Fall Forum 2012 Latin Exam Directions Before you begin the exam, please make sure you complete the following: Neatly print your first and last names in the NAME box on the SCANTRON form. Write the full name of your school in the SUBJECT box (N.B. Abbreviated school names like W.H.S. are ambiguous!). Write LATIN in the DATE box. Although you may write on this exam, only the answers marked on the SCANTRON will be scored. Please darken the bubble completely and make clean erasures.
Select the choice that best completes each statement and mark it on the SCANTRON sheet. Darken the bubble completely and, if necessary, make clean erasures. The Samnite Telesinus threatens Rome At Pontius Telesinus, dux Samnitium, vir domi bellique fortissimus penitusque Romano nomini infestissimus, 1 contractis circiter quadraginta milibus fortissimae Line pertinacissimaeque in retinendis armis iuventutis, (5) Carbone ac Mario consulibus abhinc annos centum et novem Kal. Novembribus ita ad portam Collinam cum Sulla dimicavit, ut ad summum discrimen 2 et eum et rem publicam perduceret, quae non maius periculum adiit Hannibalis intra tertium miliarium castra conspicata, quam (10) eo die, quo circumvolans ordines exercitus sui Telesinus dictitansque adesse Romanis ultimum diem vociferabatur 3 eruendam delendamque urbem, adiiciens numquam defuturos raptores Italicae libertatis lupos, nisi silva, in quam refugere solerent, esset excisa. Post primam (15) demum horam noctis et Romana acies respiravit et hostium cessit. Telesinus postera die semianimis repertus est, victoris magis quam morientis vultum praeferens, cuius abscisum caput ferro figi gestarique 4 circa Praeneste Sulla iussit. 1 infestus, - a, - um: hostile 2 discrimen, - inis: crisis 3 vociferor, - ari: shout 4 gesto, - are: carry 3. The tense and voice of retinendis (line 4) are: (A) present active (B) perfect passive (C) future active (D) future passive 4. The phrase Carbone ac Mario consulibus (line 5) indicates: (A) the year in which this story occurs (B) the name of two youths in Sulla s army (C) the leaders of Telesinus army (D) the names of two advisors to Telesinus 5. From lines 5-7, we learn that the battle took place: (A) by the sea (B) in late October (C) near a gate of the city (D) one hundred and nine miles from Rome 6. In line 7, ut introduces: (A) a result clause (B) a purpose clause (C) a fear clause (D) an indirect command 1. From the first four lines we learn that Telesinus: (A) was born with a Roman name (B) is leading an army of around 40,000 young men (C) fights with armor given to him in his youth (D) possesses a beautiful home 2. In line 3-4, fortissimae and pertinacissimae modify: (A) circiter (line 3) (B) milibus (line 3) (C) armis (line 4) (D) iuventutis (line 4) 7. In lines 8-9, quae... conspicata is best translated: (A) which did not approach a very great danger until the camps of Hannibal had been seen within the third mile marker (B) which, having witnessed the camps of Hannibal within the third milestone, approached no greater danger (C) which increased the danger of Hannibal s camps that were spotted within a third battalion of soldiers (D) which added no more danger within the three thousand camps of Hannibal that had been seen 8. In lines 10-12 (circumvolans... urbem), Telesinus: (A) is surrounded by the Roman army (B) gives the Romans an ultimatum (C) rushes into the Roman city (D) exhorts his army to destroy Rome
9. The conjunction que (line 11) joins: (A) Telesinus (line 10) and dictitans (line 11) (B) circumvolans (line 10) and dictitans (line 11) (C) exercitus (line 10) and dictitans (line 11) (D) dictitans (line 11) and Romanis (line 11) 10. In lines 12-14 (adiiciens... esset excisa), Telesinus: (A) compares the Romans to wolves (B) leads his army into the woods (C) cuts down trees for fortifications (D) attempts to abridge Italian liberty 11. A synonym of demum (line 15) is: (A) paene (B) postremo (C) vix (D) mox 12. The battle between Telesinus and the Romans: (A) lasts until dawn (B) goes late into the next day (C) ends shortly after sundown (D) took only one hour 13. The case and number of hostium (line 16) are: (A) nominative singular (B) accusative singular (C) genitive plural (D) vocative singular 14. After the battle, Telesinus was found: (A) dead among the enemy (B) bearing a confident expression (C) to be the winner (D) wishing he had died 15. In line 18, figi is a: (A) present passive infinitive (B) perfect passive participle (C) perfect active indicative (D) present active imperative The exam continues on the next page.
Jupiter s rage iamque erat in totas sparsurus fulmina terras: sed timuit, ne forte sacer tot ab ignibus aether conciperet flammas, longusque ardesceret 1 axis. Line poena placet diversa: genus mortale sub undis (5) perdere et ex omni nimbos demittere caelo. protinus Aeoliis Aquilonem claudit in antris emittitque Notum; madidis Notus evolat alis; 2 barba gravis nimbis, canis 3 fluit unda capillis. fit fragor; hinc densi funduntur ab aethere nimbi (10) nec caelo contenta suo est Iovis ira, sed illum caeruleus frater iuvat auxiliaribus undis ipse tridente suo terram percussit, at illa intremuit motuque vias patefecit aquarum. (15) exspatiata 4 ruunt per apertos flumina campos. 1 ardescere to catch on fire 2 ala, alae, f. - wing 3 canus, - a, - um white, gray 4 exspatiatus, - a, - um widely spaced 16. In the first three lines (iamque... axis), we learn that: (A) the incessant lightning frightens Jupiter (B) the sky is aflame (C) Jupiter is hesitant about going through with his plan (D) Jupiter fears the sacred fire will burn out 17. The best translation for forte (line 2) is: (A) strong (B) with iron (C) by chance (D) bravely 18. The metrical pattern of line 2 (sed... aether) is: (A) DSSDDS (B) DSDDDS (C) DDDSDS (D) DDSDDS 19. The tense and mood of ardesceret (line 3) are: (A) present indicative (B) present subjunctive (C) imperfect subjunctive (D) future indicative 20. The best translation for diversa (line 4) is: (A) different (B) unknown (C) strict (D) scattered 21. In line 5, omni modifies: (A) genus (line 4) (B) caelo (line 5) (C) the understood subject of placet (line 4) (D) nimbos (line 5) 22. Lines 6-7 (protinus... Notum) tell us that: (A) Jupiter and Aeolus are in a struggle to control the winds (B) Jupiter is angry with Aeolus (C) Aeolus shuts the winds in a cave (D) Jupiter restrains the North wind 23. The wind Notus is known for bringing: (A) dry, frosty air (B) a cool front of low humidity (C) warm, humid air (D) ineffective storms 24. The description of Notus does not include: (A) long hair (B) gray eyes (C) wings (D) a heavy beard 25. A poetic device found in lines 9-10 (fit... ira): (A) simile (B) polysyndeton (C) alliteration (D) synecdoche 26. The best translation for line 10 (nec... ira) is: (A) and the anger of Jupiter is not content with the storm (B) nor is Jupiter content with his storm of anger (C) nor is Jupiter s anger at the sky settled (D) and, because of his anger, Jupiter is not content with the storm
27. The frater (line 11) refers to: (A) Aeolus (B) Mars (C) Neptunus (D) Dis 28. In line 12 illa refers to: (A) tridente (line 12) (B) ipse (line 12) (C) undis (line 11) (D) terram (line 12) 29. The final lines (motuque... campos) describe: (A) the destruction of the earth by water (B) the bounty of the land near rivers (C) Jupiter s pleasure with his work (D) and idyllic setting for farming 30. The case and number of exspatiata (line 15) are: (A) nominative singular (B) ablative singular (C) nominative plural (D) accusative plural This concludes the exam.