3E-P Latin Examination Term IV, 2008 /130 marks 2 Hours

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1 Name: Form: 3E-P Latin Examination Term IV, 2008 /130 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 you complete ALL questions and check your work carefully. QUESTION ONE: PREPARED TRANSLATION Translate the following passages into good English. [15 marks] (a) (b) Caecilius iterum clamavit, Clemens, abi! te iubeo. fortasse Quintus superfuit. quaere Quintum! hunc anulum Quinto da! Caecilius, postquam Clementi anulum suum tradidit, statim exspiravit. Clemens domino triste vale dixit et e villa discessit. Cerberus tamen in villa mansit. dominum frustra custodiebat. Salvius, postquam agros circumspectavit, Varicae dixit, ubi sunt aratores et magister? Nonne Cervix aratoribus praeest? ita vero, domine!, r e spondit Varica. sed aratores hodie non laborant, quod Cervix abest. aeger est. Salvius ei respondit, quid dixisti? aeger est? ego servum aegrum retinere nolo. sed Cervix peritissimus est, exclamavit vilicus. Cervix solus rem rusticam curare potest. tace! inquit Salvius. eum vendere volo.

2 QUESTION TWO: UNPREPARED TRANSLATION [25 marks] Translate the following passage into good English. Note that the words in bold are given below the passage. You should attempt ALL of the translation. Pliny s Uncle Dies A Heroic Death Pliny the Younger recalls how his uncle (Pliny the Elder) died attempting to rescue his friends from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. ego Plinius sum. ubi iuvenis eram, avunculum meum cum matre visitabam. in villa magnifica prope Misenum habitabat. oiim in horto sedebamus. subito mater clamavit, spectate montem! montem Vesuvium spectavimus. nubem mirabilem conspeximus. tum nos tremores sensimus et sonos ingentes audivimus. flammas quoque vidimus. avunculus, vir nobilis et benignus, statim dixit, Plini, voca servos! nostri amici sunt in magno periculo! eos adiuvare volo. itaque avunculus ad portum contendit. naves paravit et Vesuvium fortiter petivit. ego tamen in villa manebam, quod epistulas scribere volebam. nubes atra ad terram mox descendebat. cinis densissimus hortum complebat. quamquam mater e villa discedere nolebat, tandem ad fundum nostrum effugimus. ibi avunculum exspectavimus, sed numquam venit. postridie amicus noster Pomponianus advenit. mater ad eum cucurrit et timide rogavit, mi amice, ubi est frater meus? nonne tu eum vidisti? Pomponianus nihil respondit. ego perterritus clamavi, Pomponiane, dic mihi! quid accidit? deinde ille graviter dixit, Vesuvius Pompeios et Herculaneum delevit. avunculus, postquam multos viros feminasque servavit, montem inspicere voluit. cinis iam densior fuit. solem videre non poteramus. subito avunculus ad terram decidit. fumus periculosus eum superavit. eheu! eum servare non potuimus. avunculus tuus est mortuus. Plinius, i avunculus, i Misenum, i Vesuvius, i periculum, i cinis, cinis fundus, i Pomponianus i Pompeii, orum Herculaneum i fumus, i eheu M., Pliny (called Pliny the Younger, the nephew of Pliny the Elder, who was the admiral of the Roman fleet at Misenum) M., uncle N., Misenum (a town situated on the Bay of Naples, where the Roman fleet was stationed) M., Vesuvius (the name of a mountain near Pompeii) N., danger M., ash M., farm M., Pomponianus (a friend of Pliny s uncle) M. pl., Pompeii (a town at the foot of Mount Vesuvius) N., Herculaneum (another town close to Mount Vesuvius) M., smoke (interj.) alas 2.

3 QUESTION THREE: GRAMMAR [70 marks] A. From the Translation in Question Two, find an example of a: (5 marks) 1. personal pronoun 2. noun in the vocative case 3. imperative 4. infinitive 5. comparative adjective B. Write out the following noun, adjective and pronoun tables: (10 marks) [a] Write out the Latin table of the tired gladiator, declining both the adjective and the noun so that they agree. Make sure you identify the stem of both the noun and the adjective, and put the correct declension endings on each. You do not need to write in the English translations. gladiator, gladiatoris, M., gladiator fessus, fessa, fessum, tired nom. acc. gen. gladiatoris fessi gladiatorum fessorum dat. abl. [b] Write out the Latin table of the noble queen, declining both the adjective and the noun so that they agree. Make sure you identify the stem of both the noun and the adjective, and put the correct declension endings on each. You do not need to write in the English translations. regina, reginae, F., queen nobilis, nobilis, nobile, noble nom. acc. gen. reginae nobilis reginarum nobilium dat. abl. 3.

4 [c] Write out the Latin tables for the following pronouns. nom. nom. acc. acc. gen. mei gen. vestri dat. dat. abl. abl. C. Write out the Latin forms of the following verb tenses: (10 marks) [a] present tense of dormio, dormire, dormivi : to sleep [d] present tense of volo, velle, volui : to want [b] imperfect tense of ardeo, ardere, arsi : to be on fire [e] perfect tense of possum, posse, potui : to be able [c] perfect tense of lavo, lavare, lavavi : to wash 4.

5 D. Using the verbs listed below, translate the following forms literally: (10 marks) saluto, salutare, salutavi iubeo, iubere, iussi mitto, mittere, misi facio, facere, feci advenio, advenire, adveni to greet to order to send to make, do to arrive 1. salutamus 2. advenerunt 3. fac! 4. iubebant 5. faciebas 6. mittit 7. misi 8. advenire 9. iubent 10. salutavit 11. fecistis 12. adveniunt 13. mittebam 14. salutabamus 15. iussit 16. greet! (pl.) 17. he has arrived 18. she is ordering 19. we ordered 20. you (pl.) were sending 5.

6 E. Choose ONE of the options given and write it in the space provided to complete the sentence. (5 marks) 1. The cook is very happy when he is drinking wine. [ laetissimus / laetus / laetior / laetum ] coquus est _ ubi vinum bibit. 2. Don t cry, mother, because I love a pirate. [ lacrimas / lacrimare / lacrima / lacrimatis ] mater, noli _, quod piratam amo. 3. It is easy for us to work hard. [ nos / nostris / nobis / nostri ] facile est _ bene laborare. 4. The lazy slave always wanted to sleep. [ non vult / nolebat / volebat / vult ] servus ignavus dormire semper _. 5. Trust me, sailors! I have not hidden your boat. [ me / mihi / meum / mei ] nautae, credite _! navem non celavi. 6. Who doesn t want to come with me to Herculaneum? [ nolit / vult / non vult / volebat ] quis ad Herculaneum mecum venire _? 7. Salvius, why are you angry? [ Salvius / Salvi / Salvium / Salve ] _, cur es tu iratus? 8. We saw the most beautiful temples in the forum. [ pulchriores / pulchra / pulcherrima / pulcherrimas ] templa _ in foro vidimus. 9. The merchant gave his friends the best dinner. [ amicos / amicis / amici / amicas ] mercator _ optimam cenam dedit. 10. Surely pirates are more cunning than poets? [ callidissimi / callidiora / callidiores / callidi ] nonne piratae sunt _ quam poetae. 6.

7 F. Circle ONE of EACH PAIR of options to form a Latin version of each English sentence below. (10 marks) 1. Caecilius is dead. Who is looking after Cerberus? Caecilius es mortuum. qui Cerberum curat? Caecilium est mortuus. quis Cerbero curavit? 2. Where are the slaves? They can t sleep through dinner! ubi sunt servos? per cenam dormire non possunt. ibi sumus servi? per cenis posse non dormiunt. 3. We hurried out of the temple to the shops near the arena. nos e templo ad tabernis prope arenam festinavistis. vos e templi ad tabernas prope arena festinavimus 4. Quintus why are you staying with Salvius in Britain? Quintus, cur cum Salvio in Britannia manes? Quinte, ubi cum Salvium in Britanniam mansisti? 5. Friends, lead the innocent slaves to the king today! amici, dicite servis innocentibus ad regem heri! amicos, ducite servos innocentes ad regi hodie! G. Word matching: (10 marks) Choose the word from the list below which best matches the meaning of the bold word in each English phrase, and write it alongside the English. curro theatrum laeta eum post se laetissima peius melior nobis meliores nonne postquam currere pessimum nolite theatro num noli nos 1. After Caecilius died, Quintus sailed to Britain. 2. Grumio was always looking at himself in the mirror. 3. The Romans are better architects than the Greeks. 4. Father, buy us a book about pirates and kings. 5. I can run to the top of Mount Vesuvius. 6. Melissa, surely you don t want to marry Grumio? 7. Why can t I come to the theatre today, Metella? 8. Clemens, don t go to Britain. It s always raining there! 9. Melissa is very happy because Quintus loves her. 10. Why do you always buy the worst wine, Felix? 7.

8 H. Answer the following theory questions. (10 marks) 1. An adjective and noun agree in what three ways? 2. What is one way in which third declension adjectives usually differ from third declension nouns? 3. What is the vocative case of Marcus? 4. What is the superlative form of magnus? 5. What is the comparative form of the adjective parvus. 6. What case are the prepositions cum, sine, and de always followed by? 7. What is the imperative of fer? 8. How do you form a negative imperative? 9. The verbs possum, volo and nolo are usually all followed by what form of a verb? 10. How do you form the perfect tense? 8.

9 QUESTION FOUR: DERIVATIONS 9. [10 marks] (1) For each Latin word, write an English word which comes from it in the space provided. (Note that you must spell the words correctly to get the mark.) 1. rex derivation: 2. murus derivation: 3. lavo, lavare derivation: 4. accido, accidere derivation: 5. hospes derivation: (2) For each English word, write the Latin word which it comes from in the space provided. (Note that you must spell the words correctly to get the mark.) 1. auxiliary Latin word: 2. itinerary Latin word: 3. implacable Latin word: 4. inflammable Latin word: 5. vocal Latin word: QUESTION FIVE: LIFE AND CUSTOMS [10 marks] Write a short, detailed paragraph between 150 to 200 words on each of TWO of the topics listed below. You must make at least FIVE major points, with detailed explanations, for each topic. Circle which topic you have chosen. Topic 1. Roman Schools / Destruction & Excavation of Pompeii / Roman Britain

10 Topic 2. Roman Schools / Destruction & Excavation of Pompeii / Roman Britain 10.