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States Questions—Novice Flashcards

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For the phrase “unus laetus pirata” give the dative singular

A

UNI LAETO PIRATAE

B1: Change “uni laeto piratae” to the genitive.

UNIUS LAETI PIRATAE

B2: Make “unius laeti piratae” plural. (if they say unus can’t be plural, tell them to use duo)

DUORUM LAETORUM PIRATARUM

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What word in the following sentence is a form of a Latin word meaning “to give”: Marītus uxorque ad arcem iērunt et deīs deābusque sacrificia dedērunt?

A

DEDĒRUNT

B1: What word in the following sentence is a form of a Latin word meaning “wife”:
Marītus uxorque ad arcem iērunt et deīs deābusque sacrificia dedērunt?

UXOR/UXORQUE

B2: What word in the following sentence is a form of a Latin word meaning “to go”:
Marītus uxorque ad arcem iērunt et deīs deābusque sacrificia dedērunt?

IĒRUNT

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In the sentence: “The boys whom the sailors greet are playing in the field,” translate whom.

A

QUOS

B1: In the sentence: “The barbarians with whom we were waging war surrendered,” translate with whom

QUIBUSCUM

B2: In the sentence “The girls whose bread we took are very angry,” translate whose.

QUARUM

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For the verb laudō, give the first person, plural, pluperfect, active, indicative form

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LAUDĀVERĀMUS

B1: Change that form to the passive.

LAUDĀTĪ(AE/A) ERĀMUS

B2: Change the form from the bonus to the future perfect

LAUDĀTĪ(AE/A) ERIMUS

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What is the vocative singular form for the name “Germānicus”?

A

GERMĀNICE

B1: What is the vocative singular form for the name “Claudia”?

CLAUDIA

B2: What is the vocative singular for the noun “deus”?

DEUS

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For the verb lēgō, legere, give the second person plural perfect active indicative form

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LĒGISTIS

B1: Make lēgistis passive.

LECTI/AE/A ESTIS

B2: Change lectae estis to the future perfect.

LECTĪ/AE/A ERITIS

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For the verb ago, agere give the first person plural future active indicative.

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AGEMUS

B1: Change agemus to the singular

AGAM

B2: Change agam to the passive

AGAR

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For the adjective clarus, give the adverbial form.

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CLARE

B1: Now give the adverbial form for pulcher

PULCHRE

B2: Now change celer into an adverb

CELERITER

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What would the phrase civis Romanus be in the accusative singular?

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CIVEM ROMANUM

B1: Now make civem Romanum genitive

CIVIS ROMANI

B2: Now make civis Romani plural

CIVIUM ROMANORUM

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Translate “name” in the following sentence into Latin: The slave told the names of the citizens to the king.

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NŌMINA

B1: Translate “of the citizens” in that same sentence into Latin: The slave told the names of the citizens to the king.

CĪVIUM

B2: Translate “to the king” in that same sentence: The slave told the names of the citizens to the king.

RĒGĪ

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Change the Latin phrase altum mare to the ablative singular

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ALTO MARI

B1: Change that to the genitive plural

ALTORUM MARIUM

B2: Change that to the accusative plural

ALTA MARIA

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Change sum to the present active infinitive

A

ESSE

B1: Change volo to the present active infinitive

VOLARE/VELLE

B2: Change nolo to the present active infinitive

NOLLE

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Of the verbs ambulō, ducō, cogitō, and vocō, which is NOT first conjugation?

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DUCŌ

B1: Of the verbs abeō, habeō, rētineō, and moneō, which is NOT second conjugation?

ABEŌ

B2: Of the verbs do, credō, stō, and exspectō, which is NOT reduplicative?

EXSPECTŌ

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For the phrase magnus timor, give the genitive singular.

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MAGNĪ TIMŌRIS

B1: Change that phrase to the ablative.

MAGNŌ TIMORE

B2: Change that phrase to the plural.

MAGNĪS TIMORIBUS

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For the verb doceō, give the 3rd person plural, present, active, indicative

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DOCENT

B1: Change docent to the passive.

DOCENTUR

B2: Chance docentur to the perfect.

DOCTĪ SUNT

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Give the genitive singular and gender of corpus.

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CORPORIS, N

B1: …of iter.

ITINERIS, N.

B2: …of flōs.

FLORIS, M.

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Give the adverbial form of laetus.

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LAETĒ

B1: …of fortis.

FORTITER

B2: …of bonus.

BENE

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Translate the verb in this sentence into Latin: “Gaius Julius Caesar was fighting for the Republic.”

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PUGNĀBAT

B1: … “One of the farmers was lying down in the field.”

IACĒBAT

B2: … “All of the men will have seen the building.”

VĪDERINT

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Give the accusative singular form of Ego

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MĒ

B1: Change mē to the ablative.

MĒ

B2: Change mē to the plural.

NOBĪS

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Complete this analogy: amō: amāvit :: stō :

A

STETIT

B1: … amō : amāvit : sum :

FUIT

B2: … amō : amāvit : emō :

ĒMIT

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In the sentence, “The father gave many gifts to his sons,” translate “gifts.”

A

DONA

B1: In that sentence, translate “sons.”

FILIĪS

B2: If the father had daughters, and not sons, how would “daughters” be translated in that sentence?

FILIĀBUS

22
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Say in Latin: “Don’t look!”

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NOLĪ / NOLĪTE SPECTĀRE

B1: Change nolī spectāre to the plural.

NOLĪTE SPECTĀRE

B2: Give the positive form of nolīte spectāre.

SPECTĀTE

23
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Give the accusative singular of the phrase hic consul.

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HUNC CONSULEM

B1: Change that phrase to the genitive.

HUIUS CONSULIS

B2: Change that phrase to the genitive plural.

HŌRUM CONSULUM

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Give the infinitive form of possum

A

POSSE

B1: Give the infinitive form of **nolō. **

NOLLE

B2: The Latin verb nolō is a contraction of the negative particle ne and what Latin verb?

VOLŌ

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Change the verb form capimus to the perfect tense

A

CĒPIMUS

B1: Change the verb form sentimus to the perfect tense.

SĒNSIMUS

B2: Change the verb form crēdimus to the perfect tense.

CRĒDIDIMUS

26
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Give all four principal parts of ferō.

A

FERŌ, FERRE, TULĪ, LATUM

B1: Give all four principal parts of surgō.

SURGŌ, SURGERE, SURREXĪ, SURRECTUM

B2: Give all four principal parts of frangō.

FRANGŌ, FRANGERE, FRĒGĪ, FRACTUM

27
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Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentence: “The river which flows through Rome is called the Tiber.”

A

QUOD / QUĪ

B1: … “The statues, which I saw in the garden, were very beautiful.”

QUĀS

B2: … “The prisoner, whose fetters were untied, was able to escape.”

CUIUS

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Translate the verb form necārī.

A

TO BE KILLED

B1: Necārī is a present passive infinitive. Give the corresponding form of quaerō.

QUAERĪ

B2: Give the corresponding form of faciō.

FIERĪ

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In the sentence The slave was carrying the water translate the verb.

A

Answer: PORTABAT

B1. Keeping the same person and number, change the verb to the future tense

Answer: PORTABIT

B2. Keeping the same person and number, change the verb to the present tense

Answer: PORTAT

30
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Say in Latin : she is

A

Answer: EST

B1. Now say: she has been

Answer: FUIT

B2. Now say: to be

Answer: ESSE

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Translate girls in the sentence The girls were giving praise to their mother

A

Answer: PUELLAE

B1. Now translate praise in the same sentence

Answer: LAUDEM

B2. Now translate mother in the same sentence

Answer: MATRI

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For the noun adjective pair argentum antiquum, give the accusative plural

A

Answer: ARGENTA ANTIQUA

B1. Change argenta antiqua to the genitive plural

Answer: ARGENTORUM ANTIQUORUM

B2. Change argentorum antiquorum to the ablative singular

Answer: ARGENTO ANTIQUO

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For the verb possum, give the third person plural present active indicative

A

Answer: POSSUNT

B1. Make possunt imperfect

Answer: POTERANT

B2. Make poterant future

Answer: POTERUNT

34
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Translate the main verb in this sentence into Latin: Marcus, call your brother to dinner

A

Answer: VOCA

B1. Now translate Marcus in that same sentence

Answer: MARCE

B2. Now translate this sentence into Latin: Don’t Cry, Julius

Answer: NOLI LACRIMARE, IULI

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For the phrase illa corona ingens, give the dative singular

A

Answer: ILLI CORONAE INGENTI

B1. Make the same phrase ablative singular

Answer: ILLA CORONA INGENTI

B2. Make the same phrase ablative plural

Answer: ILLIS CORONIS INGENTIBUS

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For the adjective similis, give the masculine singular comparative form

A

Answer: SIMILIOR

B1. Now give the neuter singular superlative of the same adjective

Answer: SIMILLIMUM

B2. List two other adjectives that form their superlative like similis

Answer: DISSIMILIS, FACILIS, DIFFICILIS, GRACILIS, HUMILIS

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For the verb volo, to want, give the second person singular present active indicative

A

Answer: VIS

B1. Make vis plural

Answer: VULTIS

B2. Make vultis future

Answer: VOLETIS

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Give the comparative and superlative form of the adjective altus

A

Answer: ALTIOR (ALTIUS), ALTISSIMUS, (A, UM)

B1. Translate altior and altissimus

Answer: HIGHER, HIGHEST (DEEPER/DEEPEST)

B2. Give the comparative and superlative form of the adjective aeger and translate

Answer: AEGRIOR (AEGRIUS), AEGERRIMUS, (A, UM)
sicker, sickest

39
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Complete the following analogy: amo : amabat : : moneo :

A

Answer: MONĒBAT

B1. amo : amatis : : sum :

Answer: ESTIS

B2. amo : amabimus : : duco :

Answer: DUCĒMUS

40
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Complete the following analogy: puella : puellās : : puer :

A

Answer: PUERŌS

B1. puer : puerī : : lux :

Answer: SEE BELOW

B2. Give the other possible answer for B1

Answer: LUCIS or LUCĒS

41
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Take the noun adjective pair noster poēta and change it to the accusative singular

A

Answer: NOSTRUM POETAM

B1. Change nostrum poētam to the genitive plural

Answer: NOSTRŌRUM POETĀRUM

B2. Change nostrōrum poētārum to the dative singular

Answer: NOSTRŌ POĒTAE

42
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In the sentence The consuls whom the farmers saw had many children Translate whom

A

Answer: QUOS

B1. Change quos to the singular

Answer: QUEM

B2. In the sentence The girl who was bringing water had food too Translate who

Answer: QUAE

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Translate the verb form parābāmur.

A

WE WERE (BEING) PREPARED

B1: Translate the verb form scīminī.

YOU (ALL) ARE KNOWN

B2: Translate the verb form amatus es.

YOU HAVE BEEN / WERE LOVED

44
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Change the phrase magna pars to the dative singular

A

MAGNAE PARTĪ

B1: Change magnae partī to the ablative.

MAGNĀ PARTE

B2: Change magnā parte to the genitive plural.

MAGNĀRUM PARTIUM

45
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For the verb scrībō, give the 1st person plural, perfect active indicative.

A

SCRĪPSIMUS

B1: Change scrīpsimus to the future.

SCRĪBĒMUS

B2: Change scrībēmus to the future perfect.

SCRĪPSERIMUS

46
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Give the accusative singular of tū.

A

TĒ

B1: Change tē to the plural.

VŌS

B2: Give both genitive forms of vōs.

VESTRUM / VESTRĪ

47
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Complete the following analogy: spectō: spectāvērunt :: veniō : _.

A

VĒNĒRUNT

B1: …amō : amā :: ducō : _.

DŪC

B2: …moneō : monēbō :: vincō : _.

VINCAM

48
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Give the correct form of hic, haec, hoc to agree with the noun lēgis

A

HUIUS

B1: …consulī.

HUIC

B2: …animālibus.

HĪS

49
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For the verb teneō, give the present passive infinitive.

A

TENĒRĪ

B1: Give the same form of ponō.

PONĪ

B2: Give the same form of audiō.

AUDĪRĪ

50
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Say in Latin “We have conquered.”

A

VĪCIMUS

B1: … “We had conquered.”

VĪCERAMUS

B2: … “We had been conquered.”

VICTĪ ERAMUS

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Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentence into Latin: “That girl, whom you see in the temple, is named Aurelia.”

A

QUAM

B1: … “The men, to whom we told the story, were completely incredulous.”

QUIBUS

B2: … “The words with which the poet told the story were sweet as honey.”

QUIBUS

52
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For the verb regō, give the 1st person plural, future active indicative.

A

REGĒMUS

B1: Change regēmus to the corresponding pluperfect.

REXERAMUS

B2: Change rexeramus to the corresponding passive.

RECTĪ ERAMUS

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