Name: Form: Master: NCEA Level 1 FORM V LATIN TERM II, HOURS. Exam Schedule

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1 Name: Form: Master: NCEA Level 1 FORM V LATIN TERM II, HOURS Exam Schedule

2 Section 1: Unseen Translation UNBREAKABLE GLASS 40 marks Olim erat faber, Once there was a craftsman, nomine Corinthus, by the name of Corinthus, qui fecerat who had made vitream phialam a glass bowl quae non poterat which was not able frangi. to be broken. Voluit igitur He wanted therefore dare eam regi. to give it to the king. Laetus cucurrit Happily he ran ad regem to the king tenens donum manu holding the gift in his hand quod simulabat because he was pretending se tradere ei. that he was handing it to him. Subito tamen conjecit Suddenly however he threw phialam in terram. the bowl onto the ground. Rex est perterritus. The king is [was] petrified. Cum tamen faber However when the craftsman sustulisset phialam, picked the bowl up, rex intellexit the king realised eam collisam esse that it was dented sicut aeneum vas. like a bronze dish. Faber cepit martiolum The craftsman took a little hammer e vestimento from his clothing et pulsavit phialam vehementer and beat the bowl violently ut fieret so that it became integra iterum. whole again. Hoc facto, sperabat After doing this, he was hoping se accepturum esse that he would receive magnas divitias a rege. great riches from the king. Tum rex rogavit eum Then the king asked him num quis alius whether anyone else sciret facere knew how to make talem phialam. such a bowl. Faber negavit The craftsman said quemquam scire hoc. said that no-one knew this. Rex igitur jussit The king therefore ordered illum interfici that man to be killed ne vitreae phialae so that glass bowls fierent pretiosiores would not become more precious quam aurum. than gold. 2.

3 NCEA Latin Level 1 Term II, 2009 Assessment II Standard: (1.4) Version: 3 Title: Describe a major aspect of Roman civilization Resources: Word List Allocated Time: 50 mins Assessment Date: Instructions. (1) For each word or phrase in the grid below, choose ONE definition from the Definition List below the grid on the next page which correctly identifies the word in the sentences below, and write it in the column marked Identification. (2) Then, elaborate on the identification by giving additional information, e.g. what construction it is part of OR why that particular form is required OR why the word has the ending it does OR why it is a certain case, or some other relevant information. Write your elaboration in the column marked Elaboration. Notes. Each correct identification is worth 1 mark. Each correct elaboration is worth 1 mark. To achieve the Standard, you must correctly identify at least FIVE words. (You should attempt all of them, for you will not be penalized for an incorrect answer.) To achieve the Standard with Merit, you must also correctly elaborate on at least FIVE words. (You should attempt all of them, for you will not be penalized for an incorrect answer.) Do NOT translate the sentences. 1. Omni pecunia capta, pauper plus cibi emere non poterat. 2. Imperator quosdam milites praemisit ne in insidias ingrederetur. 3. Utrum quindecim leones an plures in arena captivos ex Africa missos petent? 4. Pastores, profecti prima luce, Romam usque ad solis occasum non pervenerunt. 5. Plerique servi dicuntur crudelissimam et difficillimam vitam saepissime agere. 6. Iube familiam meam in navem conscendere, sed alii in terra exspectent. 7. Puer per fenestram semper discedit quo facilius parentes fallat. 8. Si quid quando custodes conspexerant, dominum sine mora docebant. 9. Fugitivus sperabat se a militibus petentibus ante solis ortum non repertum iri. 10. Utro equo vectus es? Nescio, quod uterque est simillimus alteri! 3.

4 Identification. Elaboration. pecunia ablative ablative absolute ingrederetur imperfect subjunctive purpose clause petent future indicative direct question profecti nominative case M. pl. agreeing with pastores agere present infinitive nom. & infinitive / reported statement exspectent present subjunctive third person command fallat present subjunctive purpose clause conspexerant pluperfect indicative conditional clause / logical time relationship repertum iri future infinitive reported statement alteri dative case after dative adjective similis Mark: /10 Mark: /10 Standard Achieved: Y / N Standard Achieved with Merit: Y / N Definition List. Nominative Case Accusative Case Genitive Case Dative Case Ablative Case Present Indicative Imperfect Indicative Future Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Future Perfect Indicative Present Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Present Infinitive Perfect Infinitive Future Infinitive Imperative Perfect Indicative 4.

5 Instructions. (1) Translate FIVE of the following sentences from Latin into English or from English into Latin. To achieve the Standard with Excellence you must also translate FIVE sentences correctly, with no more than FOUR errors over those FIVE sentences. If you attempt more than FIVE sentences, your BEST five will be marked. 1. Servus, quamquam negavit se vinum bibisse, tamen a domino gravissime punitus est. Although the slave said that he had not drunk the wine, he was still punished very harshly by his master. 2. Si mira animalia in nostram patriam tempore ullo introducta erunt, maxima injuria fiet. If exotic animals are brought in to our country at any time, very great damage will be caused. 3. Cives, nolite confidere huic consuli! Dum potentiam habet, nos omnes in periculo sumus! Citizens, don t trust this consul! While he has power, we are all in danger! 4. Dum cogitat senex de libro, quem nuper legerat, subito nova res in mentem venit. While the old man was thinking about the book which he had recently read, a new idea suddenly occurred to him/popped into his mind. 5. Amicus meus negat se montem umquam ascensurum esse ne ab aquila oppugnetur. My friend says he will never climb a mountain incase he is attacked by an eagle. 6. Gladiatores inter se pugnaturi erant, cum magnus clamor a multitudine sublatus est. The gladiators were about to fight each other, when a great cheer was suddenly raised by the crowd. 7. Vix credere possum haec scelera ab illis pueris, quibus heri auxilio essemus, facta esse. I can scarcely believe that these crimes have been committed by those boys, whom we helped yesterday. 8. After the walls of the city were built, the citizens felt that they were safe. Muris urbis aedificatis, cives senserunt se esse tutos. 9. While we waited near the river, we were watching the fish swimming in the water. Dum prope flumen exspectabamus, pisces in aqua natantes spectabamus. 10. The slave sets out in the morning to the public fountain to get water. Servus ad fontem publicum mane profisciscitur ut aquam comparet. 5.

6 Section 3: Augustus Set Text 30 marks Instructions. Answer ALL questions on BOTH of the following passages and the Roman Constitution. Write your answers in the space provided. PASSAGE ONE And old-time Faith, and Vesta, and Romulus and Remus Shall make the laws. The Gates of War shall be locked up With bonds of Steel, and impious Fury sit inside Atop his arms, a hundred knots binding his hands Behind his back, and growl with gory mouth. Virgil, Aeneid, I What did Octavian s full name become after his adoption by Julius Caesar? (1 mark) Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus 2. Who was Ascanius? What relation was he to the goddess Venus? (1 mark) Aeneas son; Venus grandson 3. On which date was Octavian able to close the Gates of War in the Temple of Janus? When was the last time they had been closed? (1 mark) 29 BC; 235 BC 4. What does the goddess Faith (Fides) symbolize in this passage? (1 mark) [the Roman sense of] honesty and fair-dealing 5. Before his adoption as his son, what relation was Octavian to Julius Caesar? (1 mark) great-nephew 6. Who were Romulus and Remus? (1 mark) the original founders of Rome 7. In which year, and by whom was Octavian granted the title Augustus? (1 mark) 27 BC; the Senate 8. Relate briefly what happens in Virgil s Aeneid. (2 marks) Aeneas, a Trojan, escapes from Troy after the city is sacked by the Greeks, and sails to Italy under the command of Fate to found a new city there. half a mark for each minor point 9. How is Octavian directly connected with Aeneas, the hero of the Aeneid? (1 mark) the Julii claimed descent from Iulus, Aeneas son 6.

7 PASSAGE TWO Annos undeviginti natus exercitum privato consilio et privata impensa comparavi, per quem rem publicam a dominatione factionis oppressam in libertatem vindicavi. Eo nomine senatus decretis honorificis in ordinem suum me adlegit, C. Pansa et A. Hirtio consulibus, consularem locum sententiae dicendae tribuens, et imperium mihi dedit. Augustus, Res Gestae, In which year did Octavian turn 18 years old? (1 mark) 44 BC 2. From where did Octavian draw his private army? (1 mark) Caesar s veteran soldiers 3. What was Antony s reaction to Octavian raising an army, and why? (1 mark) disagreed/unhappy; he saw himself as Caesar s natural heir 4. In which year were Pansa and Hirtius consuls? (1 mark) 43 BC 5. Name TWO things the power of imperium enabled Octavian to do. (1 mark) presided over Senate commanded armies 6. For what TWO reasons was Octavian s use of imperium unconstitutional? (1 mark) he was far too young he had not been elected in the normal manner 7. In the same year, Octavian was elected consul. How was this made possible? (1 mark) the two consuls [Pansa & Hirtius] had been killed on campaign at Mutina [in north Italy] [while trying to prevent Antony from taking over Cisalpine Gaul] 8. Octavian was also elected to the Second Triumvirate. Who were the two other triumviri? (1 mark) Antony; Lepidus 9. Later in this passage, Octavian claims that he avenged his father s murderers by defeating them twice in battle. Where precisely did this take place, who were his opponents, and who was his ally? (2 marks) at Philippi in Macedonia [northern Greece] (.5) Brutus & Cassius (1) Antony (.5) 7.

8 THE ROMAN CONSTITUTION Answer ALL the following questions on the Roman Constitution. (10 marks) 1. Approximately how many senators were there? How long did they stay senators? (1 mark) 600; for life 2. Name TWO functions of an aedile. (1 mark) supervised building; supervised market regulations; public games; etc. 3. What did a consul do after his year in office? (1 mark) governed a major province (.5) for one year (.5) 4. How many centuries were there in the Comitia Centuriata, the Peoples Assembly which was organized by centuries? (1 mark) 5. Which magistrate presided over the law courts? (1 mark) 193 praetor 6. For what reason was a dictator appointed? (1 mark) a crisis 7. What was the function of the Comitia Tributa, the Peoples Assembly which was organized by tribe? (1 mark) enacted laws 8. Fill in the table below with the four steps of the cursus honorum, the number of men annually elected to each office, and the minimum age they had to be. Start at the top with the most junior magistrate, and finish with the most senior. (3 marks) Office Number of Officers Minimum Age quaestor aedile 4 37 tribune 10 unspecified praetor 8 40 consul 2 43 half a mark lost for each mistake 8.