2011 Regional Latin II Grammar

Question 1

Translate: Decem annōs Graecī Troiae pugnāvērunt.
B1. In that sentence, what is the case and use of decem annōs?
B2. In that sentence, what is the case of Troiae?

Answer 1

Answer: FOR TEN YEARS THE GREEKS FOUGHT AT TROY
Answer: ACCUSATIVE OF DURATION OF TIME
Answer: LOCATIVE

Question 2

Give the correct form of the relative pronoun in the following sentence: The wars which Caesar fought in Gaul were difficult.
B1 Give the correct from of the relative pronoun in the sentence: The slaves whom you believe are not trustworthy.
B2 Give the correct form of the relative pronoun in this sentence: These are the daggers with which Caesar was killed.

Answer 2

Answer: QUAE
Answer: QUIBUS
Answer: QUIBUS

Question 3

Give the future passive participle of doceō.
B1 Using that participle, say in Latin: The teacher must teach the students.
B2 Identify the use of the dative in the previous sentence.

Answer 3

Answer: DOCENDUS
Answer: DISCIPULĪ MAGISTRŌ DOCENDĪ SUNT
Answer: AGENT

Question 4

For the verb petō, give the 3rd person plural, present, active, subjunctive.
B1 Change petant to the imperfect.
B2 Give the same form for conor.

Answer 4

Answer: PETANT
Answer: PETERENT
Answer: CONARENTUR

Question 5

Identify the use of the ablative case in the following sentence: Romanī virtute aliōs gentēs superant.
B1 Translate that sentence.
B2 Identify the use of the ablative in this sentence: Virgo multō celerius quam pueri currit.

Answer 5

Answer: RESPECT / SPECIFICATION
Answer: THE ROMANS SURPASS THE OTHER PEOPLES / NATIONS IN
VIRTUE
Answer: DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE

Question 6

In the sentence “The senators said that Catiline had fled from the city” translate “had fled”.
B1 Using Catilina for Catiline, translate the entire sentence.
B2 Translate this sentence: Omnēs senatorēs putant Ciceronem esse consulem magnum.

Answer 6

Answer: FUGISSE
Answer: SENATORĒS DĪXĒRUNT / DĪCĒBANT CATILINAM FUGISSE AB / EX URBE
Answer: ALL OF THE SENTAORS THINK THAT CICERO IS A GREAT CONSUL

Question 7

Identify the use of the subjunctive illustrated in the following sentence: Marcus Romam it ut familiam videat.
B1 Translate that sentence.
B2 Translate this sentence in Latin: “Let them sail to Carthage.”

Answer 7

Answer: PURPOSE
Answer: MARCUS GOES TO ROME TO SEE HIS FAMILY
Answer: NAVIGENT CARTHAGINEM

Question 8

For the verb cupiō, give the perfect active infinitive.
B1 Change cupīvisse to the future.
B2 Change cupiturum esse to the perfect passive.

Answer 8

Answer: CUPIVISSE
Answer: CUPITURUM ESSE
Answer: CUPITUM ESSE

Question 9

Translate the following sentence into English: Certamen finītum est.
B1 Translate this sentence into English: Marcus nescit suās bracchās in terrā esse.
B2 Perform the following command: Cantā Anglice hoc carmen: ―bracchae in terrā, bracchae in terrā, similis stultō tuīs bracchīs in terrā positīs apparēs.‖

Answer 9

Answer: THE COMPETITION / CERTAMEN HAS ENDED
Answer: MARCUS DOES NOT KNOW THAT HIS PANTS ARE ON THE GROUND
Answer: ONE STUDENT SINGS: ―PANTS ON THE GROUND, PANTS ON THE GROUND, YOU LOOK LIKE A FOOL WITH YOUR PANTS ON THE GROUND