Advanced Latin Composition II: Master the Art of Writing Complex Latin Texts

Question 1

Identify the figure of speech in the following phrase: 'The waves danced upon the sea.'

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Personification

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Synecdoche

Question 2

Identify the grammatical function of the following word in the sentence 'Caesar Galliam vastavit': 'Caesar'

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Subject

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Object

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Complement

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Adverb

Question 3

Which characteristic is NOT associated with advanced Latin composition?

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Simplified grammatical usage

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Complex sentence structures

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Extensive vocabulary

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Use of rhetorical devices

Question 4

Which is NOT a type of subordinate clause in Latin?

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Possessive clause

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Relative clause

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Adverbial clause

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Conditional clause

Question 5

Which verb tense is employed to denote an ongoing or habitual action in the past?

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Imperfect indicative

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Present indicative

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Perfect indicative

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Pluperfect indicative

Question 6

Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of clauses or sentences?

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Anaphora

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Parallelism

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Antithesis

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Chiasmus

Question 7

Which Latin poet is widely acclaimed for their epic on the Trojan War?

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Virgil

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Cicero

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Ovid

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Horace

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a subjunctive mood in Latin?

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Past perfect subjunctive

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Present subjunctive

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Imperfect subjunctive

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Perfect subjunctive

Question 9

Which clause type is used to express the reason for an action?

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Causal clause

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Relative clause

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Conditional clause

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Concessive clause

Question 10

Which of the following words is the correct Latin equivalent of "eloquence"?

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Facundia

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Dictio

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Oratio

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Loquela

Question 11

Which of the following Latin authors is known for his philosophical writings?

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Seneca

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Cicero

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Virgil

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Ovid

Question 12

Translate the following Latin sentence into English: "Fortuna caeca est".

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Fortune is blind

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Fortune smiles upon the brave

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Fortune favors the wicked

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Fortune is a fickle mistress

Question 13

Translate 'the boy' into Latin.

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puer

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vir

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femina

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puella

Question 14

Which is the correct present active infinitive of 'scribo' (to write)?

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scribere

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scribunt

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scripsi

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scriptum

Question 15

Which trait is characteristic of Ciceronian prose?

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elaborate, periodic sentences

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short, simple sentences

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informal language

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outdated vocabulary

Question 16

Translate the passage: 'Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur'.

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A true friend is known in adversity

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A friend in need is a friend indeed

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Good friends are hard to find

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Friends are like stars

Question 17

In the Latin sentence "Peto ut litteras mihi ______ (send)", the correct form of the verb "mittere" (to send) in the subjunctive mood is:

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mittat

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mittit

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mitteret

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misit

Question 18

Provide the most accurate English translation for the Latin phrase "veni, vidi, vici":

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I came, I saw, I conquered

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I will come, I will see, I will conquer

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I had come, I had seen, I had conquered

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I have come, I have seen, I have conquered

Question 19

Which of the following options correctly represents the comparative degree of the Latin adjective "altus" (high)?

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altior

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altissimus

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altis

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altus

Question 20

Select the appropriate Latin preposition to convey the idea of "in front of" or "before":

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ante

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cum

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pro

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in

Question 21

Translate the following Latin sentence into clear and grammatically correct English: "Discipuli scholae Latine loquuntur."

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The students of the school speak Latin.

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The students of the school will speak Latin.

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The students of the school have spoken Latin.

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The students of the school are speaking Latin.

Question 22

Identify the correct Latin verb tense and mood to complete the sentence: "Seneca philosophiam per annos multos ______ (study)"

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studuit

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studerat

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studebit

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studium

Question 23

Which of the following Latin terms refers to a "formal oration or speech delivered in a public assembly"?

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Oratio

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Epistula

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Fabula

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Carmen

Question 24

In the opening line of Ovid's "Metamorphoses", "In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas," the literary device employed is:

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Invocation

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Simile

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Personification

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Metaphor