AP® LATIN: VERGIL
2012 SCORING GUIDELINES
Question V2
Acceptable translations
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stetit: stood/stopped/halted
acer: fierce/harsh/sharp/keen/bitter/hostile/wild/savage/vigorous/energetic/active/lively/brave/
excited/eager/passionate/relentless/violent/intense [or adverb equivalent]
Aeneas: Aeneas [must be nom.]
in armis: in arms/armor/weapons
volvens: rolling/turning/revolving/shifting/rotating/twisting/twirling/spinning
oculos: eyes
dextram: right hand [must be dir. obj. of repressit]
-que: and
repressit: repressed/pressed back/suppressed/pressed/restrained/checked/stayed/held back/kept
back
et: and
iam: now, already
iamque: and now/and again/and already
sermo: speech/talk/discussion/conversation/sermon/address/dialogue [must be subject of coeperat]
coeperat: had begun/started/began/started
magis: more/to a greater degree or extent
cunctantem: delaying/hesitating/lingering/doubting
flectere: to bend/sway/influence/move/turn/affect/change/convince [must be transitive]
cum: when
apparuit: appeared/came into view or sight
infelix: unlucky/unfortunate/unhappy/wretched
balteus: belt/baldric/balteus [must be nom.]
umero: on/with/from/at the shoulder [must be abl.]
alto: high/tall/lofty/elevated [may be taken as adv.]
et: and
fulserunt: gleamed/flashed/glowed/shined/glittered/sparkled/twinkled
cingula: (sword) belt(s)
notis: (well-)known/familiar/famous
bullis: with/by/from studs/bosses/knobs
Pallantis pueri: of the boy/youth/young man/child Pallas
victum: (having been) conquered/overcome/beaten/defeated
quem: who(m)/which (Pallantis must be antecedent)
Turnus straverat: Turnus had laid low/killed/slain/struck down/brought down/leveled/overpowered
[verb must be translated as pluperfect]
vulnere: with/by a wound/injury
atque: and
umeris: on/with/from/at his shoulder(s)
gerebat: was wearing/bearing/carrying/wielding/wore/bore/carried/had on/wielded
inimicum: unfriendly/hostile/enemy/belonging to an enemy/of an enemy/enemy’s
insigne: sign/token/badge/symbol/emblem/insignia/decoration/trophy/mark/distinction/medal
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AP® LATIN: VERGIL
2012 SCORING COMMENTARY
Question V2
Overview
This question assessed students’ ability to translate six lines (lines 938–944) from Book 12 of Vergil’s
Aeneid.
N.B.: The list of errors below is not exhaustive. In some cases, only one error is noted for each segment for
which the student did not receive credit.
Sample: 2A
Score: 17
The student received credit for all segments except:
• Segment 10 (umero ... alto): omitted alto
Sample: 2B
Score: 11
The student received credit for all segments except:
• Segment 6 (sermo coeperat): wrong case for sermo
• Segment 7 (magis cunctantem flectere): flectere not transitive
• Segment 11 (et ... fulserunt cingula): wrong case for cingula
• Segment 12 (notis ... bullis): wrong case for bullis
• Segment 14 (victum quem): omitted victum
• Segment 15 (Turnus straverat): wrong meaning for straverat
• Segment 18 (inimicum insigne): omitted insigne
Sample: 2C
Score: 5
The student received credit for all segments except:
• Segment 1 (stetit acer ... Aeneas): omitted acer
• Segment 2 (in armis): wrong meaning for in
• Segment 4 (dextramque repressit): wrong meaning for dextram
• Segment 5 (et iam iamque): omitted iamque
• Segment 6 (sermo coeperat): wrong meaning for coeperat
• Segment 7 (magis cunctantem flectere): omitted entire segment
• Segment 9 (infelix ... balteus): wrong meaning for balteus
• Segment 10 (umero ... alto): wrong case for alto
• Segment 11 (et ... fulserunt cingula): wrong meaning for fulserunt
• Segment 12 (notis ... bullis): wrong meaning for bullis
• Segment 14 (victum quem): wrong meaning for victum
• Segment 15 (Turnus straverat): wrong case for Turnus
• Segment 16 (vulnere): wrong meaning for vulnere
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