Latin Final

Study Guide Based on Exam Sample

1. Multiple Choice (30 points)

• Ancient History & Mythology:

  • Slavery in Ancient Rome vs. the Antebellum South

  • Hercules' labors (e.g., The Hydra)

  • The Judgment of Paris and Greek mythology figures

  • Greek tragedians (e.g., Sophocles, Euripides)

  • Events marking the Classical to Hellenistic period

  • Key events in Oedipus the King

  • Afterlife depictions in ancient epics (e.g., Homer’s Odyssey)

• Linguistics & Law:

  • English language family classification (Germanic)

  • The Greek Dark Age and its causes

  • Roman law (ius gentium, ius civile, Praetorian edict)

  • Roman magistrates (Praetor vs. Consul, Tribune, Quaestor)

2. Fill-in-the-Blank (20 points)

• Key Historical Figures & Mythology:

  • Charon (boatman of the underworld)

  • Metic (foreign resident in Athens)

  • Aeneas (Trojan prince, founder of the Romans)

  • Diocletian (divided the Roman Empire)

  • Narcissus (cursed by Aphrodite)

  • Praetor (Roman magistrate for civil law)

  • Tantalus (tricked gods with his son’s flesh)

  • Freud (Oedipus Complex)

  • Julius Caesar (assassinated Roman dictator)

  • Hercules (killed wife and children, performed labors)

3. Definitions (30 points)

• Breaking Down Word Meanings:

  • myocardial (myo- = muscle, cardio- = heart)

  • receive (re- = again, -ceive = take)

  • macrocosm (macro- = large, -cosm = universe)

  • heliotroph (helio- = sun, -troph = nourishment)

  • autarch (auto- = self, -arch = rule)

  • assure (as- = to, -sure = certain)

  • nephridium (nephri- = kidney, -ium = structure)

  • aristocrat (aristo- = noble, -crat = rule)

  • dendrogram (dendro- = tree, -gram = drawing)

  • obstruct (ob- = against, -struct = build)

  • microfiche (micro- = small, -fiche = sheet)

  • neuropathy (neuro- = nerve, -pathy = disease)

  • gnostic (gnos- = knowledge)

  • matrimony (matri- = mother, -mony = state)

  • posterity (post- = after, -erity = state)

4. Short Answer (50 points)

• Mythology & History:

  • Gods appearing more than once in divine family trees (e.g., Zeus, Hera)

  • Gods preventing younger generations from taking power (e.g., Kronos swallowing his children)

  • Proto-Indo-European language and its significance

  • Roman author on medicine (e.g., Galen, his views on Greek medicine)

  • Two labors of Heracles (e.g., Nemean Lion, Augean Stables)

How to Prepare

• Review Greek & Roman Mythology: Read about Heracles, Trojan War, and Oedipus the King.

• Study Ancient History: Focus on Rome, Greece, and their legal & social systems.

• Linguistics: Understand language roots and Indo-European languages.

• Practice Definitions: Break down words into prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

• Memorize Key Historical Figures: Focus on Greek philosophers, Roman leaders, and their contributions.

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