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Intro to Latin
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The sounds of Latin and the language's origins
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1
Which of the following is NOT a diphthong?
ao
ei
au
eu
2
Who is called
the father of Latin literature
(239-169BC?
Ennius
Cato the Elder
Livius Andronicus
Vergil
3
What was the name of the epic poem Ennius wrote about the early history of Rome?
De Agri Cultura
Res Gestae
Fetiales
Annales
4
Cicero, Vergil, and Ovid were authors who lived before 150BC.
True
False
5
A vowel is long if it is followed by two or more consonants.
True
False
6
Livius Andronicus (284-204BC) was a major early figure of Latin literature who translated what book into Latin verse?
The Bible
Homer's Odyssey
Apollonius' Argonautica
Dante's Inferno
7
Whom did the Romans defeat in all three Punic Wars?
The Sabines
The Carthaginians
The Vandals
The Greeks
8
Who constantly repeated "Carthago delenda est" in his political speeches
Marc Antony
Cato the Elder
Pliny
Cicero
9
Which of the following was NOT an alphabet that influenced the Latin alphabet?
Etruscan
Greek
Egyptian
Phoenician
10
Which two letters are NOT in the Latin alphabet?
e and y
j and w
x and w
v and z
11
What is another name for the empire? (27BC-476AD)
The Republic
The Monarchy
The New Order
The Principate
12
Which of the following periods of Roman government occurred first? (753-510BC)
The Monarchy
The Renaissance
The Republic
The Empire
13
The Etruscans were a nation people in pre-Roman Italy.
False
True
14
What is it called when two vowels come together to make one long sound?
ultima
diphthong
macron
consonant
15
Which of the following best characterizes Seneca's description of Roman bathhouse?
Filthy
Hot
Exhilarating
Noisy
16
What was the name of the capital of the Eastern Empire?
Rome
Athens
Alexandria
Constantinople
17
In what year was the city of Rome founded?
510 BC
573 BC
44 BC
753 BC
18
How many letters are there in the Latin alphabet?
20
26
22
24
19
What is the term for the last syllable of a word?
antepenult
penult
ultima
peninsula
20
The first Roman code of laws (451BC) was called:
The Ten Commandments
The Twelve Tables
Hammurabi's Code
The Code of Solon
21
A vowel is long if it has a macron over it.
True
False
22
What is the term for the third-to-last syllable in a word?
antepenult
ultima
macron
penult
23
What is the term for the second-to-last syllable in a word?
diphthong
penult
antepenult
ultima
24
Which period of Roman government was a democracy? (510-27BC)
The Monarchy
The Republic
The Renaissance
The Empire
25
Who was awarded the title
Princeps
in 27BC?
Julius Caesar
Octavian
Horatius Cocles
Ennius
26
What is the proper term for a long mark above a vowel?
diphthong
ultima
penult
macron
