30 questions
pater huius pueri erat imperator clarus.
this boy
these boys
of this boy
to these boys
fabulae de deis antiquis semper in schola legentur.
are reading
will be read
have been read
were reading
propter (__________) dux exercitum magnum ad urbem misit.
periculorum
periculi
periculis
periculum
Atalanta celerrime currere poterat.
quickly
more quickly
rather quickly
very quickly
omnes liberi ad theatrum mecum ibunt.
mine
to me
from me
with me
milites Romani erant (__________) qui audacter pugnabant.
viri fortes
viros fortes
virorum fortium
virum fortem
quot sunt viginti minus decem?
novem
decem
quattuordecim
duodeviginti
dux Romanus urbem hostium oppugnari iussit.
to be attacked
about to attack
having attacked
attacking
senator orationem scripturus in tablinum intravit.
written
about to write
after writing
while writing
post multos annos Caesar totam Galliam vincere potuit.
having conquered
to be conquered
to conquer
conquering
et pueri et puellae in magno horto ludebant.
both...and
either...or
whether...or
not only...but also
ille poeta est melior hoc.
best of these
better than all
better than this one
very best of all
multi barbari ab imperatore capti erant.
were captured
have been captured
are captured
had been captured
amicos visitare semper mihi placet.
I like
I need
I am allowed
I am able
nuntius tubā signum dabit.
for a trumpet
of a trumpet
with a trumpet
a trumpet
princeps a militibus suis laudabatur.
for his soldiers
with his soldiers
of his soldiers
by his soldiers
tertiā horā omnes ad urbem venient.
at the third hour
after three hours
for three hours
before the third hour
"fer auxilium ad me!" clamat agricola.
bring help
he has brought help
he is bringing help
let's bring help
nonne cupis scire multa verba nova? disce linguam Latinam!
do you want
don't you want
why do you want
you don't want
Telemachus is related to Odysseus in the same way as (__________) is related to Daedalus.
Perseus
Theseus
Icarus
Jason
What is a typical response if a friend asks you, "quid novi?"
nihil
salve
optime
male
What does the abbreviation e.g. mean?
for example
in other words
note well
thank you
Where did the mythological hero Theseus journey to seek the Minotaur?
Sicily
Troy
Egypt
Crete
What sea is indicated by the white star on the map? (between Greece & Asia Minor)
Aegean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Latin phrase dramatis personae often introduces a list of
names on a grave stone
candidates on a ballot
players on a sports team
characters in a theater production
Where might a Roman audience see a retiatius, a secutor, a bestiarius, and a venatio?
a theater
a temple
an amphitheater
public baths
If a friend says that a certain chain of stores is ubiquitous, you know that the stores in this chain are:
expensive
crowded
everywhere
spacious
What Latin root is at the root of the English words relate, reference, and translation?
facio
lavo
laudo
fero
quis sum? ego de Olympo ad terram descendo. sum nuntius deorum.
Neptunus
Mercurius
Ianus
Mars
At the Battle of Actium, the forces of Antony and Cleopatra fought with those of:
Octavian
Julius Caesar
Pompey
Augustus