READ THE PASSAGES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM A, B. C, OR D. MARK ANSWERS ON ANSWER SHEET.
| Dumque ea miramur, subito stridore tremendo | 1 |
| impulsae patuere fores, maiorque repente | 2 |
| lux oculos ferit. Ante aras stat veste sacerdos. | 3 |
| effulgens nivea, et populi concurrere certant. | 4 certo, certare = strive |
| Ecce intrat subitus vatem deus. Alta sonoro, | 5 |
| collisis trabibus. volvuntur murmura luco | 6 collido = crash together; trabs, trabis = branch; lucus, -i = sacred grove |
| ac maior nota iam vox prorumpit in auras: | 7 |
| "Tenditis in Latium belloque agitare paratis | 8 |
| Assaraci prolem, Libyes. Coepta aspera cerno, | 9 Assaraci proles = the Romans; Libyes = the Carthaginians |
| Gradiumque trucem currus iam scandere et atram | 10 Gradivus = Mars; trux, trucis = savage, fierce |
| in litus Hesperium flammam exspirare furentes | 11 |
| cornipedes multoque fluentia sanguine lora | 12 cornipedes = horses; lora = reins |
| Nec ponet pubes umquam Saturnia curam, | 13 pubes Saturnia = the Roman race |
| dum carpet superas in terris Hannibal auras." | 14 |
| Talia portabat laetis oracula Bostar, | 15 |
| impleratque viros pugnae propioris amore | 16 imple(ve)rat = had filled; propior = imminent |
Silius Italicus, Punica, 111, 692 ff (adapted)
1. In lines I and 2, we leam that A) a sudden silence
fell B) the temple doors were thrown open C) the Carthaginians ran out of
the doors D) a revolt was being planned
2. Oculos ferit (line 3) means A) makes us lift up our eyes B)
strikes our eyes C) makes us turn our eyes away D) covers our eyes
3. The priest seemed to shine (lines 3-4) because of his A) eyes B) clothes
C) sceptre D) hair
4. In line 4, the bystanders A) dispatch a messenger B) begin to fight among
themselves C) hide behind the altar D) eagerly rush together
5. What word in lines 1-4 is a synonym of vatem (line 5)? A) fores
(line 2) B) lux (line 3) C) sacerdos (line 3) D) effulgens (line 4)
6. From your knowledge of Roman culture and poetry, to which of the Olympian
gods does deus (line 5) refer? A) Vulcan B) Neptune C) Pluto D) Apollo
7. What poetic figure do the metrics and sounds of volvuntur murmura
suggest (line 6)? A) simile B) onomatopoeia C) hyperbole D) apostrophe
8. The verbs tenditis and paratis (line 8) suggest that the listeners
are about to A) begin a difficult endeavor B) lay down their armor C) implore
the help of the gods D) return to Libya
9. The words Tenditis in Latium belloque agitare paratis (line 8)
recall what earlier literary hero? A) Scipio B) Romulus C) Aeneas D) Ulysses
10. From whose mouth do the words in lines 8-14 come? A) Hannibal B) the
messenger C) Assaracus D) the priest
11. The scansion of the first four feet of line 8 is A) DDSD B) SDSD C)
DDDS D) DSSD
12. Cerno (line 9) underlines the speaker's role as A) soldier B)
seer C) father D) ruler
13. The source of the atram flammam in lines 10-11 is the A) eyes
of Mars B) raging steeds C) chariot wheels D) river of fire
14. In line 11, the adjectiveHesperium refers to A) Italy B) Africa
C) Spain D) Gaul
15. The subject of exspirare (line 11) is A) Gradivum B) cunus C)
latus D) cornipedes
16. Lines 9-12 refer to A) chariot racing B) liberation C) war D) the underworld
17. What is the god Mars doing in line 10? A) destroying enemy chariots
B) fighting against a raging river C) burning enemy armor D) climbing into
his chanot
18. What poetic figure is used in line 12? A) interlocked word order B)
litotes C) chiasmus D) anaphora
19. Lines 13 and 14 predict that Hannibal A) will be taken up to the heavens
B) will conquer all the lands of the earth
C) will seize a Roman youth as a hostage D) will harass the Romans until
he dies
20. Carpet auras (line l4) means A) vivet B) loquetur C) navigabit
D) discedet
21. In lines 15-16, we leam that Bostar has accomplished his objective,
i.e., A) to alert the troops to the tnckery of the Romans B) to make rhe
Romans afraid of Hannibal C) to make the troops eager to fight D) to assure
the troops of divine reward for their service
| Et Pythagoras animalibus abstinuit et Sextius. | 1 |
| Dissimilis utrique causa erat, sed utrique magnifica. Sextius | 2 |
| homini satis alimentorum citra sanguinem esse credebat et | 3 citra = besides, other than |
| crudelitatis consuetudinem fieri, ubi in voluptatem esset adducta | 4 consuetudinem = custom; fieri = is formed |
| laceratio. Co11igebat autem bonae valetudini contraria esse | 5 laceratio = killing animals, butchering; colligo = argue |
| alimenta varia et nostris aliena corporibus. At Pythagoras | 6 |
| omnium inter omnia cognationem esse dicebat et animorum | 7 cognationem = relationship |
| commercium in alias atque alias formas transeuntium. Nulla, si | 8 commercium = interchange |
| illi credas, anima interit, ne cessat quidem nisi tempore | 9 interit = perish, die; casat = cease to function |
| exiguo, dum in aliud corpus transfunditur. Nescimus enim | 10 exiguo = short, sma11 |
| per quas temporum vices et quando pererratis plurimis | 11 vices = cycles |
| domiciliis in hominem revertatur; interim scelens hominibus | 12 |
| ac parricidii metum fecit, cum possent in parentis animam | 13 parricidii = murder of a relative; metum = fear |
| inscii incurrere et fenro morsuve violare, si in quo cognatus | 14 |
| spiritus hospitaretur | 15 |
Seneca, EpislulaeMoralex, CVIII, lB,l9
(adapted)
22. Utrique, used twice in line 2, means A) for a certain one B)
for each one C) for themselves D) for only one
23. In 1ines 1 and 2, Seneca states that the two philosophers held
the same view on eating meat A) and were good friends
B) but came from different places C) and did magnificent deeds for each
other D) but had different reasons for fheir views
24. ln line 3, the words satis alimentorum esse are best translated A) food will satisfy B) that there was enough food C) to be too much food D) that it was full of nourishment
25. One of Sextius's reasons for advocating vegetaranism in 1ines 3-5 is that A) anima1 and human blood are the same B) killing animals will1ead to killing men C) the habit of eating meat is cruel D) killing animals for pleasure can form a habit of cruelty
26. Sextius argues (1ines 5-6) that a varied diet (alimenta varia) A) builds strength B) is not available to poor people C) should be followed by older people D) is unhealthy
27. Nostris aliena corporibus (line 6) is best translated A) other bodies for us B) by our bodies and foreign bodies C) of other bodies than ours D) foreign to our bodies
28. Omnium inter omnia cognationem (1ine 7) suggests that all crearures A) are interrelated B) have universa1 instincts C) hand down their knowledge to all their descendants D) unconsciously sense hatred from others
29. Transeuntinm (1ine 8) describes A) souls B) relationships C) oceans D) foods
30. The best translation of si illi credas (lines 8-9) is A) if they believe him B) if those are his beliefs C) if trust is in him D) if you believe him
31. Nulla (1ine 8) describes A) belief B) sou1 C) time D) body
32. In 1ines 6-10, we leam that Pythagoras believed that souls A) do not die with the body B) are imprisoned in the underworld C) die in weak human beings, but not in strong ones D) are dispersed into hundreds of atoms
33. Per quas (1ine 11) introduces A) a purpose clause B) an indirect question C) a companson D) a condition
34. Nescimns...revertatur (llnes 10-12) describes A) digestion B) nature C) the journey of the sou1 D) Pythagoras' retum to his homeland
35. In 1ines 11- 12, pererratis plurimis domiciliis refers to A) temples of the gods B) foreign countries C) temporary dwelling p1aces for fhe soul D) several cities
36. In lines 13-14, Pythagoras caused fear in men that they might commit a crime inscii, i.e., A) without realizing what they were doing B) against the gods C) because of their pride D) of breaking a vow
37. Cum possent...incurrere (1ines 13-14)
means A) since they cou1d meet B) after they had run into C) after these
things had happened D) when they could not run away
38. Et ferro morsuve violare (1ine 14) descnbes something that could
happen at A) a debate B) a dinner C) a legal trial D) an athletic contest
39. The adjective cognatus (1ine 14) means A) passionate B) kindred
C) visible D) hostile
40. Pythagoras was both a mathematician and a philosopher. Which
of the following pairs contains one of each of these?
A) Euripides, Sophocles B) Herodotus, Thucydides C) Euclid, P1ato D) Menamder,
Aristophanes
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