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A total of 28 questions

1. Multos hostes extra hanc provinciam habemus.

A. in front of

B. outside

C. near

D. within

2. Meus filius equos in campo ____ monstravit.

A. te

B. tuum

C. tui

D. tibi

3. Lesbia, quacum Catullus sedebat, carmina in horto audiebat.

A. by whom

B. with whom

C. of whom

D. for whom

4. C. Plinius, incolas e periculo erepturus, navem conscendit.

A. rescues

B. intending to rescue

C. having been rescued

D. rescuing

5. "mihi sunt," Marcus Tullius dixit, "magnae villae per multas regiones Italiae!"

A. I have

B. I expect

C. I need

D. I want

6. Imperator tot Gallos QUOT arbores in magna silva conspexit.

A. both … and

B. so much … that

C. not only … but also

D. as many … as

7. Oppugnavisse illam urbem fuit stultissimum!

A. To attack

B. To be about to attack

C. To be attacked

D. To have attacked

8. Quam ingratus princeps erat Tiberius!

A. When

B. Why

C. How

D. Where

9. Regulus honoris gratia Carthaginem rediit.

A. with honor and grace

B. for the sake of honor

C. instead of honor

D. by means of honor

10. Licet omnibus servis magno cum gaudio celebrare Saturnalia.

A. It is agreed

B. It is suggested

C. It is tiresome

D. It is permitted

11. Dux Troianus timet ne tempestas naves submergat.

A. that the storm has sunk the ships

B. that the storm was sinking the ships

C. that the storm had sunk the ships

D. that the storm is sinking the ships

12. Styx est flumen deis immortalibus sacerrimum.

A. very sacred

B. sacred

C. less sacred

D. rather sacred

13. Mors, mi amice, non nobis METUENDA EST!

A. is not fearing

B. was not fearing

C. must not be feared

D. has not been feared

14. Si pater dives essem, tunicas novas meis filiis emerem.

A. I would buy

B. I had bought

C. I was buying

D. I will have brought

15. Tribunus cives in Foro brevius quam senator adlocutus est.

A. briefly

B. very briefly

C. more briefly

D. brief

16. What figure of speech is illustrated by the Latin quotation portae patent, PROFICISCERE?

A. chiasmus

B. alliteration

C. simile

D. oxymoron

17. Octavius loquendo ex animo populum tranquillabat.

A. by speaking

B. was speaking

C. about to speak

D. to have spoken

18. Nescivi quomodo equi effugissent.

A. would escape

B. were escaping

C. had escaped

D. are escaping

19. What Latin expression refers to a criminal's pattern of behavior?

A. modus operandi

B. sine die

C. infra dignitatem

D. summum bonum

20. What great Roman general rid the Mediterranean Sea of pirates, defeated Mithridates, and joined the triumvirate with Caesar and Crassus?

A. Pompey

B. Lucullus

C. Sulla

D. Marius

21. In ancient Rome, on what day of the month did the nones usually fall?

A. 1st

B. 5th

C. 13th

D. 30th

22. Naiads, DRYADS, and OREADS, the beautiful divinites in Greek mythology who inhabit rivers, trees, and mountains, are known today as

A. Sirens

B. Gorgons

C. Muses

D. Nymphs

23. The words orient and OCCIDENT come from Latin words that mean

A. far, near

B. rising, falling

C. head, foot

D. left, right

24. The de bello civili and DE BELLO GALLICO were commentaries written by

A. Sallust

B. Ovid

C. Julius Caesar

D. Livy

25. What Titan created mankind out of clay and stole fire for him from Mt. Olympus?

A. Sisyphus

B. Prometheus

C. Midas

D. Prometheus

26. Flamines, SALII, and the PONTIFEX MAXIMUS were different types of Roman

A. gladiators

B. engineers

C. priests

D. soldiers

27. In 27 bc, the Senate granted to Octavian Caesar the title

A. Celer

B. Pius

C. Augustus

D. Magnus

28. What place was considered the center of the universe and contained an oracle of the god Apollo?

A. Delphi

B. Athens

C. Olympia

D. Mycenae

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