Latin 102
Multiple choice practice
1. The king did not want to betray his friends. rëx amïcös prodere ____ . (a) nölere (b) nöluit (c) nölunt (d) nön vult
Since the king is the subject, you want a word with the s/he ending -t on it. That leaves b and d; b is the past tense for "did not want" so that's the answer.
2. The man said to the soldiers, help me! vir ____ dixit, iuvä më! (a) mïlitës (b) mïlitibus (c) mïlitum (d) mïlës
Use the dative case to get the idea of "to" in the sentence. (It's often found with dico, do, narro, and other similar words.)
3. My friend’s death is the cause of my sorrow. mors amicï est causa ____ . (a) dolor (b) dolörem (c) dolöris (d) dolöre
Use the genitive to get the "of" meaning.
4. We were lying in bed at dawn. prïmä lüce in lectös ____ . (a) iacëmus (b) iacuïmus (c) iacuerimus (d) iacëbämus
Were lying is a past tense, so eliminate a and c. d is the answer, since the imperfect indicates continued action (like lying in a bed).
5. We will mount our horses soon. mox equös _____ . (a) conscendimus (b) conscendëbamus (c) conscendëmus (d) conscendere
A straightforward future tense; since conscendere is 3rd conj., the future is made with a vowel change. (c) is the answer.
6. The lion killed the criminal with its huge teeth. leo scelestum ____ interfecit. (a) dentës ingentës (b) dentium ingentium (c) dentibus ingentibus (d) dentïs ingentïs
Use the ablative to show means or manner. Since dens and ingens are third decl., use the -ibus endings.
7. The pardoned soldier led a better life. mïlës ____ vïtam mëliörem agebat. (a) parcö (b) parcere (c) parcëns (d) parsus
The fourth principle part of parco can mean "pardoned" or "having been pardoned." Here it just functions as a simple adjective.
8. The girl, crying from fear, escaped the soldiers. puella ____ lacrimäns mïlitës ëväsit. (a) pavor (b) pavörem (c) pavörï (d) pavöre
Use ablative for means or manner.
9. We saw some men selling apples. virös pöma ____ vïdimus. (a) vendëns (b) vendentës (c) vendent (d) vendunt
You need a participle for the -ing meaning, which means either a or b. Since participles are like adjectives, they have to agree with their subjects, so choose m. pl. acc. vendentes.
10. The man, helped by his friends, soon became well. vir ____ adiutus mox mëlior factus est. (a) ab amïcïs (b) amïcibus (c) amïcï (d) prö amïcïs
With the perfect passive participle, to show who is doing the action, you use a/ab plus ablative.
11. The slaves carried these things from the house. servï ____ a casä traxërunt. (a) hic (b) haec (b) hös (d) hanc
For these things you want a neuter plural -- this means haec.
12. The soldiers captured the unfortunate girls. militës puellas ____ cëperunt. (a) infëlicës (b) infëlicäs (c) infëlicibus (d) infëlix
Adjective agreement between first and third declension. You want the form that's feminine, plural and accusative: (a)
13. If the panther escapes, it will hurt the people in the arena. sï panthëra ____ , hominibus in harënä nocëbit. (a) ëvädit (b) ëvädet (c) ëväserant (d) ëväserit
This one is tricky. In Latin, sentences using "if" or "when" (si, cum) and describing future events, use the future perfect, but in English we use the present tense. So although escapes is present, you need a future perfect for the Latin sentence.
14. The king had attacked the enemy, but he could not conquer them. rëx hostës ____, sed eös vincere nön poterat. (a) oppugnat (b) oppugnävit (c) oppungäbat (d) oppugnäverat
"Had attacked" is a past perfect (pluperfect) in Latin, just as in English, so you want the Latin past perfect as well.