Prose

Language Skills

1. Caesar ipse salutem mihi dixit.

A) himself B) itself C) the same D) myself

2. Legati Roman venerunt ut senatores laudarent.

A) where they praised the senators B) that they were praising the senators C) as they praised the senators D) in order to praise the senators

3. Cicero orationibus suis clarissimus factus est.

A) becomes B) will become C) became D) may become

4. Matrona tabernum cibi emendi causa intravit.

A) having brought food B) for the sake of buying food C) why food was bought D) by buying food

5. Oratione consulis audita, cives clamaverunt.

A) When the consul had heard the speech B) When the speech of the consul had been heard C) When the speech had been heard by the consul D) When the consul was hearing the speech

6. Novus tribunus est vir magna potestate.

A) for great power B) very powerfully C) as powerfully as possible D) of great power

7. Pater putat filios fuisse fortes in proelio.

A) will be B) were C) are D) ought to be

8. Haec est urbs ____ saepe vidi.

A) cui B) qui C) cuius D) quam

9. Illae fenestrae claudi non possunt.

A) to have been closed B) to close C) to be closed D) about to close

10. Mater cuique filio librum dedit.

A) to each son B) to which son C) to her son D) to the other son

Language, Culture, and History

11. Which Roman emperor was noted for building a wall in Britain and a mausoleum in Rome?

A) Hadrian B) Nero C) Augustus D) Trajan

12. A latent talent is one that is

A) inherited B) hidden C) profitable D) unusual

13. Who was the membr of the first triumvirate whose defeat at Pharsalia and subsequent death gave Caesar uncontested control of Rome?

A) Sulla B) Tiberius C) Cicero D) Pompey

14. In a Latin passage, a. d. IV Non. refers to

A) the time of day B) a measure of distance C) a calendar date D) the miles marched by a legion in one day