AP Latin Unit 1: Reading Latin: Language and Tools Practice Exam

Assessment for Unit 1: Reading Latin: Language and Tools

Estimated Time: 60 minutes

Exam Details

Questions: 13 total (12 multiple choice, 1 short answer)
Time: 60 minutes (recommended)
Topics Covered: Unit 1: Reading Latin: Language and Tools
Format: Multiple Choice, Short Answer questions matching real exam difficulty
Scoring: Instant results with detailed explanations

A. Multiple-Choice Questions (12 Questions)

Select the one best answer for each question.

1. **1. [Skill: 1A | Topic: 1.1]** Consider the excerpt below. *Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.* A student consults a dictionary and finds the entry **divido, dividere, divisi, divisum**. Which of the following best identifies the form and meaning of **divisa** as it is used in the excerpt?

(A)Perfect passive participle, nominative feminine singular; “having been divided”(B)Perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular; “(she) divided”(C)Present active infinitive; “to divide”(D)Future active participle, nominative feminine singular; “about to divide”

2. **2. [Skill: 1A | Topic: 1.1]** Consider the sentence below. *Marcus donum tulit.* A student consults a dictionary and finds the entry **fero, ferre, tuli, latum**. Which of the following best describes **tulit** and its meaning in the sentence?

(A)Present active indicative, 3rd person singular; “(he) brings”(B)Imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular; “(he) was bringing”(C)Perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular; “(he) brought”(D)Pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular; “(he) had brought”

3. **1.** [Skill: 2A | Topic: 1.2] Read the Latin sentence below: *puellae nautam in portu vident.* In the sentence, what is the case/number of **puellae**, and what is its grammatical function?

(A)Nominative plural; subject of vident(B)Genitive singular; modifies nautam(C)Dative singular; indirect object of vident(D)Ablative plural; object of in

4. **2.** [Skill: 2A | Topic: 1.2] Read the Latin sentence below: *Caesar milites cohortatus est.* Which of the following best identifies the form and meaning of **cohortatus est** in this context?

(A)3rd person singular, pluperfect passive indicative; “had been encouraged”(B)3rd person singular, perfect active indicative; “encouraged (someone)”(C)3rd person singular, present passive indicative; “is being encouraged”(D)3rd person singular, perfect deponent indicative; “encouraged/exhorted”

5. **1.** [Skill: 1A | Topic: 1.3] Read the Latin sentence. *legatus nuntiavit hostes castra prope flumen posuisse.* Which of the following is the best translation?

(A)The lieutenant announced that the enemy had pitched camp near the river.(B)The lieutenant announced that the enemy will pitch camp near the river.(C)The lieutenant announced that the enemy pitched camp near the river.(D)The enemy announced that the lieutenant had pitched camp near the river.

6. **2.** [Skill: 1B | Topic: 1.3] Read the Latin excerpt. *signo dato, milites impetum fecerunt.* In the excerpt, what is the grammatical function of *signo dato*?

(A)An ablative absolute expressing the circumstance (“when/after the signal had been given”)(B)An indirect statement dependent on *fecerunt*(C)A dative of reference indicating for whom the signal was given(D)A direct object phrase of *fecerunt*

7. [Skill: 3A | Topic: 1.4] Consider the Latin phrase below (adapted from epic poetry): "saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram" Which of the following best explains how the word order contributes to emphasis and meaning in the phrase?

(A)The separation of saevae and Iunonis (hyperbaton/enclosure) highlights Juno’s savage character and makes the cause (her anger) feel more striking and memorable.(B)The placement shows that saevae modifies iram, emphasizing the savagery of the anger rather than Juno herself.(C)The phrase uses chiasmus (ABBA order) to stress a balanced, symmetrical relationship between memory and anger.(D)The phrase uses asyndeton to create a rapid, list-like accumulation of causes for the action.

8. [Skill: 2A | Topic: 1.4] Read the following Latin excerpt (adapted from Roman oratory): "nihil agis, nihil moliris, nihil cogitas" Which of the following best identifies the primary figure of speech and its effect?

(A)Polysyndeton; the repeated conjunctions slow the pace and make each action seem weightier.(B)Chiasmus; the reversed word order creates a mirror pattern that suggests careful balance and restraint.(C)Anaphora; the repetition of nihil at the start of each clause produces forceful emphasis and a piling-on effect in the accusation.(D)Litotes; the understatement (using a negative to express a positive) creates an ironic compliment.

9. [Skill: 2.A | Topic: 1.5] The line below is written in dactylic hexameter (macrons provided). > Ārma virūmque canō Trōiae quī prīmus ab ōrīs Which of the following correctly identifies the metrical pattern of the first three feet of the line (in order)?

(A)dactyl, dactyl, spondee(B)spondee, dactyl, dactyl(C)dactyl, spondee, dactyl(D)spondee, spondee, dactyl

10. [Skill: 2.B | Topic: 1.5] The line below is written in dactylic hexameter. > Lītora, multum ille et terrīs iactātus et altō In scanning Latin epic, elision occurs when a word ending in a vowel (or vowel + m) is followed immediately by a word beginning with a vowel (or h + vowel). Which word boundaries in the line above require elision?

(A)multum ille; ille et(B)multum ille; iactātus et(C)ille et; et terrīs(D)terrīs iactātus; et altō

11. **[Skill: 1A | Topic: 1.6]** Consider the Latin sentence below. *His rebus cognitis, Caesar legatos ad civitatem mittit pacem petitum.* Which of the following translations best reflects the grammatical structures in the Latin and makes the most defensible translation choices?

(A)After these things were learned, Caesar sends envoys to the state to seek peace.(B)Because these things were known, Caesar sends the envoys so that the state might seek peace.(C)With these things having been learned by Caesar, he sends envoys to the state, having sought peace.(D)After he learned these things, Caesar sends envoys to the state, and peace asks him.

12. **[Skill: 1.A | Topic: 1.7]** Read the Latin sentence below. *Hostibus victis, Caesar milites, qui in castris manebant, ad oppidum misit ut pontem reficerent.* Which of the following is the best, most accurate translation?

(A)When the enemies defeat them, Caesar was sending the soldiers, who were remaining in the camps, to the town so that they would rebuild a bridge.(B)After the enemies had been defeated, Caesar sent the soldiers who were staying in the camp to the town to repair the bridge.(C)Although the enemies had been defeated, Caesar sent the soldiers to the town, and they were staying in the camp to rebuild the bridge.(D)Because the enemies were defeating the soldiers, Caesar sent them to the town, where they remained in camp, in order that the bridge had been repaired.

B. Short Answer Questions (1 Question)

Answer all parts of each question. Answers must be in essay form. Outlines or lists alone are not acceptable.

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