Latin Essentials - AP Latin

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Which noun case best completes the sentence?

Viri ab __________ ad urbem eunt.

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The preposition "ab" requires the ablative case.

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Which noun case best completes the sentence?

Romani per __________ navigant.

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"Mare," as a neuter singular i-stem noun, has an accusative form of "mare"; the preposition "per" requires the accusative form.

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Which adjective correctly completes the sentence below?

Legionarii romani milites __________ in mundo sunt.

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Although "fortis" is a third declension adjective, in its superlative comparative form, "fortissimus," it functions as a second declension adjective; this means that in order to agree with "milites," which is itself an appositive for "Legionarii," it must be in the second declension masculine nominative plural, "fortissimi."

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Which adjective correctly completes the sentence below?

Agricola __________ est.

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Although "agricola" is a first declension noun, it is a rare exception to this declension in that it is masculine, meaning it would require the second declension masculine adjective form "laetus" in order to match grammtically in case, number and gender.

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Which adjective form properly completes the sentence?

Mare __________ est.

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"Mare" is a third declension neuter singular noun. Thus it requires the neuter nominative singular adjective form, "placidum."

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Which adjective form properly completes the sentence?

Cornu capri __________ est.

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"Cornu" is a neuter fourth declension noun. It appears in the nominative singular case in this sentence, meaning it requires the neuter nominative singular form "longum."

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Which noun case best completes the sentence?

Mars deus __________ est.

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"Bellum" is a second declension neuter noun; thus, in the genitive descriptive strucutre of the sentence above, the proper answer is "belli," the genitive singular of "bellum."

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Based on context, which verbs best completes the sentence for tense, person and number?

Cras, ad templum ego __________.

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"Cras" signifies tomorrow, meaning that, out of the options presented, the verb must be in the future; "ego," the subject, signifies that the verb must be in first-person singular.

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Which verb properly completes the sentence in the perfect tense?

Puellae ad villam ­__________.

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"Ambulaverunt" is the only answer that is both in the perfect tense and matches the subject, "puellae," in number and gender.

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Which verb properly completes the sentence in the perfect tense?

Miles gladium __________.

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"Tenuit" is the only verb in the perfect tense to agree in person and number with the subject, "miles."

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Which verb properly completes the sentence in the imperative mood?

Marcus dixit viris “ad silvam __________.”

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The indirect object is "viris," meaning the imperative order spoken by Marcus must be the plural form. The plural imperative form of "ire" is "ite."

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Which verb properly completes the sentence in the imperative mood?

Segunda sorori suae dicit “patrem nostrum __________.”

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Secunda directed her statement at her sister, so the singular imperative is required. The singular imperative of "vocare" is "voca."

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Choose the correct answers from the options below

Video __________ saxa

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The number three, "tres,"declined like an adjective. The noun "saxa" is the accusative plural of "saxum" a neuter noun. The correct neuter accusative plural of "tres" is "tria."

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Please choose the correct answer below

Which phrase is Julius Caesar reported to have said when crossing the Rubicon river with his army?

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Julius Caesar when crossing the Rubicon, reportedly said, "Alea iacta est," which means "the die has been cast."

Both "Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentis." and "Arma virumque cano!" are from the Aeneid by Virgil.

The remaining two quotes are also Julius Caesar, "Veni, vidi, vici." was what he said about his military campaigns in England, and "Et tu, Brute?" was what he said when he laid dying in the Senate, stabbed by the senators.

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Choose the correct answer from the options below.

Navigaverunt ex __________.

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The preposition "ex," "out of" takes the ablative case. The noun "portus," is a fourth-declension noun. The abaltive ending for fourth-declension nouns is a -u, so the correct answer is portu.

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Marce, __________!

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The correct answer is veni. The name Marce is the vocative form of the name Marcus. This, coupled with the exclamation mark, lets us know that this is a command. The correct singular imperative of venire is veni.

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Choose the correct answer from the choices below.

Servilia, __________ in villam!

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The comma after the name spoken signifies that she is being addressed directly, so the imperative mood is needed. The singular imperative of Venire, to come is "veni."

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Which noun case best completes the sentence?

Viri ab __________ ad urbem eunt.

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The preposition "ab" requires the ablative case.

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Which noun case best completes the sentence?

Romani per __________ navigant.

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"Mare," as a neuter singular i-stem noun, has an accusative form of "mare"; the preposition "per" requires the accusative form.

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Which adjective correctly completes the sentence below?

Legionarii romani milites __________ in mundo sunt.

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Although "fortis" is a third declension adjective, in its superlative comparative form, "fortissimus," it functions as a second declension adjective; this means that in order to agree with "milites," which is itself an appositive for "Legionarii," it must be in the second declension masculine nominative plural, "fortissimi."

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