence or fragment. 86. Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres. a. The Gauls divided themselves into three parts b. All of Gaul was divided into three parts c. Three parts of Gaul have been divided d. Everyone in Gaul was divided into three parts PART IV Prepared Translation, Passage B (Questions 96-105) Directions: On the answer sheet provided cover the letter of the best translation for each Latin sentence or fragment. 96. Galli se Celtas appellant. Romani autem eos Gallos appellant. a. The Gauls themselves are called Celts. But the Romans call them Gauls. b. The Celts call themselves Gauls. The Romans, however, call them the same Gauls. c. They are called Gauls and Celts. They, however, are named the Romans by these Gauls. d. The Gauls call themselves Celts. But the Romans call them Gauls. PART V Sentence Translation: English to Latin (106-115) Directions: On the answer sheet provided cover the letter of the best translation for each Latin sentence or fragment. 106. Let her put the clothing aside so that it may not be poisoned. a. Illa vestes deponit ita ut id non inficeretur. b. Illa vestem deponat ne haec inficiatur. c. Haec veste deposuerit ne eam inficiat. d. Ea vestem deponat ut illa non inficiatur. PART VI General Syntax (Questions 116-231) Directions: On the answer sheet provided, cover the letter of the correct grammatical identification of the boldfaced form in each sentence given. Be sure to cover the correct letter in the correct answer line on the answer sheet. Orgetorix pacem et amicitiam cum civitatibus proximis effecit. 116. a. nom. subject b. predicate nom. c. appositive noun d. gen. possession e. gen. description 117. a. gen. partitive b. dat. indirect object c. dat. with special adjective d. dat. with special verb e. acc. direct object 118. a. acc. place to which b. acc. object of preposition c. acc. subject d. acc. duration of time e. predicate acc. 119. a. acc. special place construction b. abl. means c. abl. place where d. abl. accompaniment e. abl. cause 120. a. abl. manner b. abl. object of preposition c. abl. respect d. abl. comparison e. abl. degree of difference PART VII Verb Forms and Verbals (Questions 232-250) Directions: On the answer sheet provided cover the letter of the correct translation of the boldfaced form. 232. secutus a. following b. having followed c. to have been followed d. about to follow e. to be about to follow 233. cepisses a. you may have taken b. to have taken c. you might take d. you will take e. you might have taken PART VIII Geography of Gaul (Questions 251-270) Directions: On the answer sheet cover the letter of the name which matches the question number on the map of Gaul provided. 251. a. Genava b. Cantium c. Londinium d. Bibrax 252. a. Cantabri b. Sequani c. Aquitani d. Haedui.