CAVE: Anyone consulting this material in preparation for the Latin Certification Test administered by the Illinois State Board of Education should be advised that there is no direct connection between the test and the vocabulary lists found here. Using this material to prepare for the certification test in its present form is not endorsed by the Illinois Classical Conference.

The Illinois Latin Contest

Under the Auspices of The Illinois Classical Conference

Under the Supervision of the Illinois High School Association

The Illinois Latin Contest was first held in the spring of 1938 when it was organized by a committee of the Chicago Club under the chairmanship of Miss Irene J. Crabb, then a teacher at Evanston Township High School. The first state finals were held at the University of Illinois under the supervision of Professor W.A. Oldfather.

For twenty years Miss Crabb served as state chairman of this tournament type of contest Originally competing schools were divided into A and B groups based on school enrollment. Contestants were limited to two per year of Latin per school, but with the raise of consolidated schools this division of schools into A and B classes was abolished, and schools were allowed to enter three contestants per year.

Until 1960 three tests were given- district, sectional and state. However, due to pressure of pupil and teacher time, school finances, and available Saturdays there are only two tests now given- the district or preliminary and the state. Other changes have come with the years, but the original practice of holding state finals at a college or university has been continued.

The contest for many years has been sponsored by the Illinois Classical Conference and is approved and under the supervision of the Illinois High School Association. From 1958-1962, it was managed by two state co- chairmen, Miss Mary Jeannette Munce, Bloomington High School, Bloomington and Mrs. J. M. Dykes, 201 Thatcher Ave., River Forest, Illinois. In 1962 Mr. Kenneth Hagen, Alton Sr. High School, Alton, succeeded Miss Munce as the chairman. In 1963 Miss Kathleen Anglese, Barrington High School, Barrington, succeeded Mrs. Dykes as the treasurer. Mrs. Henrietta Davis, Pekin Community High School, Pekin, succeeded Mr. Hagen in 1969 state chairman. Leonard Peart then served a few years as state chairman who was then succeeded by Robert De Cesare. After a few years with Mr. De Cesare as chairman, Henrietta Davis and Judith Streid of Pekin became co- chairs. A state board, whose members, whose members are elected for three years, serves as an advisory body and governs the policies of the contest. It consists of a representative from each of these seven sectional areas, one from the parochial schools and one from the colleges.

Purpose

It is not the aim of this contest to set up a course of study for any given year of Latin in the schools. Rather, it is to offer talented and interested Latin students an opportunity through independent and further study to delve more deeply into the subject, to go beyond the requirements set up for the class as a whole, and to gain some public recognition for their proficiency .

An important by- products of the contest, however, has proved to be the added interest in the subject and an increased tempo of learning on the part of the rest of the students in the course.

General Announcement

This revised bulletin containing only general information should be kept for reference. Details about current contests will be sent each year as soon as registration is completed.

Eligibility

Any student of any high school which is a member of the Illinois High School Association is eligible. The first year examination may be taken by anyone, ninth grade or above, studying first year Latin, regardless of his classification in high school. This also is true of the other three years of Latin.

It has been the custom established from the first contest that there should be no tutoring of contestants. This means that contestants may not receive special help outside class periods at regular specified times. However, if a certain point in the outline has not been reached or touched upon in class and if a contestant after independent study is still confused, he may ask the teacher to explain it. No student will be eligible who has had any special tutoring during the year in which he competes.

Tutoring Statement

All the meeting of the Executive Board if the Illinois State Latin Tournament on May 13,1961 it was brought to the attention of the board that request had come from several schools for some specific information on what constitutes "Coaching." Realizing that we are teaching all students enrolled in Latin and that the contest work is aimed at giving superior students opportunities with appropriate rewards to do supplementary work on their own initiative, the board asked Miss Munce to appoint a committee which was to draft a statement to all participating schools. The following ideas are issued to help clarify the answer to the question of what constitutes tutoring and so violates the pledge given by participating schools.

Any extra scheduled classes- before school, after school, or during the school day run by a teacher- held for contestants only, to work on specific items likely to appear on a contest, is clearly tutoring and does violate the pledge. Any examinations which would be given to these students only should also be avoided. Teachers should not do any teaching.

Contestants may be given copies of the material to be covered by each contest as listed in the bulletin, " The Illinois Latin Tournament" as well as copies of previous tests. The suggested resources may certainly be made available to the contestant- as they probably should be to all students enrolled be answered, whenever possible, by citing a source where in the student can find his own answer. However, if the student cannot find the answer or understand the problem after reading these sources, especially if it pertains to some point of grammar or syntax not yet covered in class, the teacher may help hem, but only to the point of understanding form which he will be able to go on independently. Teachers may have a run-off contest to choose students to take the district exam.

In fact, a good rule to be followed by teachers who wish to abide scrupulously by the pledge would seem to be the following: Is the help I offer in response t contestants’ questions given in such a way as to benefit all my students and have I used the contest work as a means of motivating superior students to do independent study?

Selection of Contestants

In each school five representatives from that school for each year of the contest are to be selected by competitive tests to be given by the local teacher before the deadline date. By the deadline date the names of all contestants must be in the hands of the state chairman. Since the purpose of this contest is to interest as many students as possible in Latin and to familiarize students with the standards of the national classical the preliminary tests. The length and conditions of the tests are left to the individual teacher.

Registration

The registration fee is two dollars per pupil except when there is only one entry from a school in the case of a single entry the fee is five dollars.

This fee, together with the names of the contestants, must be sent to the treasure before the deadline.

The registration fee is used for the expenses of the contest, such as mimeographing, bulletin, postage, and prizes.

Enrollment of Contestants

The treasurer should receive the fee card and the fee along with a portion of the registration card sent out by the state chairman. One part of the registration card is to sent to the state chairman. All cards are properly marked so that there should be no confusion where each should be sent. The following information is asked for on the card:

1. Names of contestants

2. Statement of eligibility

3. Tutoring Statement

4. Year in school and year of Latin for each contestant

Note Bene: The sending school’s teacher must accompany his/her student/s to both the district and state exams. If the teacher cannot attend, it is his/her responsibility to authorize adult chaperone to take his/her duties. This school representative will assist with the administration of exams as a room proctor or exam reader. Students are not to be present without a teacher.

District Meets

The twenty district meets generally are held in March in Chicago for the two Chicago districts, and for each of the downstate districts of the Illinois Education Association in a city selected by the state director.

The district chairman will notify all schools in the district of the time and place of the meet, and is authorized to admit to the examination students for whom he has received cards from the director.

From the state chairman of the Illinois Latin Tournament the district chairman will receive the sealed test questions. The tests may be opened by a school official other than the Latin teacher prior to the test to be counted. They may be opened in the presence of the contestants by the person in charge of the district meet. No books or papers other than those provider for the test will be permitted, and every effort will be made for fairness and honesty.

Two and one-half hours will be allowed for the actual writing of the test. The district meet papers will be graded by a 3 committee appointed by the state chairman. The state chairman will send the announcements of the winners of ratings to the participating schools. The decision of the Administrative Committee shall be final.

State Meet

The state final meet generally will be held the last Saturday in April at the invitation of one of the colleges or universities in the state.

System of Rating

In the district meet the upper twenty percent of the group will be called the superior group. The next twenty percent will ve the honor of being known as the excellent group. Regardless of the number entered, the minimum of each year is three in each group provided that no score is less than 60%of the total score.

In the first and second year only the superior group of the district will be considered for rating in the sectional area to which they are assigned. In the third and fourth years both the superior and excellent groups will be entered for rating according to sectional area.

For the sectional rating the upper twenty five percent will be called the superior group. The next twenty five percent will be rated as excellent. There will be a minimum of four in each group if the percentages eligible permits. In the first and second years the superior only of the sectional go on to the finals. In the third and fourth years both the excellent and superior group of the sectional go on to the state finals.

In addition to the above, any student who gets eighty percent of the test correct but does not qualify for the percentages will be able to enter the finals. The student will not receive an award for the district or sectional level. The student will have to fit in the final groups to receive an award.

In the finals, the upper twenty percent will be called the superior group, and the next twenty percent will be the excellent group.

The prizes for the superior group in the finals for all years will be gold ribbons. The excellent group in the finals will receive white ribbons.

Those ranked superior in the sectional who do not receive rating in the finals well receive purple ribbons; the excellent group, red ribbons.

The superior group in the district meets that do not receive sectional ratings will receive blue ribbons. The excellent group will be awarded certificates.

The students who papers have the highest score in the state finals will receive a special book award.

The Illinois Latin Tournament will award trophies to contestants who have written in the State Contest (on the State level) all four years. This was voted upon by the tournament board in the spring of 1986.

Divisions of the Contest

The following lists of materials are to be considered as guides for study rather than absolute limits. The vocabulary lists are not meant to be complete listings. The students will be expected to recognize obvious cognates and derivatives.

IRREGULAR FORMS WILL APPEAR IN THE EXAMS SPARINGLY BUT WILL SERVE AS GOOD DISCRIMINATORS.

First Year

This test will be open to any student, ninth grade or above, due to complete a standard first year course at the close of the semester in which the tournament occurs. The test will cover the following topics.

A. Vocabulary: Words contained in the word list for first year students as given in this pamphlet.

B. Forms:

District

1. Nouns of the first, second, and, to a lesser extent, third declensions

2. Adjectives of the first and second declensions, and the interrogative adjectives qui, quae, quod

3. Relative pronouns and interrogative pronouns

4. Present, imperfect, future, and perfect indicative, active and passive, of the four regular conjugations and -io verbs

5. Present, imperfect, future and perfect indicative of sum

6. Present active imperative of all conjugations

7. Present active and passive infinitives of all conjugations

8. Perfect passive participles of all conjugations

State

1. Third declension adjectives, possessive adjectives including suus, a um

2. Declension of irregular adjectives

3. Personal, demonstrative, intensive, and reflexive pronouns

4. Past perfect and future tenses of the four regular conjugations and -io verbs, active and passive indicative

5. Past perfect and future perfect of sum

6. All indicative tenses of possum

C. Syntax:

District

1. Nominative case: subject, predicate nominative

2. Genitive case: possession

3. Dative case: indirect object,

4. Accusative case: direct object, place to which

5. Ablative case: means, accompaniment. place where, manner, agent

State

1. Dative case: with certain adjectives

2. Accusative case: subject of infinitive, extent, duration

D. Translation: Simple sentences and connected passages of Latin using the above forms, vocabulary, and syntax.

E. Prose Composition: Writing of English-into Latin sentences of the same type and difficulty as those found in standard first year texts, using the above forms, vocabulary and syntax.

F. Latin elements with their meanings from which the English words are derived.

G. Mythology: The major gods and goddesses.

H. Background materials: Because of the wide variation in textbooks, the students should acquire information by independent reading in the following areas:

District

1. Rome and Italy: principal mountains and rivers of Italy, location of Rome and names of the seven hills, the Forum, famous public buildings, famous streets

2. Roman Life: attire, schools, homes, family, food, water supply, social classes, entertainment.

State

1. Religion: familiarity with the important gods and goddesses, popular myths

2. Government and History: familiarity with famous people connected with the founding of Rome and with its legends, the important political offices.

Suggested resources

Cowell, Everyday Life in Ancient Rome

Davis, A Day in Old Rome

Dudley, The Civilization of Rome

Grant, The World of Rome

Gayley, Classic Myths

Hamilton, Mythology

Johnston, Roman Life

Kennedy & White S.P.Q.R.: The History and Social Life of Ancient Rome. (St. Martin’s Press)

McKendrick, The Roman Mind at Work

Petrie, An Introduction to Roman History, Literature, and Antiques. (Oxford Univ. Press)

Starr, The Ancient Romans.

Tappan, Stories of the Roman People

Amsco Review Books are also good sources.

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Second Year

This test will be open to any students due to complete a standard second year course. The test will cover the following topics:

A. Vocabulary: Words contained in the word list for second year students as given in this pamphlet.

B. Forms:

1. All five declensions of nouns including milia

2. All declensions of regular and irregular adjectives

3. Comparison of regular and irregular adjectives and adverbs

4. Complete conjugation, indicative and subjunctive, of regular deponent and such irregular verbs as eo, fero, nolo, volo, malo, sum, and possum.

5. Infinitives of all verbs

6. Participles of all verbs

7. Gerunds and gerundives of all verbs

C. Syntax:

District

1. Genitive: of the whole, of description

2. Dative: with adjectives, with compounds, with special verbs

3. Ablative: description: specification(respect).

4. Infinitive uses: indirect statements, substance use as subject, object, complementary

5. Participles: present, perfect, future active

6. Subjunctive: purpose, result, cum casual and descriptive, indirect question

State

1. Dative: possession, purpose, reference, agent

2. Ablative, comparison, with the deponents fruor, pot§or, utor, vescor

3. Locative

4. Gerunds and gerundives: with ad and causa to express purpose, gerundives with form of sum to express necessity or obligation

5. Subjective: noun volitive, noun result, sum concessive, relative purpose

D. Translation: Sight passages of the style and difficulty of second year material, using general vocabulary and constructions listed above.

E. Prose Composition: Writing of English-into Latin sentences using the syntax and vocabulary of the second year.

F. Derivatives: Latin elements with their meanings from which the English words are derived.

The derivative work will be based on the word lists of the required year and the previous year.

G. General Cultural Background

District

1. Roman Life: the family, "patria potestas," marriage, position of woman, funerals and burial places, family and public worship, customs in eating and drinking, travel, transportation, lodging

2. Roman Forum: Curia, Comitium, Rostra, Sacra, Via, the temples of Vesta, Janus

3. Spread of Roman power over Italy: the Horatii, Fabius, Coriolanus, Cincinnatus, Appius Claudius, Fabricius, Pyrrhus

4. Punic Wars: Regulus, Hannibal, Scipio, Africanus, Cato

5. Decline of the Roman Republic: the Gracchi, Marius, Sculla

6. Graeco-Roman civilizations: our heritage in various fields, Athens, Acropolis, Propylaea, Parthenon, Erechtheum, Agora, Delphi, Olympia

7. Mythology: Hercules, Ulysses, the Argonauts

State

1. History of the Late Roman Republic

2. Career and life of Julius Caesar

3. Caesar’s Gallic Wars, Book I: organization of the Roman army, weapons used, places, persons, and events of importance mentioned in the campaigns of 58 B.C.

4. Caesar’s assassination

5. Map study: Gaul

Note: Contestants are responsible for rules, syntax, forms and vocabulary of first year.

Third Year (Cicero)

This test will be open to any student studying Cicero as the standard third year course. The test will cover the following topics, rules of syntax, vocabulary, and reading selections:

A. Vocabulary: Words contained in the word list for third year students supplementary Cicero list as given in this pamphlet.

B. Long vowels: The vowels of case endings, stem, tense sign, and personal endings must be marked. No others will count.

C. Forms:

1. Active and passive periphrastic

2. Imperative of all conjugations, including deponents

D. Syntax:

1. Genitive case: with adjectives, verbs of accusing and condemning

2. Ablative case: degree of difference, price

3. Dative case: agent

4. Subjective uses: relative clauses of characteristics, relative clauses of result, substantive clauses or result (fact), conditions of all type except conditions in indirect discourse, independent subjunctive, substantive optative and quin clauses, proviso, indirect questions, and deliberative

5. Indicative casual and temporal clauses

6. Subjective and objective infinitive

E. Translation: Sight translation of the style and difficulty of the Catilines, using the general vocabulary and rules listed above.

F. Figures of speech and rhetorical devices

G. Prose Composition: Writing of English-into-Latin using the syntax and vocabulary of the third year.

H. Derivatives: Latin elements with their meanings from which the English words are derived. The derivative work will be based on the word lists of the required year and, earlier years.

I. Roman History: The contestant is expected to know about events and persons mentioned in the Catalines; the general government of the period, (senate, cursus honorum, etc.); the political situation at Rome for this period; the general facts about he Catilinarian conspiracy; the life of Cicero, etc. (material such as is found in the introduction to all standard texts of Cicero).

J. Roman Life and Customs: The Roman name, dependents, slaves and clients, books and correspondence, town life, Roman time and the calendar, police and fire protection, letter writing.

Note: Contestants are responsible for rules, syntax, forms, and vocabulary of first and second year.

Third Year (Vergil)

This test will be open to any student studying Vergil as the standard third year course. The test will cover the following topics, rules, syntax, vocabulary, and reading selections.

A. Vocabulary: Words contained in the word list for third year and the supplementary Vergil list as given in this pamphlet.

B. Long vowels: The vowels of case endings, stem, tense sign, and personal endings must be marked. No others will count.

C. Forms: Recognition of forms peculiar to poetry and necessary for translation purposes. These forms are given in standard textbooks.

D. Syntax: The syntax of poetry as given in standard Vergil and Ovis texts.

E. Translation: Sight translation of the difficulty of Vergil, using the same general rules and vocabulary.

G. Mythology: Explanation of allusions to gods and heroes that occur in the Aeneid and a general knowledge of the greater gods and goddesses of the Romans. This material may be found in the introduction to standard texts of Vergil and Ovid or in standard mythologies and encyclopedias.

H. Background: The contestant will be expected to answer questions on Books I-IV of the Aeneid for the district contest, and will be expected to know the general content of Books V-XII for the state finals. He should know the main facts about Vergil’s life and his influence on the period, and the main facts of the political and literary features of the Augustan period.

I. Recognition of the most common literary devices.

Note: Contestants are responsible for rules, syntax, forms, and vocabulary of first and second years.

Fourth Year

(Comprehensive-Cicero and Vergil)

This test will be open to any student in a standard fourth year course, and such students are eligible for no other test. It will include sight translation from Cicero, Vergil, and authors of comparable style and difficulty.

Note: Contestants are responsible for rules, syntax, forms, and vocabulary of first, second, and third years, and all materials included Vergil and Cicero in the third year lists.

First Year Latin Vocabulary

a, ab, abl.
absum esse
accido, 3 io
acer, ris, re
acriter
ad, acc
adsum, esse
adulescens

(Adulescentia)

aedificium, n

aedificio, 1

aequo, 1

aequus

aestas, f

aetas, f

ager, m

ago, 3

agricola, m

ala, f

albus

alius

alter

altitudo

altus

amicitia, f

amicus (adj./n.)

amitto, 3

amo, 1

amor, m

annus, m

ante, acc

antea

appelli, -are

approqinquo, 1

apud, acc

aqua, f

ara, f

arbor, m

ardeo (ardens), 2

arma, n pl

at

atque, ac

auctoretas, f

audio, 4

aurum (aureus), n

aut

autem

auxilium, n

barbarus (adj/n)

bellum, n

bene

beneficium, n

bonus

brevis, e

canis, m

capio, 3 io

captivus, m

caput, n

carus (caritas)

casa, f

castra, n pl

causa

cedo, 3

celer

celeritas, tatis, f

centum

certus (certe)

ceteri

cibus i m

circum

civis, is, m

civitas, tatis, f

clamo, 1

clamor, n

clarus

coepi, isse

cognosco, 3

cogo, 3

committto, 3

commonveo, 2

communio, 4

comparo, 1

condicio, f

conficio, 3

confirmo, 1

conicio, 3

consilium, n

constituo, 3

consul, is, m

contendo, 3

contineo, 2

contra, acc

convenio, 4

convoco,1

copea, f

corona, f

corpus, n

cum (prep)

cupiditas, f

cupidus

cupio, 3

cur

cura, f

curro, 3

cursus, us m

de, abl

dea

debeo, 2

decem

decimus

defendo, 3

deficio, 3

deleo, 2

deligo, 3

demonstro, 1

descendo, 3

desisto, 3

deus, m

dexter

dico, -ere

difficilis, e

dimitto, 3

descedo, 3

diu (diuturnus)

divido, 3

do, 1

doceo, 2

doleo, 2

dolor, m

dominus, m

dono, 1

donum, n

dormio, 4

dubito, 1

duco, 3

dum

durus

dux, m

ego

egregius

enim

enuntio, 1

eques, m

equus, m

erro (error) 1

et

etiam

ex,e abl

excedo, 3

excipio, 3 io

existimo, 1

exploro, 1

expugno, 1

exspecto, 1

fabula, f

facile (adv)

facilis, e

facio, 3 io

fama, f

fatum, n

femina, f

ferus

fidus

filia, f

filius, m

finid, m

finitimus, m

(adj. & noun)

firmus

flamma, f

fluo, 3

folium, n

forma, f

fortis, e

fortiter

fortuna, f

forum, n

frater, m

frumentum, n

frustra

fuga, f

fugio, 3 io

gens, f tis

genus, n, eris

gero, 3

gladius, m

gloria, f

gratia, F

gratus

gravis, e

habeo, 2

habito, 1

hic (pronoun)

hic (adverb)

hiems is, f

hodie

homo, m

honor, m

hora, f

hostis, m

humilis, e

iacio, 3 io

iam

ibi

idem

idoneus

igitur

ignis, m

ille

impedimentum, n

imperium, n

impero, 1

in

imcertus

imcipio, 3 io

incola, m

inimicus

(Adj. & noun)

initio, f

initium, n

iniuria, f

instruo, 3

insula, f

intellego, 3

inter, acc

interim

intermitto, 3

invenio, 4

ipse

is

iste

ita

itaque

iter, n

iubeo, 2

ius, n

labor, -oris, m

laboro, 1

laerus (laetitia)

latus, a, um

laudo, 1

legatus, m

legio, f

lego, 3

leo, m

lex, f

liber, libri, m

liber, a um

liberi, m

libertas, f

libero, 1

lingua, f

littera, f

litus, n

locus, m

longus

lumen, n

luna, f

lux

magister, m

magnus

malus, a, um

maneo, 2

mare, n

mater, f

maxime

medius

memoria, f

mensa, f

mercator, m

meus

miles, m

milia, n

mille

liser

mitto, 3

(compounds)

modus, m

moneo, 2

mons, m

monstro, 1

mora, f

mors, f

moveo, 2

multitudo, f

multus

munio, 4

munus, n

murus, m

muto, 1

nam

natura, f

nauta, m

navigo, 1

navis, f

-ne

nego, 1

negotium, n

nemo

neque, nec

meuter

nihil

nobilis

nomen, n

(compounds)

non

nonus

noster

notus

novem

novus

nox, f

uxor, f

validus

vallum, n

vasto, 1

nullus

num

numerus, m

numquam

nunc

nuntio, 1

nuntius, m

ob

obtineo, 2

occido, 3

octavus

octo

oculus, m

officium, n

okim

omen

omnis

opera, f

oppidum, n

opprimo, 3

oppugno, 1

opus eris, n

ora, f

oratio, f

ordo, inis, m

oro, 1

ostendo, 3

paene

par

paratus

paro, 1

pars, tis, f

parvus

pater, tris, m

patria, f

pauci

pecunia, f

pello, 3

penna (pinna)

per, acc

perficio, 3

periculum, n

(periculosus)

permoveo, 2

pes, pedis, m

peto, 3

poena, f

poeta, m

pono(compounds)

pons, f

populus, m

porta, f

porto, 1

possum, posse

post

postea

postquam

potestas (potens)

postulo, 1

praemitto, 3

praemium, n

praesidium, n

premo, 3

vero

verto, 3

verus (veritas)

vester

primo, primum

primus

princeps

prior, prius

pro, abl

probo, 1

procedo, 3

proelium, n

prohibeo, 2

prope

propinquus

propono, 3

propter, acc

provincia, f

puer, m

pugna, f

pugno, 1

pulcher

puto, 1

quamquam

quartus

quattuor

-que

quia

qui, quae, quod

quidem

quimque

quintus

quis, quid

quod

quique

recipio, 3

reddo, 3

regina, f

regio, f

regius

regnum (regno), n

rego, 3

relinquo, 3

reliquus

remaneo, 2

remitto

removeo, 2

respondeo, 2

retineo, 2

revoco, 1

rex, regis, m

repa, f

rogo, 1

sacer (sacro)

saepe

sagitta, f

salus, salutis,f

satis

saxum, n

-scendo, 3

(compounds)

scio, 4

scribo, 3

secundus

sed

sedeo, 2

semper

sentio, 3

vicus, m

video, 2

vigilia, f

viginti

septem

septimus

sepulcrum, n

servo, 1

servus, m

sex

sextus

si

sigmun, n

silva, f

similis

sine, abl

sinister

socius, m

sol, m

solus

soror, f

spatium. N

specto, 1

-spicio 3

(compounds)

studium, n

sub, abl

sui, sibi, se, se

sum esse

sumo, 3

summus

supero, 1

supplicium, n

suscipio, 3

sustineo, 2

suus

taceo, 2

tam

tamen

tandem

tantus

telum

tempestas, tatis, f

templum, n

tempto, 1

tempus, poris, n

teneo, 2

tergum, n

terra, f

tertius

timeo, 2

toga, f

totus

traduco, 3

traho, 3

trans, acc

tres, tria

tu, tui, tibi, te, te

tuba, f

tum

tutsu

tuus

ubi

illus

umbra, f

unda

unus

urbs, bis, f

virtus tutis, f

vis, f

vita, f

vix

venio, 4

(compounds)

verbum, n

via, f

victor, m

victoria, f

villa,f

vinco, 3

vir, m

voco, 1

vox, f cis

vulnero, 1

Second Year Latin Vocabulary

abdo, abdere

abeo, abire

accedo, accedere

acies

acutus

adeo (adv.)

adeo, adire

adficio (afficio),

affucere 3

adgredior, (aggredior), aggredi

adhibeo

adhibeo

adigoo, adigere

aditus

administro

admodum

adventus

adversus

aeger

aegre

aeguo

aes, aeris, n

aestus

agger, aggeris, m

agmen, agminis, n

alacer

alienus

aliquis

aliter

alo, alere

ambulo

amplius

amplus

an

ancora

anqustiae

angustus

animadverto,

animadveertere

anima

antequam

antiquus

aperio

approqinquo

aquila

arbitror

arcesso, arcessere

armo

ars, artis, f

at

averto, avertere

atrium

attingo, attingere

auctor, auctoris, m

audacia

audacter

audax

audeo

augeo

augero, auferre

biduum

bini

bis

cado, cadere

caedes, caedis, f

caelum

calamitas, calamitatis, f

campus

casus

castellum

causa

celo

censeo

centurio, centurionis, m

cerno, cernere

circiter

clam

classis, classis, f

claudo, claudere

cliens, clientis, m

cogito

cohors, cohortis, f

cohortor

colligo, colligere

collis, collis, m

colloco

colloquium

comes, comitis, m

commeatus

commemoro

commodus

communico

communis

comperio

complures

comporto

concedo, concedere

concilium

concursus

confero, conferre

confertus

confestim

confido, confidere

confligo, confligere

coniung, coniungere

coniuratio, coniurationis, f

coniuro

conor

conquiro, conquirere

conscribo, conscribere

consentio

conservo

consido, considere

consisto, consistere

conspectus

conspicio, conspeicere

conspicor

constat

consuesco, consuescere

consuetudo, consuetudinis, f

consulo, consulere

consumo, consumere

contemno, contemnere

continuus

controocersia

contumelia

cor, cordis, n

cornu

cotidie

creber

credo, credere

cruciatus

cum (conj.)

Curo

custos, custodis, n

decerno, decernere

decerto

declivis

deditio,

deditionis, f

dedo, dedere

deducere,deducere

defensor, defensoris, m

defero, deferre

defessus

deicio, deicere

deligo, deligere

dens, dentis, m

descro, deserere

desidero

despero

desum, deesse

detrimuntum

dies

deffero, differre

difficultas, difficultatis, f

digitus

dignus

diligens

diligentia

dimico

dirigo, (derigo), dirigere

diripio, diripere

disciplina

dispergo, dispergere

dissimulis (dissimulo)

diversus

domicilium

domus

editus

effero, efferre

efficio, efficere

egredior, egredi

eicio, eicere

emo, emere

eo, ire, (compounds)

eo (adv.)

eodem

epistula

equitatus

eripio, eripere

etiam

etsi

exanimo

exaudio

exemplum

exerceo

exercitatio,

exercitaionis, f

exercitus

exiguus

exitus

expedio

expello, expellere

experior

explorator, exloratoris, m

exstruo, exstruere

extra

extremus

factio, factionis, f

factum

facultas, facultatis, f

fallo, fallere

fames, famis, f

familia

familiaris

fere

fero (compounds)

ferre

ferrum

fides

fiducia

figo, figere

finio

fio, fieri

fleo, flere

fors, forte (nom. &abl, only)

fossa

frango, frangere

frons, frontis, f

frumentarius

fundo, fundere

gladiator, gladiatoris, m

gradior (compounds) gradi

heros, herois m

hiberna

hiemo

hortor

huc

ignoro

ignotus

impedio

impello, impellere

imperator, imperatoris, m

impetro

impetus

incendo, incendere

incido, incidere

incito

incolo, incolere

ineo

inermis

infelix

inferior, infimus

imus

iniquus

inquam

insequor, insequi

insidiae

indigne

instituo, instituere

insot

integer

intercludo, intercludere

interea

intereo

interest

interior

interrogo

intersum

intervallum

intra

invitus

ira

item

iudico

iugum

iungo, iungere

iuro,

ius, iuris, n

ius, iurandum, iuris, iurandi

iustitia

iustus

iuvo

lacesso, lacessere

latitudo, latitudinis, f

lenis

levis

licet

loco

loquor. loqui (compounds)

magis

magistratus

magnitudo, magnitudinis, f

magnopere

maiores, maiorum m. pl.

malo, malle

mando,

manus

maritimus

materia

maturus

mediocris

mens, mentis, f

mensis, mensis, m

mereo, mereor

meridies

metus

minuo, minuere

miror

mirus

modo

moenia,

moenium, n

morior, mori

moro

mos, moris, m

motus

mulier, mulieris, f

munitio, munitionis, f

munus, muneris, n

namque

nanciscor, nancisci

nascor, nasci

natio, nationis, f

ne (conj.)

necessarius

necesse

neco

neglego, neglegere

nescio

neve, neu

nisi, ni

nobilitas, nobilitas, f

noceo

noctu

nocturnsu

nolo, nolle

nondum

nosco, noscere

(compounds)

nudo,

num

obicio, obicere

obses, obsidies, c

obsideo

occasio, occasionis, f

occasus

occulto

occultus

occurro, occurrere

oceanus

offero, offerre

omnino

onerarius

onus, oneris, n

opera

opinio, opinionis,f

oportet

opportunus

oppugnatio, oppugnationis, f

ops, opis, f

orbis, orbis, m

orbus

orior (compounds)

pabulor

pabulum

paco

pagus

palma

palus, paludis, f

par

parco, parcere

pareo

passus

pastor, pastoris, m

pateo

patior, pati

paulatim

paulisper

paulo

paulum

pectus, pectoris, n

pecus, pecoris, n

pendo, pendere

pereo

perdidia

peritus

permitto, permittere (compounds)

perpetuus

persequor, persequi

perspicio, perspicere

persuadeo

perterreo

pertineo

perturbo

pilum

placeo

planities

plebs, plebis, f

-pleo (compounds)

plerique

plerumque

polliceor

populor

portus

posco, poscere

posteaquam

posterus

postridie

potior, iri

praebeo

praecipio, praecipere

praeda

praedico, -are

praefectus

praeficio, praeficere

praesens

praesertim

praesto, -are

praesum

praeter

praeterea

praetor, praetoris,m

prehendo, prehendere

pretium

prex, precis, f

pridie

principatus

pristinus

priusquam

privatim

procul

procurro, procurrere

profectio, profectionis, f

proficio, proficere

proficiscor, proficisci

procio, procicere

pronuntio

propterea

protinus

provideo

prudens

qua

quaero, quaerere

quaestor,

quaestoris, m

quam

quantus

queror, queri

quicumque

quidam

quidem

quies, quietis, f

quietus

quin

quis, quid

quis (indefinite)

quisquam

quisque

quo

quiniam

quot

rapio, rapere

ratio, rationis, f

recens

recupero

recuso

redeo

redigo, redigere

reditus

reduco, reducere

reficio, reficere

religio, religionis,f

remus

repello, repellere

repente

repentinus

reperio

res

resisto, resistere

reverto, reverti

ripa

rumor, rumoris, m

rumpo, rumpere

rursus

salvus

scientia

scutum

senator,

senatoris, m

senatus

sententia

sequor, sequi (compounds)

sermo,

sermonis, m

servitus, servitutis, f

sic

sicut

significo

silentium

simul

simulo

singuli

sive, seu

sollicito

solum

solvo, solvere

somnus

species

spes

sponte (abl. & gen only)

statim

statio, stationis, f

status

stipendium

sto

studeo

suadeo

subito

sublevo

subsequor, subsequi

subsidium

succedo, succedere

summa

super

superior, summus

supersum

supra

suspicio, suspicere

suspicor

sustineo

tango, tangere

tardo

tardus

tego, tegere

temere

tendo, tendere

terreo

terror, terroris, m

testis, testis, c

tollo, tollere

tormentum

tot

totidem

trabs, trabis, f

trado, tradere

triduum

tueor

tumultus

turpis

turris, turris, f

ulteroir, ultimus

ultro

umquam

una

unde

undique

universus

usque

usus

ut, uti

uterque

utilia

utilitas, utlitatis, f

utor, uti

vacuus

vasum

vagor

valeo

valles, vallis, f

-ve

vehemens

veho, vehere

vel

ventus

vereor

vero

versor

verum

verper, vesperis, n

vestis, vestis, f

vetus

vigilo

venculum

vito

vivo, viverer

vivus

voluntas, voluntatis, f vulgus

Third Year Latin Vocabulary

The student at this level will be expected to recognize abstract nouns like gravitas and necessitudo from adjectives already learned. He will also be expected to recognize the meanings of such words as divinus, murmur, industria, curvus, and vastus without their being listed.

acerbus

addo 3

adfor 1 dep

adhuc

adsiduus

assiduus

aedes, is f

agito, 1

agnosco 3

aio defec.

amplector 3 dep.

appareo 2

arceo 2

ardeo 2

arduus

argentum n

artus us m.

arx cis f.

asper

ater

attollo 3

augurium n.

auris is f.

auspicium n.

avaritia f.

avidus

avus m.

caecus

careo 2

cavus

certo 1

cervix cis f

cesso 1

cinis eris m

circa

collum n

colo 3

comitor 1 dep

compello 1

complctor 3 dep

condo 3

coniugium n.

coniunx gis m/f

contingit

conubium n.

convivium n.

coram

corripio 3

creo 1

cresco 3

crimen inis n.

crudelis e

cruentus

culpa f.

cunctus

decorus

decus oris n.

delecto 1

delumbrum n.

demum

denique

denseo 2

dictum n.

diligo 3

disco 3

discrimen inis n.

dissimulo 1

dives itis adj.

divitiae f. pl.

divus

dolus m.

donec

dubius

dulcis e

duplex icis adj.

egeo 2

equidem

ergo

erigo 3

erro 1

eruo 3

etenim

evado 3

everto 3

exigo 3

exitium n.

expeto

exsilium n.

extubguo 3

exsulto 1

extemplo

exterus

facies ei f.

Fas indecl.

fateor 2 dep.

fauces ium f.

fax cis f.

ferio 4

ferox ocis adj.

ferveo 2

fingo 3

flcto 3

foedus eris n.

for 1 dep.

foris is f.

formido inis f.

frigus oris n.

fructus us m.

fruor 3 dep.

fulmen inis n.

fumus m.

funus eris n

furia f.

furio 4

furo 3

furor oris m.

gaudeo 2

gelidus

genitor genitrix

genu us n.

germanus m.

germana f.

gradior 3 dep

gradus us m.

gressus us n.

haereo

haud

haurio 4

herba

hinc

horreo 2

hospes itis m.

hospitium

humus f

iaceo 2

iacto 1

iamque

illinc

imago inis f

imber fris m

ummanis e

impendeo 2

impius

impono 3

improbus

inanis e

incendium n

includo 3

induo 3

infandus

ingens ntis

insideor 2 dep

insignus intendo 3

interdum

intus

invidia

invideo 2

iterum

iucundus

iudex ices m

iudicium n

iussus

iuvenis is m f

iuvantus tutis f

iuxta

labor 3 dep

lacrima f

lacrimo 1

lacus us m

lateo 2

lautus f

lego 3

letum n

levo 1

libenter

ludus m

ludo 3

lustro 1

maeror oris m

maestus

maritus m

memini isse def.

memor oris adj

memorpo 1

-met

metuo 3

minae f pl

minor 1 dep

mirabilis e

misceo 2

misericordia f

miseror 1 dep

mirabilis e

misceo 2 misericordia f

miseror 1 dep

misereor 2 dep

moles is f

mollis e

molior 4 dep

monstrum n

morbus m

morsus us m

mulceo 2

ne quidem

necdum

nefandus

nefarius

nefas n indecl

nequiquan

nepos otis m

niger

nimbus

nimis

nubes is f

numen inis n

nusquam

nympha

obliviscor 3 dep

obscurus

obsto 1

odium n

odi isse def

onero 1

opacus

opto 1

origo inis f

os oris n

os ossis n

ovo 1

paenitet

pario 3

parum

passim p

patefacio 3

pecus udis f

pecus oris n

pendeo 2

penitus

perdo 3

pergo 3

pestis is f

pingo 3

pius

plenus

potius

potissimum

prae

praeceps cipitis

praecipuus

precor 1 dep

pridem

probus

promitto 3

propero 1

proprius

prosum

pubes is f

pudet 2

pudor oris m

pulso 1

qualis e

quando

quare

quasi

quater

quatio 3

quiesco 3

quippe

quisquis

quod si

quondam

quitiens

ramus m

recludo 3

refugio 3

reor 3 dep

repeto

resto1

retro

robur oris n

rostrum n

ruo 3

rupes is f

rus ruris n

sacerdos dotis m f

saevus

saevio 4

sanctus

sanguis inis m

scelus eris n

sceleratus

sedes is f

sepelio 4

siccus

signo 1

sin

singularis 3

soleo 2

sonitus us m

sono 1

sopor oris m

sors sortis f

spargo 3

spolium n

stabilis e

statuo 3

stella f

stratum n

struo 3

stultus

subduco 3

subicio 3

superus

supplex icis adj

supremus

surgo 3

tabula f

talis e

tametsi

tamquam

tantum

tectum n

tenebrae f pl

tenuis e

testor 1 dep

torqueo 2

totiens

tremo 3

trepidus

tristis e

tumc

turba f

turbo 1

ubique

umerus m

umidus

urgeo 2

uro 3

usquam

utor 3 dep

utinam

vado 3

velut

venenum n

veneror 1 dep

venia f

vertex icis m

vestigium n

veto 1

vicinus

vinum n

virgo inis f

viridis e

visus us m

volo 1

vultus us m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vergil Vocabulary

accendo, 3

accingo, 3

aequor, aequoris,n

aer, aeris, acc

aera, m

aether, aetheris

acc. athera, m

aevum n

almus, adj

altaria, alterium, n

altum n

ambo, ambae, ambo

amictus, amictus,m

antrum n

apto, 1

acreo, 2

armentum, n

arrigo, 3

ast, conj.

astrum, n

asto, 1

avello, 3

bos, bovis, c. (pl. usually f.)

caeruleus, adj.

cano, 3

cardo, cardinis, m

carmen, carminis,n

carpo, 3

caterva, f

celero, 1

celsus, adj

cerva, f

cervus, m

ceu, adv

cieo, 2

cingo, 3

citus, adj

claustrum, n

clipeus, m

coma, f

compono, 3

convello, 3

coruscus, adj

crater, crateris, n

cratera, f

crinis, crinis, m

culmen, culminis, n

daps, dapis, f

deripio, 3

desuper, adv

Dirae, f

desicio, 3

dominor, 1

ecce, interj.

effigies, effigiei, f

effor 1

effundo, 3

ensis, ensis, m

epulae

evinco, 3

excido (ex+cado)3

excido (ex+caedo)3

exorior, 4

exterrreo, 2

exuo, 3

exuviae, f

famula, f

famulus, m

fastigium n

fessus, adj

fetus, adj

fetus, fetus, m

flavus, adj

fletus, fletus, m

fluvius, m

foedo, 1

foedus, adj

foveo, 2

fremo, 3

fretum, n

trons, frondis, f

frons, frontis, f

fulvus, adj

funis, funis, m

furio, 1

galea, f

gemini, m

gemitus, gemitus, m

gemo, 3

gigno, 3

glomero, 1

gremium ,n

gurges, gurgitis, m

harena, f

heu, interj.

Hymenaeus, m

iam dudum, adv

implico, 1

incubo, incubare,

incubui, incubitum

ingemino, 1

instauro, 1

interpres, interpretis, c

intro, 1

invado, 3

laedo, 3

lapsus, lapusu, m

latebra, f. (usually pl.)

latex, laticis, m

libo, 1

limen, liminis, n

luctus, luctus, m

lucus, m

lupus, m

macto, 1

Manes, Manium, m

meta, f

mico, micare,

micui,

numus, nemoris,n

niteo, 2

nidus, m

nubila, n

obruo, 3

obstipecso, 3

ordior, 4

osculum, n

pando, 3

pasco, 3

patera f

pelagus, n

penetralis, penetrale

perago, 3

pharetra, f

pinguis, pingue

polus, m

postis, postis, m

praecipito, 1

proles, prolis, f

prora, f

proveho, 3

pulvis, pulveris, m

puppis, puppis, m

radis, radicis, f

ratis, ratis, f

relinquiae, f

resolvo, 3

reviso, 3

rite adv

sal, salis, m

sanies, saniei, f

saucius, adj

scindo, 3

scopulus, m

seci, secare, secui, sectus

secus, adv

serpo, 3

sertum, n

simulacrum, n

sinus, sinus, m

sisto, 3

solum n

sortior, 4

spelunca, f

spero, 1

spuma, f

spumo, 1

sterno, 3

stipo, 1

stirps, stirpis, c

strideo, 2

stringo, 3

stupeo, 2

succurro, 3

suspendo, 3

taeda, f

taurus, m

tellus, telluris, f

thalamus, m

torus, m

tumidus, adj

turbo, turbinis, m

turbo, 1

uber, uberis, n

ultor, ultoris, m

ululo, 1

uncus, adj

uterus, m

vates, vatis, c

vello, 3

velo, 1

velum, n

verro, 3

vicis, gen-; vivem, acc; vice, abl

victus, victus, m

vitta, f

votum, n

volucer, volucris

volucre

voluto

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cicero Vocabulary

abhorreo

accuso

adaequo

adhuc

adipiscor, adipisci

adiungo, adiungere

adversarius

aerarium

aliquot

appeto, appetere

argumentum

ascribo, ascribere

attendo, attendere

careo

celeber

censor, censoris,m

civilis

clemens

collega

comitia

comitia

comitium

comprobo

concito

confiteor

conscientia

considero

concularis

consulatus

consultum

contio, contionis, f

cras

cum tum

curia

custodio

debilito

dedecus, dedecoris, n

delictum

depello, depellere

deprecor

deprehendo, deprehendere

designo

dictito

dissentio

doctrina

erga

erudio

etiamsi

excello, excellere

eximius

exsisto

exterus

facinus, facinoris, n

fanum

flagitium

fortasse

gratulatio, gratulationis, f

grex, gregis, m

hesternus

honestus

humanitas, humanitatis, f

iam pridem

idcirco

idus

ignocso, ignoscere

illustris

illustro

immo

imperitas, imperitatis, f

index, indicis, m

indico, are

inertia

inferi

ingenium

interitus

intueor

irascor, irasci

Kalendae

largior

latro, latronis, m

latrocinium

lego, -are

libido, libidinis, f

locuples

maleficium

mansuetudo, mansuetudinis, f

militia

molestus

municipium

nequitia

nomino

Nonae

nuper

obsecro

omittto, omittere

opinor

Optimates

orno

pactum

palam

parricida

partim

pecco

pernicies

pertimiesco, pertimescere

planus

pontifex, pontificis, m

populares

possideo

praeditus

praedo, praedonis, m

praetermitto, praetermittere

praetura

privo

profecto, (adv.)

profiteor

proinde

punio

quaestio, quaestionis, f

quaestus

quam ob rem

quivis

quoad

recito

reprehendo, reprehendere

reprimo, reprimere

repudio

res publica

retardo

reus

secerno, secernere

semen, seminis, n

senectus, senectutis, n

sensus

sica

sino, sinere

societas, societatis, f

spolio

stimulus

stuprum

suffragium

sumptus

supplicatio, supplicationis, f

tabella

temeritas, temeritatis, f

testamentum

tolero

tracto

ulciscor, ulcisci

utrum

vectigal, vectigalis, n

villa

vitium

voveo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samples of Various Types of Questions to Be Expected in First Year Tests

I. Give the genitive, gender, and the meaning of:

1. eques _______ _______ _______

2. regis _______ _______ _______

II. Give the present infinitive and meaning of:

1. vulnero _______ _______ _______

2. peto _______ _______ _______

III. Give the gender, case and number of each word and translate the form given (include the meaning of the case and number in your translation).

1. anni brevis _______ _______ _______

IV. Give the tense, voice, person, number, and translate:

tense voice person number translation

1. vincentur ______ ______ ______ _______ ________

2. manebam ______ _______ ______ _______ ________

V. After each Latin sentence below, write the construction of the underscored word:

1. Mango cum clamore urbam occupant hostes. _______

2. Hac aestate te videbo. ________

VI. Change sentence 1. In question V. to the passive voice.

VII. Keeping the same person, number, and voice, change each present tense in question V. to the future, each future to the imperfect.

VIII. Translate sentences in question V.

XI. Write in Latin:

1. for a few hours _________

2. with much speed _________

3. I shall be heard _________

X. Write in Latin:

1. The memory of this one summer will remain with me for many years.

XI. For each of the underlined words give: (a) the Latin word from which it comes (b) the meaning of the Latin word in this context:

1. He was exdowed with a facile tongue.

Latin word meaning

XII. Identify:

1. Cincinnatus

2. Tarpeia

3. Spartacus

XIII. Translate the following passage:

XIV. Give the principal parts of the verbs indicated:

1. misi

2. sum

XV. Give the forms indicated.

1. habeo: perfect active infinitive

XVI. Translate:

1. monerunt

2. docent

XVII. Identify the items in column A by matching them with those in column B:

A B

1. ( ) Porsena a. goddess of the hunt

` 2. ( ) Vesta b. Etruscan king

3. ( ) quaestor c. treasury official

d. goddess of hearth

f. public works official

 

Samples of Various Types of Questions to be

Expected in Second Year Tests

I. Comprehension

A Latin passage with ten questions in English to be answered in English.

The answers must show an understanding of the passage, as well as familiarity with the Latin expression within the passage.

II. Write all the specified forms, placing answers on the lines at the right.

e.g. 1. unus exercitus-genitive sing.

1.

2. maiore auxilio-nominative sing.

2.

3. future indicative active third person sing, of doceo, eripio

3.

4. imperfect subjunctive third plural of eo, moror

4.

III. Below is a list of forms of Latin words and rules of syntax. These are found in the Latin sentences. You are to match these by placing in the parenthesis the number of the form which is found in the sentence and underlining the word which explains the form or use.

1. deponent 5. superlative adjective

2. present passive infinitive 6. dative with adjectives

3. comparative adverb 7. ablative specification (respect)

4. ablative absolute 8. dative with a compound

e.g. (5) a. Belgae fortissimi omnium Gallorum fuerunt.

( ) b. Duces omnes non pares virtute erant.

( ) c. Caesar Marcum legioni praefecit.

IV. On the lines at the right of each sentence below (1) write the word or expression, chosen from those in the parenthesis, that is grammatically correct (2) give the construction or why it is correct.

1. Consilia (Labieno, a Labieno) capienda sunt. __________

2. Domum revertam ( ut matrem videam, matrem videre) ___________

3. Intellegimus quid (ageres, agas) ____________

V. Choose the correct translation:

1. coeperunt they (begin, began, will begin) ___________

2. sequitur he (follows, will follow, is followed) ____________

VI. Complete the following sentences by translating the words in parentheses:

1. Imperavit (the soldiers of the tenth legion) ut Roman redirent.

2. Dixit (the troops) longe abesse

VII. Translate into Latin the following sentences:

VIII. Translate the following passage into English:

IX. In the parenthesis place the letter of the word which most nearly means the same as the first word:

(b) 1. loquacious a. repentant b. talkative

2. ameliorate a. better b. harm c. change d. manage

X. For each sentence below, write in Column I a Latin word with which the underlined word is associated by derivation. Then in Column II write the number preceding the word or expression below each sentence that best expresses the meaning of the underlined word:

e.g. 1. He received vital information.

1.. potential 2. important 3. powerful 4. dangerous

2. He was a potent enemy.

1. essential 2. unimportant 3. interesting 4. perplexing

XI. Complete the following statements:

1. The authority of the father over his family was called _______________.

2. The senate met in the ______________.

XII. On the line at the right of each of the statements below, write the number preceding the word or expression that best completes the statement:

e.g. a. Caesar’s most trusted lieutenant in charge of the tenth legion was ____________.

(1) Antony (2) Considius (3) Labienus (4) Dibiciacus

b. If Caesar led his men out of camp at 2 a.m., this would be during the

(1) prima vigilia (2) secunda vigilia

(3) tertia vigilia (4) quarta vigilia

c. The abbreviation meaning "that is" is____________.

(1) e.g. (2) i.e.

(3) N.B. (4) P.S.

XIII. Match these columns by placing correct numbers after letters

1. Parthenon A________Julius Caesar

2. last king of Rome B________god of prophecy

3. Apollo C________temple on the Acropolis

4. Mars D________Tarquinius Superbus

5. Romulus

6. great general

XVI. Give the English meaning of:

1. Dum spiro, spero_______ 2. Annuit coeptus__________

2. lapsus linguae________

 

Samples of Various Types of Questions to be Expected

in Cicero-Latin III Tests

I. Comprehension

A passage from Cicero or an equivalent author with ten questions in English to be answered in English. The answers must show an understanding of the passage as well as familiarity with the Latin expression within the passage.

II. Vocabulary

25 forms form the state vocabulary list for which the first or other specified form and meaning should be given.

Examples: 1. spervit-sperno-scorn

2. exsilio-exsilium-exile

3. fructus est-fruor-enjoy

III. Forms

Write all specified forms, placing answers on lines at the right:

a. b. gen. sing. of ulla facultas a. b._____________

c. pres. partic. nom. sing. of hortor c.______________

d. pres. impertive second person sing.

of loquor d.______________

IV. Grammar

Choose the correct form from the words below to complete the Latin sentence correctly: then place the number in the space:

A. If he had been a better citizen, he would have enjoyed life more.

Si civis 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. d 5. c

1. a. boniorem, b. melius, c. melior, d. bonior

2. a. futurus erat, b. fuerat, c. erat, d. fuisset

3. a. vita, b. vitam, c. vitae, d. vivendum

4. a. melior, b. meliore, c. maius, d. magis

5. a. fructurus erit, b. fructus esset, c. fruxisset, d. fruereter

B. On the line at right of each of the following sentences, write the expression chosen from those in parenthesis that is grammatically correct:

1. Sunt ei qui ire (volunt, velint, vellent) a. ________________

2. (Ni, Noli) Roman venire. b. ________________

3. Consul dixit se orationem (audire ut audiret) c. ________________

V. Background

Completion or multiple choice questions on Roman history and life and government of the time of Cicero:

1. was Cicero’s great rival in the law courts.

a. Sallust c. Cato

b. Catulus d. Hortensius

VI. Derivations

Several English words derived from Latin. The student should show root word with meaning and prefix with meaning; then pick a synonym for the English word from list below:

Example:

1. onerous-onus-load 3

2. infraction-in, upon-frango-break 5

1. quality 6. __________

2. kind 7. __________

3. burdensome 8. __________

4. generous 9. __________

5. violation 10. __________

VII. Sight translation

A passage from Cicero or equivalent author to be translated into good, fluent English..

Samples of Various Types of Questions to be

Expected in Virgil-Latin III Tests

I. Identify the names in the first column by matching them with the descriptive words and phrases in the second. Do this by placing the number preceding the names in the first column in the parenthesis preceding the correct word or phrase in the second.

1. Aeolus ( ) Prophetic daughter of Priam

2. Anna ( ) A river near Troy

3. Laocoon ( ) Sister of Dido

( ) A Trojan priest

( ) God of the winds

II. Mark the scansion of the following lines:

III. Give a grammatically correct and idiomatic translation of the following lines: ( Passage will be from Vergil or comparable author.)

IV. Identify each of the following verb forms, giving tense, voice, mood, person, and number:

1. componet _______ ______ ______ ______ ________

2. perfer _______ ______ ______ ______ ________

V. Complete the principal parts of each of the verbs that appear below in a single form: present indic., present inf., perfect indic., perfect partic.

1. ______ ______ ______ icatus

2. ______ ______ sustuli _______

VI. For each of the following words given (a) the English meaning (b) the Latin word from which it is derived, and (c) the meaning of the Latin word:

1. falsified ________ _______ _______

VII. Famous quotations: Identify the speaker and translate each:

1. Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit ________________

2. Tros tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agtur _____________

VIII. Answer the following questions

1. Who is the muse that Vergil addresses in Book I? _______________

2. In what classical device are two nouns used instead of a noun and an

adjective? _________

3. What pastoral work did Vergil write? ____________

IX. Comprehension:

A passage from Vergil or an equivalent author with questions to be answered in English.

Sample of Various Types of Questions to be

Expected in Latin IV Tests

I. Identify the following:

e.g. Achilles--Greek hero, weak heel, hero of Illiad, slew Hector

1. Titus Pomponius Atticus _____________

2. Ascanius

3. Rostra

II. Translate the following passage into English: (Passage will be from works of Cicero or comparable author.)

III. The following questions are based on the above passage:

1. Explain the case of __________ in line 1. _________

2. Explain the case of __________ in line 6. _________

3. Give the principal parts of the verb from which ________comes in line 7. ________

IV. Answer the following questions based on the passage below: (The passage will be one from the works of Vergil, Ovid, or equivalent author.)

V. Scan lines 1 through 3 of passage in question IV.

Note: See questions listed for Latin III Vergil and Latin III Cicero for other samples