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A total of 29 questions

1. Caesar acrius quam hostes pugnavit.

A. which

B. how

C. than

D. whom

2. Triumpho acto, milites ad castra redierunt.

A. In order to celebrate the triumph

B. The triumph must be celebrated

C. If he will celebrate the triumph

D. When the triump had been celebrated

3. Cicero conspirationem civibus attente audientibus exposuit.

A. listening

B. about to listen

C. having been heard

D. having heard

4. Rex se multos annos recturum esse putavit.

A. had ruled

B. would rule

C. is ruling

D. was ruling

5. Lex quam cives cupiunt erit bona.

A. whom

B. who

C. whose

D. which

6. Fero : tuli :: amo : _____.

A. amari

B. amavi

C. amati

D. ama

7. Romani, cum Caesarem maxime timeant, eum tamen laudant.

A. with

B. since

C. while

D. although

8. Fulvia domum Ciceronis properavit ut ei insidias NARRARET.

A. so that she might tell

B. as she was telling

C. who told

D. that she told

9. Defessus miles finem pugnandi fecit.

A. by fighting

B. of fighting

C. having been fought

D. to fight

10. Pater cuique filio magnum agrum et pulchram villam dedit.

A. with that very son

B. by a certain son

C. to each son

D. since the son is his own

11. Exercitus hostium videri trans flumen potuit.

A. to have seen

B. having been seen

C. to be seen

D. will be seen

12. Si Romani acrius pugnavissent, hostes ex Italia EGISSENT.

A. fought … drove

B. had fought … would have driven

C. were fightinng … would drive

D. fight … will drive

13. Romani milites non solum pro patria pugnaverunt SED ETIAM vias aedificaverunt.

A. not alone … but together with

B. neither … nor

C. not some … but others

D. not only … but also

14. Scipio superare Carthaginienses quam celerrime conatus est.

A. tries

B. tried

C. will try

D. had tried

15. Another way of saying praetor recte iudicare debet is

A. Accidit ut praetor recte iudicet

B. Licet praetori recte iudicare

C. Oportet praetorem recte iudicare

D. Scio praetorem recte iudicare

16. Imperator militibus clamavit, "defendamus gloriam Romae!"

A. Let us defend

B. If only we had defended

C. We could have defended

D. We have defended

17. "Hi barbari numquam Romani cives fient!" senator affirmavit.

A. have become

B. will become

C. are becoming

D. had become

18. "Semper," inquit mater filio, "dic vera."

A. speaking

B. to speak

C. I have spoken

D. speak

19. The historian Livy is famous for his stories about

A. the founding of Rome

B. the history of Egypt

C. Constantine's conversion to Christianity

D. the fall of the Roman Empire

20. Who defeated the forces of Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalia in 48 B.C., thereby gaining control of Rome?

A. Scipio Africanus

B. Marcus Cicero

C. Julius Caesar

D. Marcus Antonius

21. At the king's death, his son claimed power de jure.

A. with arrogance

B. by law

C. with hesitation

D. by force

22. Who was the enemy of Cicero who caused his exile in 58 B.C. and had an infamous sister thought to be "Lesbia" in the poems of Catullus?

A. Crassus

B. Cato

C. Sulla

D. Clodius

23. The Roman date ante diem vi kalendas NOVEMBRES is

A. October 27

B. November 6

C. November 1

D. December 6

24. A defendant in a court case enters a plea of nolo contendere when he

A. asks that his bail be lowered

B. does not want to contest the charge

C. seeks a change in lawyers

D. appeals his conviction

25. Who were the spirits of nature, represented as beautiful young women, who inhabited and protected rivers, fountains, mountains, and woods?

A. Graces

B. Muses

C. Sirens

D. Nymphs

26. Lucifer was the descriptive name used by the ancient Romans to refer to the

A. North Wind

B. secret cave of Sibyl

C. Morning Star

D. prison at the edge of the Roman Forum

27. Three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, were changed into these snaky-haired monsters.

A. Furies

B. Fates

C. Harpies

D. Gorgons

28. A Roman running for political office was called a candidatus because he

A. was secretive about his political position

B. gave political speeches from the rostra

C. handed out favors to voting citizens

D. wore a gleaming white toga

29. The teacher asked her students to explicate the difficult poem.

A. read aloud with expression

B. unfold the hidden meaning

C. study the historical background

D. imitate the style in a poem of their own

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