Latin 101: Final Exam Review

Latin 101: Final Exam Review

(And sample test)

Part I: Vocabulary. Although you’ll be expected to recognize and use all the course vocabulary, this section of the test will cover vocabulary since the midterm (chapter 3.3 through ch. 5.2). It will be the same format as usual, giving dictionary forms and meanings as used in the sentence.

Part II: Forms: This will cover noun and verb forms, and is comprehensive. You will be asked to do some of the following things:

Give the forms of a first, second or third declension noun.
Give the forms of any conjugation verb.
Give the forms of the irregular verbs sum, possum, or eo, or compounds of eo.
Change nominative words to other cases.

Part III: Gender, number and case: The familiar exercise . . .

Part IV: Multiple Choice: This is the test for most of the points of language use this semester. The numbers of these skills as listed below, coordinate with the numbers of multiple choice questions in the sample test that follows. Through multiple choice, you will be aksed to do some of the following things:

choose the right personal endings for a verb
choose the right case for a prepositional phrase
chose the right form for a time expression
choose the right form to show possession (genitive uses)
choose the right form for a verb plus infinitive
choose the right form for a superlative
choose the right form for adjective agreement
choose the right case for a word depending on its role in the sentence.
use the correct forms of is, ea, id and ille, illa, illud
choose the correct form of the relative pronoun

Part V: Translation: A connected reading passage, which will be used in various other parts of the test (i.e. vocabulary and gender-number-case)

SAMPLE TEST

NOTE: This test is much longer than your actual final exam. This is to give you practice with a variety of different questions. Your final will be about the same length as the midterm.

Part II: Forms

Give the forms of stella, -ae f

Case	Singular	Plural
nom.
acc.
gen.
dat.
abl.

Give the forms of navis, navis f (i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nom.
acc.
gen.
dat.
abl.

Give the forms of tempus, temporis n

Case	Singular	Plural
nom.
acc.
gen.
dat.
abl.

Give the forms of possum, posse, can, am able

you s.

you p.

s/he

they

Give the forms of tempto, -are, try

you s.

you p.

s/he

they

Give the forms of volvo, -ere, turn

you s.

you p.

s/he

they

Give the forms of redeo, redire, go back

you s.

you p.

s/he

they

Make the following nouns accusative, keeping the singulars singular and the plurals plural:

nominative	accusative
navis
maria
autumni

Make the following nouns genitive keeping the singulars singular and the plurals plural:

nominative	genitive
corpus
elementum
materiae

Make the following nouns dative, keeping the singulars singular and the plurals plural:

nominative	dative
astrum
homines
lux

Make the following nouns ablative, keeping the singulars singular and the plurals plural:

nominative	ablative
sol
harena
sidera

Part III: Gender, number and case: Circle the correct forms; for an adjective, use the gender, number and case of the noun it modifies.

in mediä Italiä est Röma; Röma tamen nön est prope mare. Ostia, oppidum parvum in lïtore, est portus* Römae. viätörës* saepe ibi manënt dum navës exspectant. eö tempore nävës Römänae ad multa loca circum “mare nostrum” nävigant; et mercës et viätörës ferunt. nävës illörum hominum semper prope lïtus nävigant, quod procellae magnum perïculum nautïs* ferunt. nävës parvae sunt; itaque per profundïs* nön eunt.

*Word*	*Gender*	*Number*	*Case*
mediä	m f n	s pl	nom. acc. gen. dat. abl.
mare	m f n	s pl	nom. acc. gen. dat. abl.
oppidum	m f n	s pl	nom. acc. gen. dat. abl.
tempore	m f n	s pl	nom. acc. gen. dat. abl.
nävës	m f n	s pl	nom. acc. gen. dat. abl.
mercës	m f n	s pl	nom. acc. gen. dat. abl.
hominum	m f n	s pl	nom. acc. gen. dat. abl.
procellae	m f n	s pl	nom. acc. gen. dat. abl.

Part IV: Mulitple Choice:

1a. We are waiting for the ship. navem ____ . (a) exspecto (b) exspectant (c) exspectatis (d) exscpectamus

1b. You (singular) want friends. amicos ____ . (a) volo (b) vult (c) velle (d) vis

2a. They are sitting around the arena. circum ____ sedent. (a) harena (b) harenae (c) harenam (d) harenä

2b. The winds flow through the world. venti per ____ fluunt. (a) mundus (b) mundi (c) mundum (d) mundo

3. At first light, the farmers go to the field. ____, agricolae ad agrum eunt. (a) prima lux (b) primae lucis (c) primam lucem (d) primä luce

4. The philosopher’s book is long. liber ____ est longus. (a) philosophus (b) philosophum (c) philosophi (d) philosopho

5a. We are trying to hear the story. fabulam ____ temptamus. (a) audire (b) audiunt (c) audimus (d) audit

5b. We ought to go back home. domum redire ____ . (a) debes (b) debemus (c) denebt (d) debere

6a. That is the smallest house. illa est casa ____ . (a) parvissima (b) parvissimae (c) minimissima (d) minima

6b. In the arena, we are watching a very savage criminal. in harena _____ scelestum spectamus. (a) saevissimum (b) saevissum (c) saevum (d) maximum saevissimum

7a. Big fish swim in the Mediterranean. in mare nostro natant pisces ____ . (a) magnes (b) magnos (c) magni (d) magnorum

7b. Great danger awaits. ____ periculum exspectat. (a) magnus (b) magne (c) magni (d) magnum

8a. We are watching the storm. ____ spectamus. (a) procella (b) procellae (c) procellam (d) procellä

8b. We are afraid of the danger of the waves. timemus periculum ____. (a) undae (b) undis (c) undarum (d) undas

9a. That man is a good friend. ____ vir est amicus bonus. (a) ille (b) illum (c) illus (d) illae

9b. We know the husbands of those women. viros ____ feminarum cognoscimus. (a) illae (b) illos (c) illarum (d) illas

10. The storm which is coming quickly worries me. procella ____ celeriter venit me vexat. (a) qui (b) quae (d) quod

ANSWERS: You may want to open this after you have done the relevant section of the test, then check to see if you’re right.