Latin 3 NLE Practice I

Question 1

Saturn, a Titan who fathered Jupiter and his siblings, became the Italian god of

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harvest and agriculture

Question 2

The Roman night was divided into four watches. What was the term for these periods of time?

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vigilae

Question 3

Who in ancient Rome would make predictions based on flights of birds?

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augur

Question 4

What sea, indicated by a star on the map, did the Romans call Pontus Euxinus?

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the Black Sea

Question 5

Who was the Roman general and statesman known for his important reforms of the army?

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Marius

Question 6

Encountering a friend not seen in a long time, one might exclaim

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Te multum desideravi!

Question 7

The two brothers decided to perform their tasks on a quid pro quo basis.

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as a mutual exchange

Question 8

Who was both the mother of Tiberius and the long-time wife and counselor of Augustus?

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Livia

Question 9

In mythology, this mother’s loss of her children shows that the gods would punish human pride.

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Niobe

Question 10

Influence, fluent, and superfluous all derive from the Latin verb meaning to

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flow

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