Latin 3 Semester 1 Exam

Dux, ducis

Leader, commander

Exercitus

Army

Gladius

Sword

Metus

Fear

Patria

Fatherland, country

Tristis

Sad

Aequus

Equal

Aestas

Summer

Autumnus

Autumn (2nd declension)

Glacies, glacia

Ice (5th declension)

Hiems

Winter

Ver, veris

Spring

Apertus

Open

Calceus

Shoe

Purus

Clean, pure

Sinister

Left (hand)

Soleo

To be accustomed to

Sordidus

Dirty, soiled

Vigilo

To stay awake, watch

Desino

To cease (inf)

Licet

It is allowed, permitted

Malum

A bad thing

Mālum

Apple

Si

If

Tacitus

Silent

Tergum, terge

Back

Which case is used for direct objects?

Accusative

Which case is used for subject?

Nominative

Case used for calling someone:

Vocative

This case talks about location:

Locative

Which case signifies which declension the word is?

Genitive

Which case is used for predicate nominative?

Nominative

Which 2 cases are used for prepositional phrases?

Accusative and ablative

Possession is usually used as genitive but mihi nomen est:

Dative

What case is used for indirect object?

Dative

Locative Case

Expresses location, is restricted to cities, towns, small islands, and four other words.

What are participles?

Adjectives formed from verbs.

Are participles common in Latin?

Yes.

What do participles show?

Tense and voice.

What does it translate to in English?

-ing (the dog is sleeping).

What do participles have?

Gender, number, and case.

What do participles follow?

3rd declension adjectives.

Participles come from _____ but act as _____.

Verbs, adjectives

What are the key letters of participles?

-nt.

The ablative singular may end in e or i.

True.

What is the first month in the old Roman calendar?

March.

What date was the Ides of March?

15th of March.

What is the dividing/halfway point of the old Roman calendar?

Ides.

What was the first day of the month?

Calends.

What was nine days before the Ides?

Nonies.

The Romans and Germans are friends.

False.

January is named after Janus.

True.

German children play on the ice.

True.

Febuarius is the shortest month.

True.

Germania est promiqa Romana.

False.

Amelius est Amelia frater.

True.

Amelius est uncle to Marcus, Quintus, and Iuliua.

True.

Amelius milas est.

True.

Sunt quator in anuo.

True.

Sunt tantum decum months.

False.

Time flies for Quintus who stays all day in bed.

False.

Wears toga in army.

False.

The rhein flumen divided German from Gall.

True.

Hanc probationem esse iustam cogito.

I think that this test is fair.

Credo illum magistrum male agere carrum.

I believe that Magister drives his car poorly.

Ex nihilo

Out of nothing.

Malesuada fames

Hunger leads to crime.

Mandamus

We command.

Margaritas ante porcos

Pearls before swine.

Pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris

You are dust and to dust you shall return.

Mendacem memorem esse oportet

A liar should have a good memory.

Minima de malis

The lesser from two evils.

Mirabile visu

Wonderful to behold.

Mobile vulgus

The fickle crowd.

Modus vivendi

A way of getting along together.