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COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AT 13+

LATIN
LEVEL 3

Thursday 29 January 2015

Please read this information before the examination starts.

• This examination is 60 minutes long.

• Dictionaries are not allowed.

• Handwriting and presentation are important.

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1. Study the following passage (do not write a translation) and answer the questions
below. Complete sentences are not required.

King Menelaus of Sparta assembles the forces of Greece to attack Troy.

1 Menelaus rex notissimus Spartae erat.

quod uxor pulchra eius, Helena nomine, a Helena, -ae f. = Helen

Paride Troiam ducta erat, iratissimus erat. Paris, Paridis m. = Paris (a Trojan prince)

nuntios igitur ad omnes reges Graeciae

5 misit. hos reges naves militesque ad se
mittere iussit ut Paridem punirent et Troiam
delerent et Helenam ad Graeciam reducerent.

Menelaus rex notissimus Spartae erat. (line 1)

(a)
How is king Menelaus of Sparta described?

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… iratissimus erat. (line 3)

(b)
Describe Menelaus’ mood.

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… quod uxor pulchra eius, Helena nomine, a Paride Troiam ducta erat... (lines 2–3)
(c)
Why was Menelaus in such a mood?

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nuntios igitur ad omnes reges Graeciae misit. (lines 4–5)

(d)
To whom did Menelaus send messengers?

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… naves militesque ad se mittere iussit … (lines 5–6)

(e)
What did the messengers order these people to do?

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 (f) … ut Paridem punirent et Troiam delerent et Helenam ad Graeciam
reducerent. (lines 6–7)
Give one of the three reasons for doing this.

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2. Translate the following passage into good English. Write your translation on the lines
below.

Menelaus addresses the assembled forces before their departure for Troy.

1 multi milites et plus quam mille naves a

regibus Graecorum celeriter paratae ad
Menelaum missae sunt. ille, ubi has copias
omnes vidit, laetissimus erat. deinde militibus
5 imperavit ut arma pararent et trans mare Troiam
statim navigarent. haec verba eis dixit: ‘comites,
iratus sum. Paridem non amo. eum punire volo.’ Paris, Paridis m. = Paris (a Trojan prince)

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3. Study the following passage (do not write a translation) and answer the questions
below. Complete sentences are not required.

Menelaus’ assembled forces are ready for departure,

but are delayed by contrary winds.

1 Graeci, ubi verba Menelai audiverunt, laetissimi

erant. arma navesque paucis diebus a militibus
paratae sunt. naves tamen, quod venti secundi secundus, -a, -um = favourable

non erant, discedere non poterant. Graeci

5 igitur prope naves diu manserunt, nihil
facientes.

(a) From the passage, give, in Latin, an example of:

(i) a superlative adjective;

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(ii) an adverb;

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(iii) a present participle.

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audiverunt (line 1). Give the Latin object of this verb.

(b)

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paucis diebus (line 2).

(c)

(i) In which case is this expression?

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(ii) Why is this case used?

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 militibus (line 2). Explain the connection between this word and the English word
(d)
military.

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poterant (line 4).

(e)

(i) Give the tense of this verb.

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(ii) Give the first person singular of the present tense of this verb.

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(f) manserunt (line 5). Keeping the same person and number, put this verb into the
imperfect tense.

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(g) Translate the following sentences into Latin, using the vocabulary given below.

(i) We were walking in the city.

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(ii) The guards punished the brave girl.

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I walk = ambulo (1)

in = in (+ abl.)
city = urbs, urbis f.
guard = custos, custodis m.
I punish = punio (4)
brave = fortis, -e
girl = puella, -ae f.

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4. Answer any one of the following eight questions (a–h). Make sure you answer both
parts (i) and (ii) of the question you have chosen.

Domestic Life

(a) (i) You have been invited to a Roman dinner party. Explain some of the different
courses of food which you might expect to receive during the evening. (8)

(ii) What kinds of fruit or vegetables which we eat today would not have been
available to the Romans? Give two examples. (2)

(b) (i) Describe a typical Roman marriage ceremony. (8)

(ii) In what ways is a modern wedding different from a Roman one? Give two
examples.(2)

The City of Rome

(c) (i) Tell the story of Coriolanus. (8)

(ii) Do you admire Coriolanus or not? Give two reasons. (2)

(d) (i) You are a Roman who has just spent a day at the Colosseum. Write a letter to
a friend describing the events which you have witnessed. (8)

(ii) If both existed today, would you prefer to spend the day at the Circus Maximus
or the Colosseum? Explain your reasons. (2)

The Army and Roman Britain

(e) (i) Describe and give the Latin terms for four important kinds of equipment and/or
weapons which a Roman soldier would carry with him. (8)
(ii) Which elements of a Roman soldier’s equipment would be least useful for a
soldier today? Give your reasons. (2)

(f) (i) What resistance did the Roman army encounter from Caratacus during their
invasion of Britain? (8)
(ii) Did Caratacus or Boudicca pose the greater threat to the Romans in Britain?
Explain your answer. (2)

Greek Mythology

(g) (i) Tell briefly the stories of any two of Hercules’ labours. (8)

(ii) Which of your chosen labours do you think was the more difficult? Give two
reasons.(2)

(h) (i) Tell the story of Odysseus’ encounter with the Cyclops. (8)

(ii) Which qualities did Odysseus show in his encounter with the Cyclops? Make
two points. (2)

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(Total marks: 75, to be expressed as a percentage)

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