Sunday, August 2, 2026

07.03.27: Level 3; ACL/NJCL; 2016; Latin II (i); Questions [1] – [19]; questions

1. Discipulī librum trīstissimum legēbant.

A) sadly

B) very sad

C) rather sad

D) sad

2. Cuius amīcus in ātriō est?

A) Who

B) Whom

C) To whom

D) Whose

3. Hostēs cōnsilia Rōmānōrum praedīcere poterant.

A) will be able

B) are able

C) were able

D) have been able

4. Minerva erat prūdentior cēterīs deīs.

A) than the rest of the gods

B) of the rest of the gods

C) with the rest of the gods

D) by the rest of the gods

5. Nymphae haec carmina canunt.

A) those

B) some

C) these

D) the same

6. Ūndēvīgintī equī in agrō stābant.

A) Nine

B) Eleven

C) Nineteen

D) Twenty-one

7. Dominus canem prope iānuam dormientem nōn videt.

A) sleeping

B) about to fall asleep

C) to sleep

D) had been asleep

8. Parvī puerī celeriter arborem ascendērunt.

A) very quickly

B) quickly

C) rather quickly

D) as quickly as possible

9. Nōbīs placet īre ad amphitheātrum.

A) It pleases us.

B) We ought.

C) It is necessary for us.

D) We are forbidden.

10. Aut pugnāte aut discēdite ab urbe!

A) Neither ... nor

B) Either ... or

C) Both ... and

D) Although ... nevertheless

11. Māter nostra, _____ dōnum dedimus, laetissima erat.

A) quae

B) quōs

C) cui

D) quā

12. Nōnne vīs īre ad lūdōs hodiē?

What is the expected answer to the question?

A) Ita vērō! Volō īre.

B) Sōl lūcet hodiē.

C) Minimē! Nōn hodiē.

D) Est in amphitheātrō.

13. Mōns, quī trēs diēs ērūperat, trēs urbēs dēvāstāvit.

A) on the third day

B) within three days

C) after the third day

D) for three days

14. Nōnnūllī ducēs Gallōrum erant _____ Rōmānōrum.

A) amīcum

B) amīcōs

C) amīcōrum

D) amīcī

15. Hannibal impetum exercituum nōn timuit.

A) of the armies

B) armies

C) to the armies

D) by the armies

16. Ferte, ancillae, vīnum in triclīnium!

A) She is carrying.

B) Carry!

C) They did carry.

D) We will carry.

17. Omnēs sociī regem vulnerātum salūtāvērunt.

A) to wound

B) about to wound

C) wounding

D) wounded

18. Deinde Hippomenēs pōmum ā deā datum dēposuit.

A) to the goddess

B) of the goddess

C) by the goddess

D) with the goddess

19. Puerī, puellam territūrī, post arborem stābant.

A) to frighten

B) frightened

C) intending to frighten

D) had frightened


Saturday, August 1, 2026

06.03.27: Level 1-2 (review): Julia (a Latin Reader) [10] (3)

ĪPHIGENĪA (3)

Rēx, ubi ōrāculī respōnsum audīvit, diū sēcum lacrimābat. "Est mihi domī," inquit, "fīlia cāra, Īphigenīa nōmine, sēdecim annōrum puella. Sine dubiō Diāna Īphigenīam victimam petit. Dīra et crūdēlis est dea; sed nōn sine dīs immortālibus ad urbem Trōiam nāvigābimus, et Helenam ex urbe perfidā domum reportābimus."

Nūntium igitur ad Clytaemnēstram, uxōrem suam, mīsit. "Ō Rēgīna," inquit, "fīliam nostrum ad nūptiās ōrnā, et cum fīdīs cūstōdibus ad portum mitte. Achillēs, vir fortis et praeclārus, virginem in mātrimōnium dūcet."

Clytaemnēstra, ubi rēgis dicta audīvit, magnō gaudiō fīliam ad nūptiās parāvit; gemmīs pretiōsīs, vestīmentīs pictīs, puellam ōrnāvit, et tandem cum fīdīs cūstōdibus ad portum mīsit.

Achillēs, -is [3/m]: Achilles, a Greek hero, who fought at Troy

Clytaemnestra, -ae [1/f]: Clytaemnestra, wife of Agamemnon

Īphigenīa, -ae [1/f]: Iphigeneia, daughter of Agamemnon

[i]

custōs, -ōdis [3 m/f]: guard, sentinel

dubium, -ī [2/n]: doubt

gemma, -ae [1/f]: jewel

mātrimōnium, -ī [2/n]: marriage

nuptiae, -ārum [1/f pl]: marriage

[ii]

fīdus, -a, -um: faithful

immortālis, -e: immortal

pretīōsus, -a, -um: precious

[iii]

audiō, -īre [4]: I hear

____________________

The king, when he heard the oracle's answer, wept to himself for a long time.

“I have at home,” he said, “a dear daughter, a girl of sixteen years, named Iphigenia. Without doubt Diana demands Iphigenia as a sacrifice. The goddess is dreadful and cruel; but we shall not sail to the city of Troy without the immortal gods, nor shall we bring Helen home from the treacherous city.”

Accordingly he sent a messenger to Clytaemnestra, his wife.

“O Queen,” he said, “dress our daughter for a wedding and send her to the harbour with trustworthy guards. Achilles, a brave and famous man, will take the maiden in marriage.”

When Clytaemnestra heard the king's words, she prepared her daughter for the wedding with great joy; she adorned the girl with precious jewels and embroidered garments, and at last sent her to the harbour with faithful guards.