Prose III & IV Exam

After all the exams were graded and the scores were compared, the NLE determined which questions on each exam the majority of students answered correctly (easiest questions) and which questions had the most incorrect answers (hardiest questions). These are the questions which proved to be the most challenging and the easiest on each of the levels of the 1997 National Latin Exam.

Grammar Questions

Hard	#10	Erant Romae aedificia multa et mirabilia.  A) to Rome   B) at Rome  C) Roman  D) from Rome (45% knew that B is the correct answer)
Easy	#13	Sum multo altior meo fratre.  A) taller  B) much taller  C) as tall as  D) the tallest (92% knew that B is the correct answer)

Other Questisons

Hard	#29	Where would one usually encounter a magister bibendi in Roman society?  A) on a military campaign  B) at a banquet  C) in the arena  D) at a school (48% knew that B is the correct answer)
Easy	#31	In the Roman calendar, what term was used for the 13th or 15th day of the month?  A) Pridie  B) Nones  C) Ides  D) Kalends (90% knew that C is the correct answer)

Introduction to Latin

Latin I

Latin II

Prose III & IV

Poetry III & IV