Probatio1

Universitas Arkansaniensis Mihi Nomen Est: ____________________

Aestate, MMIV

Lingua Latina MMMLXIII

D. B. Levine, Magister

Probatio Parva I: Capitula i-vii.

Scribe Anglice:

The Rape of Lucretia (p. 47)

Tarquinius Superbus erat rex Romanorum, et Sextus Tarquinius erat filius
malus tyranni.

Sextus Lucretiam, uxorem Collatini, rapuit, et femina bona, propter magnum
amorem virtutis, se necavit.

Romani antiqui virtutem animosque Lucretiae semper laudabant et Tarquinios
culpabant.

Read the following passage and answer the questions below. You do not
need to write a translation.

Catullus Dedicates His Poetry Book (p. 47)

Cornelio, viro magnae sapientiae, dabo pulchrum librum novum.

Corneli, mi amice, libros meos semper laudabas, et es magister doctus
litterarum!

Quare habe novum laborem meum: fama libri (et tua fama) erit perpetua.

Give gender, number and case of viro. _____________ Why is it in this
case? ________

Give gender, number and case of sapientiae. ___________ Why is it in
this case? ______

Give gender, number and case of amice. ____________ Why is it in this
case? ________

Give gender, number and case of librum. ____________ Why is it in this
case?_______

Give gender, number and case of laborem. _________ Why is it in this
case? ________

Write the full Latin declension of the noun/adjective combination that
means ‘ancient liberty’.

Singular Plural

Nominative _________________ ____________________

Genitive _________________ _________________

Dative _________________ _________________

Accusative _________________ _________________

Ablative _________________ _________________

Vocative _________________ _________________

Scribe Latine:

1. Without good peace, the states of our times will not be strong.

2. We were able to see many men in the great state.

Scribe Anglice:

1. Libris bonis patriam nostram conservare poterunt.

2.. Mali libros bonos non poterant tolerare.

3. Da igitur meis filiis et filiabus optimum praemium!

Scribe Anglice:

The Hisorian Livy Laments the Decline of Roman Morals

(p. 40, with changes)

Antiquis temporibus,* populus Romanus magnos animos et paucas culpas
habebat.

De officiis nostris cogitabamus et gloriam belli semper laudabamus.

Sed nunc multum otium habemus, et multi sunt avari.

Nec vitia nostra nec remedia tolerare possumus.

*[for this construction of time, see p. 263 (1)]