Latin Practice Questions
Latin Practice Questions
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1. Verb Synopsis.(6 marks) Provide a synopsis for: 1st person plural of recito, recitare, recitavi,
recitatum OR maneo, manere, mansi, mansum:
Present
Future
Imperfect
Perfect
Future Perf. Pluperfect
Active
Passive
2. Provide the correct translation for SIX of the following verbal forms. (12 marks)
a) parata es
b) teneri
c) videor
d) mutati erant
e) delebimini
f) vitari
g) altum erit
h) desiderabamur
3. Provide the correct form for SIX of the following, as requested (12 marks).
a. Singular masculine nominative of the interrogative pronoun:
b. Plural feminine ablative of the relative pronoun:
c. Singular neuter dative of the intensive pronoun:
d. Plural genitive of urbs magna:
e. Singular accusative of the 3rd person reflexive pronoun
f. Plural masculine nominative of the interrogative adjective:
g. Plural accusative of auditor caecus:
h. Plural ablative of quod iudicium?:
4. Translate FIVE of the following 8 sentences into Latin or English as required (15 marks):
a. We fear that book with which he is beginning to destroy the city. (T17.14)
b. Illa femina caeca omnia genera artium quoque intellexit et ab amicis iucundis semper
laudabatur. (T18.3)
c. Nevertheless the doctor said nothing about himself and his own deeds yesterday.
(W13ExB3)
d.. Ille vir fortis animalia acria ex porta urbis iecit. (W16LecA.7)
e. The tyrant used to entrust his life to those three friends. (T15.11)
f. Medicus ipse totam veritatem ore suo dixit, et ego verba eius auribus meis audivi. (W.
14Lec.A.1)
5. Translate the following sections from 38 Latin Stories into idiomatic English (5 x 2 = 10):
a. Debetis autem de his periculis moneri: I. Quoniam Peleus mortalis est, animus eius
terrebitur si nimis potentes videbimur; II. Qui audet sine dono venire, a me castigabitur.
Legite genera donorum quae laudabuntur ab omnibus qui ea videbunt.
Tu sola, o dea Discordia, non vocaris nam a nullo amaris.
b. Achilles non solum vir fortis potensque, sed etiam Thetidis deae filius erat. Ille cum
Agamemnone aliisque Graecis Troiam venerat et bellum longum difficilemque gesserat. Sed
nunc post novem annos ira acris eum movebat; nam feminam captivam ei caram Agamemnon
sibi ceperat.
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Achilles, Achillis, m.: Achilles, best of the Greek warriors
Agamemnon, Agamemnonis, m.: Agamemnon, leader of the Greek army at Troy
captivus, -a, -um, adj.- captive
castigo, castigare, castigavi, castigatum - to punish, chastise
Peleus, Pelei, m. - Peleus, legendary king of Thessaly
Thetis, Thetidis, f. Thetis, sea-nymph married to the mortal Peleus
Troia, Troiae, f. - Troy, (Troiam - accusative of place to which)