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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 [15 marks] Translate the following passages into good English. (a ) Caec i l i us i te rum c lamav i t ,

“C lemens , ab i ! te iubeo . fo r tasse Qu in tus super fu i t . quaere

Qu in tum! hunc anu lum Qu in to da ! ”

Caec i l i us , pos tquam C lement i anu lum suum t rad id i t ,

s ta t im exsp i rav i t . C lemens domino t r i s te “va le ” d ix i t e t e

v i l l a d iscess i t .

Cerberus tamen in v i l l a mans i t . dominum f rus t ra

cus tod ieba t .

(b ) Sa lv ius , pos tquam agros c i r cumspec tav i t , Var i cae d ix i t ,

“ub i sun t a ra to res e t mag is te r? Nonne Cerv ix a ra to r ibus

p raees t?

“ i t a ve ro , domine ! , ” respond i t Var i ca . “ sed a ra to res hod ie

non laboran t , quod Cerv ix abes t . aeger es t . ”

Sa lv ius e i respond i t , “qu id d ix i s t i? aeger es t? ego servum

aegrum re t ine re no lo . ”

“ sed Cerv ix per i t i ss imus es t , ” exc lamav i t v i l i cus . “Cerv ix

so lus rem rus t i cam cura re po tes t . ”

“ tace ! ” i nqu i t Sa lv ius . “eum vendere vo lo . ”

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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 M., Pliny (called Pliny the Younger, the nephew of Pliny the

Elder, who was the admiral of the Roman fleet at

Misenum)

avunculus, –i M., uncle

Misenum, –i N., Misenum (a town situated on the Bay of Naples, where the

Roman fleet was stationed)

Vesuvius, –i M., Vesuvius (the name of a mountain near Pompeii)

periculum, –i N., danger

cinis, cinis M., ash

fundus, –i M., farm

Pomponianus –i M., Pomponianus (a friend of Pliny’s uncle)

Pompeii, –orum M. pl., Pompeii (a town at the foot of Mount Vesuvius)

Herculaneum –i N., Herculaneum (another town close to Mount Vesuvius)

fumus, –i M., smoke

eheu (interj.) alas

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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

singular plural

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

singular plural

nom.

acc.

gen. reginae nobilis reginarum nobilium

dat.

abl.

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[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

singular plural

[b] imperfect tense of ardeo, ardere, arsi : to be on fire

singular plural

[c] perfect tense of lavo, lavare, lavavi : to wash

singular plural

[d] present tense of volo, velle, volui : to want

singular plural

[e] perfect tense of possum, posse, potui : to be able

singular plural

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D. Using the verbs listed below, translate the following forms literally: (10 marks)

saluto, salutare, salutavi to greet iubeo, iubere, iussi to order mitto, mittere, misi to send facio, facere, feci to make, do advenio, advenire, adveni 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 _____________________________

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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.

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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? ______________________

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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?

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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 plural imperative of fer?

____________________

8. How do you form a singular negative imperative?

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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?

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QUESTION FOUR: DERIVATIONS [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

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