Latin 101

Sample Unit Test #2  (Chapters 1-16)

 

Part I.  Vocabulary

 

  1. Trans                across
  2. Vis, vis force
  3. Os, oris            mouth
  4. Teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum      to keep, hold
  5. Mille     thousand
  6. Solus, sola, solum         only, alone
  7. Quam   how
  8. Omnis, omne    every, all
  9. Celer, celeries, celere    swift
  10. Mare, maris      sea
  11. Civis, civis        citizen
  12. Senex, senis      old
  13. Ingens, ingentis huge
  14. Autem              however
  15. Enim                 indeed
  16. etiam                also
  17. nam                  for
  18. bene                 well
  19. olim                  once,
  20. quod                because

 

Part II.  Verbs

 

  1. Fuit

s/he/it was

 

  1. Erat

s/he/it was

 

  1. Didicisti

You (sng) learned

 

  1. Docuimus

We taught

 

  1. Egerant

They had led

 

  1. Faciebant

They were doing, making

 

  1. Erunt

They will be

  1. Sumus

We are

 

  1. Poterit

s/he/it will be able

 

  1. Rexistis

You (pl) ruled

 

  1. Iecimus

We threw

 

  1. Exspectaveram

I had expected, waited for

 

  1. Cucurrerit

s/he/it will have run

 

  1. Dilexerunt

They will esteem

 

  1. alemus

we will nourish

 

  1. docemus

we teach

 

  1. discemus

we will learn

 

  1. duxeram

I had led

 

  1. misi

I sent

 

  1. scripseramus

we had written

 

 

 

Part III.  Nouns and Adjectives

 

  1. Brevibus vitis                to/for/by/with/from brief lives
  2. Celere tempus              swift time (nom or acc)
  3. Illi soli                           to/for that (man) alone
  4. Potentis civis                 of the powerful citizen
  5. Fortia maria                  strong seas (nom or acc)
  6. Huic uni                        to/for this (one)
  7. Illorum capitum of those heads
  8. Iidem consules  the same consuls (nom)
  9. Carae patris                  of the dear father
  10. Forti matri                    to the strong mother
  11. Fortunatas urbes           lucky cities (acc)
  12. Facilia facta                  easy deeds (nom or acc)
  13. Ingentum orum  of huge mouths
  14. Dulcibus verbis to/for/by/with/from sweet words
  15. acri mente                     by/with/from a keen mind
  16. acribus saturis               to/for/by/with/from keen satires
  17. difficiles aetates difficult times of life (nom or acc)
  18. illius signi                      of that sign
  19. ingentis vis                    of huge force
  20. magnae veritates           great truths (nom)

 

Part IV.  Sentence Translation

 

  1. Quam celeris acrisque mens est!            How swift and keen is the mind!

 

  1. Cicero ipse illas litteras suae matri scripsit.         Cicero himself wrote those letters to his (own) mother.

 

  1. Brevi tempore hi viri cum aliis se iunxerant.        In a brief time, these men had joined themselves with others.

 

  1. Illi istas copias paucis horis vincent.       Those (men) conquered those troops in a few hours.

 

  1. Eo tempore, discipuli multa vera didicerant.       At the time, the students had learned many true things.

 

  1. Hae urbes vicerunt quod fortes cives egerunt nos.  These cities conquered because strong citizens led us.

 

  1. Nullum bonum de istis malis exspectavi.             I expected no good from those bad (ones).

 

  1. Difficilis est via dulcis virtutis.     Difficult is the way of true virtue.

 

  1. Haec tempora fuerant difficilia.  These times had been difficult.

 

  1. Illo tempore, verum signum facti nobis mittent.   At that time, they will send a true sign of the deed to/for/by/with/from us.

 

  1. Fortes cives fortem civitatem facient.                 Strong citizens will make the state.