NLE Review

Nouns

100

The astronauts watched the moon.

A. lunam

B. luna

C. lunarum

D. lunae

A. lunam moon is the Direct Object- need accusative case

200

Spectate, puellae , libros!

A. by the girl

B. girls

C. to the girl

with the girls

B. girls puellae is vocative- direct address

300

Vos multos libros legistis.

A. they

B. you

C. We

D. Them

B. you

400

Nautae clamaverunt, "nunc _______ videmus!"

a. terram

b. terrae

c. terra

D. terris

a. terram

a direct object is missing "now we see _____"

500

Gaea erat "Mater Terra", mater omnium in terra.

Quid est alterum nomen Matris Terris in hac fabula?

A. Antaeus

B. liberos

C. gigas

D. Gaea

D. Gaea

Verbs

100

magna animalia amamus.

A. You love

B. they love

C. She loves

D. we love

D. We love

200

Viri ad insulam navigabant

A. sail

B.were sailing

C. will sail

D. are sailing

B. were sailing bant= imperfect tense= were ------ing

300

Cras gladiatores in arenam ambulabunt.

A.are walking

B. walked

C. will walk

D. had walked

C. will walk Ambulabunt- future tense - will walk

400

The student commanded his classmates, "Tangite dextrum manum."

A. touch your left ear

B. Stand on your right foot.

C. Pick up your pencil

D. Touch your right hand.

D. touch your right hand

500

Gaea erat "Mater Terra", mater omnium in terra. Haec dea erat magna, potens, et pulchra. Nutriebat omnes aves, piscis, et omnia animalia quae vivebant in terra.

omnium = of all things; haec= This; nutriebat= She nourished; aves= birds; vivebant = lived

According to these lines, what do all the creatures on earth have?

A. They are powerful.

B. They have many children

C. They are jealous of each other.

D. They have the same mother.

d. They have the same mother Gaea= mother of all things

Mythology

100

Pluto stole Proserpina and took her to his kingdom

A. on Mt. Olympus

B. In the Mediterranean sea

C. in the underworld

D. in the sky

C. in the underworld

200

The month of January is named for the god of

A. the god of sun and prophecy

B. war.

C. beginnings and doorways

D. the sea

C. beginnings and doorways

300

What deity do the oak tree and the eagle symbolize?

A. Apollo

B. Mercury

C. Jupiter

D. Neptune

C. Jupiter

400

Often pictured wearing a helmet____ is also known to the Greek as the goddess of arts and crafts.

a. Athena

B. Hera

C. Aphrodite

D. Demeter

A. Athena

500

Unus ex filiis Gaeae erat gigas nomine Antaeus, qui natus est in Libya.

gigas= giant; natus- was born

The giant Antaeus was a

A. traveler

B. son of Gaea

C. lion

D. husband of Gaea

B. son of Gaea unus ex filiis- one of her children

Culture

100

Horticulture is the cultivation of

A. plants

B. fish

C. animals

D. insects

A. plants

200

if you were asked "Quota hora est?" your answer might me

A. I am going to school.

B. It is sunny and bright.

C. I am happy.

D. It is two o'clock

D. it is two o'clock hora- what hour is it?

300

Where would you find a triclinium, impluvium and a cubiculum?

A. in a villa

B. in agro

C. in schola

D. in templo

A. in villa

triclinium- dining room

impluvium- pool in middle of house

cubiculum - bedroom

400

The French word Soeur , the Italian word Sorelala and the English word sorority come from the Latin word for

a. kind

B. fate

C. community

D. sister

D. sister

500

Unus ex filiis Gaeae erat gigas nomine Antaeus, qui natus est in Libya. Ubi Antaenus erat infans et deinde puer, habitabat in magno antro in Africa. Antaeus erat fortis, sed etiam crudelis. Puer necabat leones et deinde devorabat leones mortuos.

deinde- then; antro- cave; necabat- used to kill; devorabat- used to devour; mortuos- dead

In these lines, we learn that Antaeus as a boy

A. lived in a cave in Africa

B. lived with young children

C. was as tall as a mountain

D. healed many sick animals.

A. lived in a cave in Africa

Other

100

Romans would go to the ---------- to buy and sell goods and to listen to political speeches.

A. Templum

B. Colosseum

C. Tiber

D. Forum

D. forum

200

Discipulus tabellam portababt sed stylum non habebat.

A. but

B. and

C. or

D. because

A. but

300

A somnambulist is someone who

a. talked in their sleep

B. sleeps too much

C. sleep walks

D. is unable to fall asleep

C. sleep walks

400

According to the Roman custom of naming children, which of these men was the father of a daughter named Cornelia?

A) C. Iulius Caesar

B) P. Cornelius Scipio

C) M. Tullius Cicero

D) C. Caecilius Iucundus

D. Cornelius Scipio Daughters are named after their fathers Cornelia= Cornelius

500

Unus ex filiis Gaeae erat gigas nomine Antaeus, qui natus est in Libya. Ubi Antaenus erat infans et deinde puer, habitabat in magno antro in Africa. Antaeus erat fortis, sed etiam crudelis. Puer necabat leones et deinde devorabat leones mortuos.

deinde- then; antro- cave; necabat- used to kill; devorabat- used to devour; mortuos- dead

The lions in this story were

A. slaves of Antaeus

B. food for Antaeus

C. the guardians of the cave

D. the sons of Antaeus

B. food for Antaeus