Name: _______________________________________________
4 Latin CLC
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Latin Examination
Form: _______
Term I, 2013
1 Hour
Instructions.
Do all questions on the exam paper in the spaces provided
Make sure your NAME and FORM are at the top of ALL pages.
Do NOT use twink in this exam; if you make a mistake, cross it out neatly and write in the correct answer.
When you are finished, make sure that you go back and CHECK YOUR ANSWERS CAREFULLY!!!
Question One — Prepared Translations.
[20 marks]
Translate the following passages into good English.
[a]
nunc ad templum Serapidis advenimus. spectate templum! quam
magnficum! spectate cellam! statuam vidistis, quae in cella est? deus ibi cum
magna dignitate sedet. in capite dei est canistrum. Serapis enim est deus qui
segetes curat. opportune huc venimus. hora quartus est. nunc sacerdotes in
ara sacrificium facere solent.
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[b]
postquam ad urbem advenimus, ego Clementi diu tabernam quaerebam.
tandem Barbillus, qui triginta tabernas possidebat, mihi tabernam optimam
obtulit. haec taberna prope templum deae Isidis erat. in hac parte urbis via
est, in qua omnestabernarii vitrum vendunt. taberna, quam Barbillus mihi
offerebat, optimum situm habebat. Barbillus, tamen, dubitabat.
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Question Two — Unprepared Translation
[15 marks]
Translate the following passage into good English.
Tragic Events
Cogidubnus asks Quintus to give more details about what happened
to his family in Pompeii.
quondam Cogidubnus Quinto, ‘aliquid,’ inquit, ‘tibi rogare volo. de hac
clade cognoscere volo, quae urbem Pompeios delevit. quid accidit? quomodo
tu effugisti?’
‘difficile est mihi illas res commemorare,’ respondit Quintus tristis. ‘pater
et mater perierunt. nemo qui in villa nostra mansit superfuit. ego ad portum
forte iveram, ubi cineres et saxa cadere coeperant. ad villam quam celerrime
redii, sed iter erat longum et periculosum. viri, feminae, liberi vias
complebant. in plurimis locis muri semiruti viam claudebant et me
impediebant.
‘ubi ad villam tandem perveni, ruinas villae videns desperavi. diu nomen
patris mei clamavi, sed nemo respondit. tandem invitus discessi et forum
petivi. mater ad forum cum ancillis mane contenderant, quod donum mihi
emere volebat. hoc sciebam, quod Clemens id mihi dixerat. quamquam
matrem diligenter quaesivi, eam numquam inveni. postea Melissae occurri,
quae mihi totam rem narravit. porticus in matrem et ancillas ceciderat.
ancillae, quarum vulnera non gravia erant, superfuerunt, sed mater ipsa
periit.
cado, –ere, cecidi
clades, cladis [f]
commemoro, –are, –avi
gravis, –is, –e
id
locus, –i [m]
occurro, –ere, occurri [+ dat.]
porticus, –us [f]
semirutus, –a, –um
supersum, superesse, superfui
vulnus, vulneris [n]
2.
to fall
disaster
to talk about
serious
it, that
place
to run into
colonnade
half-collapsed
to survive
injury
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3.
Question Three — Grammar
(a)
(b)
[55 marks]
Refer to Question Two (the Unseen Translation). Find an example in Question
Two of: [write down the Latin words]
[6 marks]
i)
a verb in the pluperfect tense
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ii)
a present participle
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iii)
a relative pronoun
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iv)
a dative personal pronoun
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v)
a superlative adverb
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vi)
an irregular superlative adjective
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Translate the following verb forms:
[16 marks]
intro, intrare, intravi: to enter
pareo, parere, parui: to obey
scribo, scribere, scripsi: to write
fugio, fugere, fugi: to run away
invenio, invenire, inveni: to find
1. invenerant
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9. parete
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2. scribe
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10. invenis
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3. noli intrare
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11. you (pl.) would find __________________
4. fugiens
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12. he wrote
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5. paruistis
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13. to obey
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6. scribebamus
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14. do they enter?
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7. intrat
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15. run away (pl.)
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8. fugerunt
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16. writing
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4.
(c)
Answer the following theory questions:
[7 marks]
1.
What is the vocative singular of dominus, –i [m]?
2.
What determines the number and gender of the relative pronoun?
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3.
What is the genitive plural of pater, patris [m]?
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4.
What is the ablative singular of mare, maris [n]?
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5.
What declension endings do present participles take?
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6.
What are the two parts of the neuter law?
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(ii) __________________________________________________________________
(d)
Complete the table of the relative pronoun:
[6 marks]
singular
masculine
feminine
neuter
feminine
neuter
NOM
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL
plural
masculine
NOM
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL
5.
(e)
Complete the verb tables (do NOT write the English meanings):
[i] present tense of:
nolo, nolle, nolui to not want
singular
plural
[ii] present tense of:
possum, posse, potui to be able
singular
plural
[iii] imperfect tense of:
facio, facere, feci to make
singular
plural
[iv] perfect tense of:
sum, esse, fui to be
singular
plural
[v] pluperfect tense of:
voco, vocare, vocavi to summon
singular
plural
6.
[10 marks]
(f)
Complete the following noun tables:
[10 marks]
civis, civis [m] citizen
singular
plural
NOM
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL
vir, viri [m] man
singular
plural
NOM
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL
bellum, belli [n] war
singular
plural
NOM
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL
7.
lex, legis [f] law
singular
plural
NOM
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL
corpus, corporis [n] body
singular
plural
NOM
ACC
GEN
DAT
ABL
Question Four — Roman Life and Customs
Circle the letter of the most appropriate response.
1.
Alexander the Great chose the site of Alexandria in
a
b
c
d
2.
341 BC
331 BC
321 BC
311 BC
Alexander
a
b
c
d
lived in Alexandria for several years
died in Alexandria
had a magnificent tomb in Alexandria
left his family in Alexandria while he went away to fight
8.
[10 marks]
3.
Ptolemy, who succeeded Alexander in Egypt, was
a
b
c
d
4.
Alexandria flourished partly because
a
b
c
d
5.
two statues
two obelisks
a 15th century fort
wide streets
The Museum at Alexandria was
a
b
c
d
10.
the Royal Botanic Gardens
Little Athens
the Caesareum
the Royal Quarter
At the bottom of the Pharos were
a
b
c
d
9.
on a cliff high above the sea
on a prominent point of the mainland
on an island called Crete
on an island called Pharos
The area near the harbour which contained palaces, temples and gardens was
known as
a
b
c
d
8..
wheat
sheep and goat meat
timber
pottery
The Pharos or lighthouse was situated
a
b
c
d
7.
it was rich in minerals
it had a powerful army
it was situated on popular trade-routes
it had a small population
Alexandria exported
a
b
c
d
6.
one of Alexander's generals
Alexander's son
a Persian prince
a Roman governor
for the display of historical artefacts
an art gallery
a university
a temple
The people with the most power and influence at Alexandria were
a
b
c
d
the Greeks
the Egyptians
the Romans
the Jews
~ finis ~
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