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This is the Latin 1 test for 1990. Please get out a number two pencil and step back and punt.

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A total of 35 questions

1. Cincinnatus was plowing his field when the senators asked him to be dictator.

A. arat

B. arabat

C. aravit

D. arabit

2. In the evening they walked along the Via Appia with their friends.

A. amicis

B. ab amicis

C. cum amicis

D. ad amicos

3. The young gymnast did not receive A PRIZE.

A. praemio

B. praemia

C. praemi

D. praemium

4. Spartacus erat gladiator _____.

A. clarum

B. claro

C. clari

D. clarus

5. Magnus _____ pontem contra Etruscos defendit.

A. dux

B. duces

C. duce

D. ducem

6. The tutor gave the student many suggestions.

A. discipulo

B. disciplum

C. discipuli

D. discipulus

7. Mater filium monebat, "work cum diligentia!"

A. Laborate

B. Laborare

C. Labora

D. Laboratis

8. Upon his arrival in Rome, he asked the guide, "where is the Forum located?"

A. Cur

B. Ubi

C. Quot

D. Quis

9. Erat semper ignis in _____ Vestae.

A. templo

B. templorum

C. templum

D. templi

10. In early times Roman girls were taught at home by their mothers.

A. matribus

B. pro matribus

C. a matribus

D. cum matribus

11. The students will see the famous aqueduct at Segovia in Spain.

A. vident

B. viderunt

C. videbant

D. videbunt

12. Multi viri amabant Atalantam _____ erat puella pulcherrima.

A. qui

B. quem

C. quae

D. quo

13. The guard asked the intruder, "who comes?"

A. Quid

B. Quem

C. Quod

D. Quis

14. Many wonderful animal stories are told by Aesop.

A. narrantur

B. narrabuntur

C. narrabantur

D. narratae erunt

15. Poeta sub _____ multas horas sedebat.

A. arbor

B. arbori

C. arboris

D. arbore

16. habeo : habere :: _____ : esse

A. ero

B. fui

C. eram

D. sum

17. The rumors about Dido spread widely and quickly.

A. late

B. lata

C. latam

D. latus

18. Hodie puer ad scholam _____ non cupit.

A. ambulare

B. ambulat

C. ambulabit

D. ambula

19. Hercules et _____ frater in cubiculo domiebant.

A. parvus

B. parvo

C. parvi

D. parvum

20. Liber pueri in via amissus est.

A. boy

B. boys

C. boy's

D. boys'

21. A committee established for a particular purpose is called an _____ committee.

A. ad infinitum

B. ad hoc

C. ad nauseam

D. ad astra

22. One of the causes of the Trojan War was:

A. Jason's quest for the golden fleece

B. awarding of the golden apple to Venus

C. Aeneas' discovery of the golden bough

D. King Midas' golden touch

23. The Twelve Tables relate to Roman:

A. medicine

B. games

C. law

D. architecture

24. The river that flows through Rome is:

A. Vesuvius

B. Ostia

C. Palatine

D. Tiber

25. Which two gods joined Jupiter, king of the gods, in ruling over the three regions of the universe?

A. Mars and Vulcan

B. Mercury and Apollo

C. Janus and Bacchus

D. Neptune and Pluto

26. The word binoculars is derived from:

A. noster

B. nocte

C. oculus

D. octo

27. What famous couple met a tragic death near a mulberry tree?

A. Apollo and Daphne

B. Philemon and Bacchus

C. Orpheus and Eurydice

D. Pyramus and Thisbe

28. In triclinio Romano erant _____.

A. cibus et aqua

B. silva et via

C. templum et dea

D. leo et equus

29. In order to write a letter, one would need:

A. tabella et stilus

B. aqua et lac

C. lares et penates

D. tunica et toga

30. The Athenian craftsman who built the labyrinth for the Minotaur and who tried to escape from Crete by making wings from feathers and wax was:

A. Theseus

B. Bellerophon

C. Daedalus

D. Midas

31. Three tall pines dominated the landscape. Dominated is related to a Latin noun meaning:

A. master

B. beauty

C. gift

D. shadow

32. Perseus used his shield as a mirror when he killed the monster _____.

A. Cerberus

B. Medusa

C. Hydra

D. Chimaera

33. The Latin motto E PLURIBUS UNUM which is found on the Great Seal of the United States means:

A. One out of many

B. Always first

C. One step together

D. One for all

34. Where did Romans gather for recreation, relaxation and bathing?

A. basilica

B. taberna

C. curia

D. thermae

35. Tres et septem sunt

A. X

B. XI

C. IX

D. XV