4A-D Latin Examination Term IV 2012 /100 marks 2 Hours

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1 Name: Form: 4A-D Latin Examination Term IV 2012 /100 marks 2 Hours INSTRUCTIONS. Do Questions 1 & 2 on the lined paper supplied. Do Question 3 on the exam paper, and hand in BOTH the exam paper AND the lined refill at the end of the exam. Make sure your NAME and FORM are at the top of ALL pages. QUESTION ONE: PREPARED TRANSLATION Translate the following passages into good English. [15 marks] (a) (b) Quod ubi Hannibali nuntiatum est, moram magis quam bellum timens, misit legatos qui nuntiarent eum hospitem, non hostem, ad Galliam advenisse, nec [eum] gladium destricturum esse antequam in Italiam venisset. Tum Galli, capti donis, exercitum cum bona pace per fines suos transmiserunt. Interea P. Cornelius, profectus ab urbe [Roma] LX navibus longis, ad urbem Massiliam pervenit. Ad ostium Rhodani castra locavit, vix credens Hannibalem superavisse Pyrenaeos montes. Postquam vidit agmen interrumpi atque exercitum in periculo esse, ex superiore loco decurrit; cum autem impetu ipso hostes fudisset, tamen suis quoque tumultum auxit. Brevi tempore, cum montani fugissent et via nunc expedita esset, omnes tranquille ac tute traducti sunt. Inde Hannibal castellum, quod caput ejus regionis erat, vicosque circumjectos cepit. Per triduum pecoribus ac cibo capto exercitum aluit.

2 QUESTION TWO: UNPREPARED TRANSLATION [25 marks] Translate the following passage into good English. Regular vocabulary is provided in the attached NCEA Vocabulary List, with specific words listed beneath the passage. HANNIBAL REACHES ITALY After reaching the summit of the Alps, Hannibal and his army begin to make their way down the treacherous mountain tracks to Italy. Procedere inde agmen coepit, sed tanto difficilius fuit iter quam in ascensu fuerat ut lente progressum sit. Omnis enim ferme via erat praeceps, angusta, lubrica ; quam ob rem Poeni se ab lapsu sustinere non poterant. Alii milites super alios et jumenta in homines occidebant. Tandem Hannibal, quo pauciores amitterentur, imperavit ut omnes pedites praemitterentur. Deinde tertio die exercitus ad angustissimam rupem venit. Locus, jam natura praeceps, recenti lapsu terrae abruptus erat in altitudinem mille pedum. Ibi cum equites constitissent, quasi ad finem viae, Hannibal certiorem factus est rupem inviam esse. Once camp was pitched on the ridge, men were sent to clear away the snow and to construct a road. To cut through the rock, the soldiers first built an enormous fire to heat the rocks, and then poured vinegar on them, causing them to disintegrate. A passage was made and a zigzag road constructed to lessen the steepness of the descent. Hoc modo non solum jumenta sed etiam elephanti deduci poterant. Quattuor dies circum hanc rupem consumpti sunt; cum jumenta prope fame mortua essent, tamen tute descenderunt in inferiora loca ubi erant flumina et silvae. Ibi quies hominibus defessis data est. Ita, quinto mense a Carthagine Nova, Alpibus quinto decimo die superatis, in Italiam perventum est. Hannibal, cum Rhodanum transiisset, triginta sex milia hominum ingentemque numerum equorum et aliorum jumentorum amiserat. ascensus, us M., way up, ascent ferme ( adv.), almost, nearly lubricus, a, um slippery Poeni, orum M. pl., the Carthaginians lapsus, us M., slipping, slide alii super alios one on top of the other occido, ere, occidi, occasum fall down Hannibal, Hannibalis M., Hannibal (a general of Carthage) abrumpo, ere, abrupi, abruptum shear off, cut off altitudo, altitudinis F., depth consisto, ere, constiti halt, stop invius, a, um impassable jumentum, i N., pack- beast elephantus, i M., elephant deduco, ere, deduxi, deductum lead down, guide down consumo, ere, consumpsi, consumptum spend, use up prope ( adv.), nearly inferior, ior, ius lower Carthago Nova, Carthaginis Novae F., New Carthage (a city in Spain) Alpes, Alpium F. pl., the Alps Rhodanus, i M., the Rhône River 2.

3 QUESTION THREE: GRAMMAR [60 marks] A. Write out the following tables: (10 marks) [a] present active indicative of nolo, nolle, nolui : to not want [b] present active indicative of fio, fieri, factus sum : to become [c] fides, ei F., faith singular plural nom. acc. gen. dat. abl. [d] pes, pedis M., foot singular plural nom. acc. gen. dat. abl. [e] genu, us N., knee singular plural nom. acc. gen. dat. abl. 3.

4 B. Using the verb listed below, complete the following table: (10 marks) jacio, ere, jeci, jactum : to hurl Indicative present active she hurls imperfect active I was hurling future active you (pl.) shall hurl perfect active they (pl.) have hurled pluperfect active you (s.) had hurled future perfect active we will have hurled Subjunctive present active you (pl.) may hurl imperfect active I might hurl! perfect active he may have hurled pluperfect active they might have hurled! present passive you (s.) are hurled imperfect passive you (pl.) were being hurled future passive we will be hurled perfect passive it has been hurled pluperfect passive they had been hurled future perfect passive I will have been hurled present passive we may be hurled imperfect passive he might be hurled! perfect passive you (pl.) may have been hurled pluperfect passive I might have been hurled! 4.

5 C. Answer the following theory questions: (10 marks) 1. How many tenses of the subjunctive are possible in a concessive cum clause? (1) 2. Explain in full what a semi-deponent verb is, e.g. gaudeo, ere, gavisus sum. (1) 3 When can qui replace ut in a purpose clause? (1) 4 What are TWO differences between consecutive clauses and other ut clauses? (2) 5. How do you form the future passive infinitive? (1) 6. If est corresponds to erit, what does malo correspond to? (1) 7. If nolebat corresponds to noluerat, what does fiebat correspond to? (1) 8. Explain the difference between an active and a passive sentence. (2) 5.

6 D. Translate the following sentences, and then identify and explain the grammar of the bold word(s). (15 marks) 1. Pirata magna voce negavit navem suam nostram aggressam esse. identification: (case & number) explanation: (case & construction) 2. Feminae senatores oraverunt ut viris, qui pugnare noluissent, parcerent. identification: (tense & mood) explanation: (tense & construction) 3. Dux, cum tot milites interfecti essent, suos jussit redire ad castra. identification: (tense & mood) explanation: (tense & construction) 4. Omni pecunia ab amicis reddita, pauper mercator deis gratias egit. identification: (case & number) explanation: (construction) 5. Cum tu in urbe habitare malis, tamen ego oram multo magis amo. identification: (tense & mood) explanation: (tense & construction) 6.

7 E. Translate FIVE out of SEVEN of the following sentences. (You MAY attempt more than five if you wish.) (15 marks) 1. After he saw the storm, the slave ran to warn the master. 2. This horse is such that he can run very easily all day. 3. The farmer was warned by his wife not to try to plough the fields. 4. Entering the harbour, the pirates realised that they had been tricked. 5. So great was the storm that very many ships did not arrive at the harbour. 6. The slaves declared that they would be punished by the master in a few hours. 7. When I hear the signal, I shall close all the gates of the fortress. [vocabulary is given over the page ] 7.

8 Vocabulary all totus, a, um; omnis, is, e already iam arrive pervenio, ire, perveni, perventum (ad + acc.) can possum, posse, potui close claudo, ere, clausi, clausum day dies, ei M. declare declaro, are, avi, atum easily facile enter ingredior, i, ingressus sum farmer agricola, ae M. few pauci, ae, a field ager, agri M. fortress castellum, i N. gate porta, ae F. harbour portus, us M. hear audio, ire, ivi, itum horse equus, i M. hour hora, ae F. many multus, a, um master dominus, i M. pirate pirata, ae M. plough aro, are, avi, atum punish punio, ire, ivi, itum realise intellego, ere, intellexi, intellectum run curro, ere, cucurri, cursum see conspicio, ere, conspexi, conspectum ship navis, navis F. signal signum, i N. slave servus, i M. so great tantus, a, um storm tempestas, tempestatis F. such talis, is, e this hic, haec, hoc trick decipio, ere, decepi, deceptum try conor, ari, conatus sum warn moneo, ere, ui, itum wife uxor, uxoris F. 8.

9 QUESTION TWO: UNPREPARED TRANSLATION [25 marks] Translate the following passage into good English. Regular vocabulary is provided in the attached NCEA Vocabulary List, with specific words listed beneath the passage. HANNIBAL REACHES ITALY Having warded off all attacks from the unfriendly Gauls, Hannibal s army finally reaches the peaks of the Alps, and they gaze down upon the country they intend to conquer before descending the mountain passes. Postero die, cum jam barbari invitius aggrederentur, copiae Hannibalis junctae sunt et per angustias sine proelio iter fecerunt. Tam angustae praecipitesque erant viae ut elephanti lente progrederentur et magna mora agerentur; sed ita agmen tutum erat cum montani has bestias maximas multum timerent. Nono die in jugum Alpium pervenerunt. Dies duos Poeni in jugo morati sunt ut militibus defessis quies daretur. Hic jumenta pauca, quae in rupibus prolapsa erant, sequendo vestigia agminis in castra pervenerunt. Casus etiam nivis exercitui ingentem terrorem adjecit. Quam ob rem cum, signis prima luce motis, agmen procederet, desperatio in omnium vultu apparebat. Itaque Hannibal jussit milites in quodam promontorio consistere, unde longe ac late prospectus erat. Ostendit eis Italiam et agros Alpinis montibus subjectos. Dixit eos tum transcendere moenia non solum Italiae sed etiam urbis Romae; cetera itinera aut plana aut procliva futura esse; eos caput Italiae in potestate mox habituros esse. aggredior, i, aggressus sum attack, assault Hannibal, Hannibalis M., Hannibal (a general of Carthage) jungo, ere, junxi, junctum join, reunite angustiae, arum F. pl., (mountain) pass elephantus, i M., elephant lente (adv.), slowly montanus, i M., mountaineer jugum, i N., (mountain) ridge Alpes, Alpium F. pl., the Alps Poeni, orum M. pl., the Carthaginians jumentum, i N., pack- beast prolabor, i, prolapsus sum slip down, fall sequendo by following vestigium, i N., footprint, track, trace nix, nivis F., snow terror, terroris M., fright adjicio, ere, adjeci, adjectum add, cast on, cause signa movere to break camp, shift camp desperatio, desperationis F., despair vultus, us M., face, expression promontorium, i N., outcrop, bluff consisto, ere, constiti halt, stop prospectus, us M., view Alpinus, a, um Alpine subjectus, a, um lying at the foot of (+ dat.) transcendo, ere, transcendi, transcensum climb, scale moenia, moenium N. pl., fortifications planus, a, um level proclivus, a, um downhill 9.