Sample Questions | Grammar

Question 1

Vir cives TUBA convocobat.

A) of the trumpet
B) from the trumpet
C) with a trumpet
D) for the trumpet

Answer 1

C) with a trumpet

ablative of means

Question 2

The enemy HAD SEIZED the hill.

A) occupant
B) occupaverant
C) occupabant
D) occupaverunt

Answer 2

B) occupaverant

pluperfect tense

Question 3

Titus ERIT senator Romanus.

A) is
B) has been
C) will be
D) was

Answer 3

C) will be

future of sum

Question 4

Semper [ ] laboramus.

A) a ludo
B) cum cura
C) de fabulis
D) in Italiam

Answer 4

B) cum cura

ablative of manner

Question 5

Fabulus multas de deis DOCUIMUS.

A) we teach
B) we will teach
C) we were teaching
D) we taught

Answer 5

D) taught

perfect tense

Question 6

Cras dux milites de periculo MONEBIT.

A) will warn
B) has warned
C) was warning
D) warns

Answer 6

A) will warn

future tense

Question 7

Hostes oppidum VASTAVERINT.

A) has destroyed
B) had destroyed
C) was destroying
D) will have destroyed

Answer 7

D) will have destroyed

future perfect tense

Question 8

Daedulus and Icarus COULD fly.

A) potest
B) poterunt
C) possunt
D) potuerunt

Answer 8

D) poterunt

perfect tense of possum

Question 9

You WILL BE ABLE to study Latin in college.

A) poteris
B) poteras
C) potes
D) potueris

Answer 9

A) poteris

future tense of possum

Question 10

NOLITE DORMIRE in triclinio.

A) you were sleeping
B) don’t sleep
C) we will sleep
D) always sleep

Answer 10

B) don’t sleep

negative imperative