Latin II Semester 2 Exam

1. Translate the first paragraph of the passage into English. Notes and vocabulary are below. Hercules Captures Cerberus

Postquam flumen Stygem auxilio Charonis transiit, Hercules in sedem ipsius Plutonis venit; ab eo petivit, ut Cerberum auferre sibi liceret. Pluto, qui de Hercule famam audiverat, eum benigne excepit, et facultatem quam ille petebat libenter dedit. Imperavit tamen Herculi ipsi, ubi res imperatas ab Eurystheo fecerat, Cerberum in Orcum rursus reducere. Hercules hoc ei pollicitus est, et Cerberum, quem non sine magno periculo manibus prehenderat, summo cum labore ex Orco in lucem et ad urbem Eurysthei traxit.

2.  Choose the correct case and function of flumen in line 1.

nominative subject

accusative direct object

vocative direct address

ablative of place where

none of the above

3.  Choose the correct case and function of ipsius in line 1.

nominative subject

accusative direct object

genitive possession

ablative of means

ablative of place where

4.  Choose the correct case and function of sibi in line 2.

dative indirect object

dative of reference

dative of purpose

ablative of agent

none of the above

5.  To whom does sibi in line 2 refer?

Pluto

Cerberus

Hercules

Charon

none of the above

6.  Choose the correct case and function of eum in line 3.

nominative subject

accusative direct object

accusative object of preposition

nominative complement

none of the above

7.  Choose the correct case and function of Eurystheo in line 4.

dative indirect object

dative with special verb

ablative of means

ablative of agent

none of the above

8.  Choose the correct case and function of ei in line 5.

nominative subject

dative of reference

dative with special verb

ablative of means

none of the above

9.  To whom does quem refer in line 5?

Hercules

Cerberus

Pluto

Eurystheus

none of the above

10.  Choose the correct case and function of manibus in line 6.

ablative of means

ablative of agent

ablative of time when

ablative of cause

none of the above

11.  Which best describes venerat in line 8?

imperative

perfect

imperfect

pluperfect

1 st person

12.  To whom does se refer in line 8?

Hercules

Pluto

Cerberus

Eurystheus

none of the above

13.  Choose the correct case and function of lacrimis in line 9.

ablative of means

ablative of manner

ablative of time when

dative indirect object

none of the above

14.  Choose the correct case and function of omnium in line 10.

accusative direct object

accusative of duration of time

accusative object of preposition

genitive of possession

none of the above

15.   Choose the correct case and function of annis in line 11.

ablative of time within

ablative of time when

ablative absolute

ablative of manner

none of the above

16.  Choose the correct case and function of virtute in line 12.

ablative of means

ablative of time when

ablative absolute

ablative of manner

none of the above

17.  Find and record an ablative absolute from the story

18.  Find and record two perfect passive participles from the story.

19.  Find and record one indirect statement from the story.

20.  Find and record two verbs in the passive voice from the story.

21.  Find and record two relative clauses from the story.

22.  Choose the correct Latin for the phrase: we were going.

23.  Choose the correct Latin for the phrase: you will become.

24.  Choose the correct Latin for the phrase: you prefer.

25.  Choose the correct Latin for the phrase: they will be.

26.  Choose the correct Latin for the phrase: you do not wish.

27.  Where did Octavian and Agrippa defeat Antony and Cleopatra?

28.  What does the name Augustus mean?

29.  What did Augustus’ political policies stress?

30.  Who is queen of the underworld?

31.  What was the role of the Furies?

32.  How many judges did the underworld have?

33.  Where did heroes go in the Underworld?

34.  Pluto was god of the Underworld and

35.  Hannibal accomplished what great feat?

36.  The general who finally defeated Hannibal was.