AP Latin : Vocabulary in Vergil

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Latin

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Syllabus Passages

Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni,
Karthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe
ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli;
quam Iuno fertur terris magis omnibus unam               
posthabita coluisse Samo; hic illius arma,            5
hic currus fuit; hoc regnum dea gentibus esse,
si qua fata sinant, iam tum tenditque fovetque.
Progeniem sed enim Troiano a sanguine duci
audierat, Tyrias olim quae verteret arces

The word "currus" (line 6) means __________.

Possible Answers:

track

chariot

ran

horse

Correct answer:

chariot

Explanation:

"Currus" is the word for a chariot. It comes from the word "currus, currus."

(Passage adapted from the Aeneid by Vergil, 1.1-7)

Example Question #22 : Syllabus Passages

Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni,
Karthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe
ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli;
quam Iuno fertur terris magis omnibus unam               
posthabita coluisse Samo; hic illius arma,            5
hic currus fuit; hoc regnum dea gentibus esse,
si qua fata sinant, iam tum tenditque fovetque.
Progeniem sed enim Troiano a sanguine duci
audierat, Tyrias olim quae verteret arces

"Fovet" (line 7) translates as __________.

Possible Answers:

ferment

act

cherish

give birth

Correct answer:

cherish

Explanation:

The word "fovet" comes from "foveo, fovere, fovi, fotus," and means to cherish or favor.

(Passage adapted from the Aeneid by Vergil, 1.1-7)

Example Question #23 : Syllabus Passages

Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni,
Karthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe
ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli;
quam Iuno fertur terris magis omnibus unam               
posthabita coluisse Samo; hic illius arma,            5
hic currus fuit; hoc regnum dea gentibus esse,
si qua fata sinant, iam tum tenditque fovetque.
Progeniem sed enim Troiano a sanguine duci
audierat, Tyrias olim quae verteret arces

"Sanguine" (line 8) means __________.

Possible Answers:

class

ear

blood

sacred

Correct answer:

blood

Explanation:

The word "sanguine" comes from "sanguis, sanguinis," and means blood.

(Passage adapted from the Aeneid by Vergil, 1.1-7)

Example Question #24 : Syllabus Passages

Urbs antiqua fuit, Tyrii tenuere coloni,
Karthago, Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe
ostia, dives opum studiisque asperrima belli;
quam Iuno fertur terris magis omnibus unam               
posthabita coluisse Samo; hic illius arma,            5
hic currus fuit; hoc regnum dea gentibus esse,
si qua fata sinant, iam tum tenditque fovetque.
Progeniem sed enim Troiano a sanguine duci
audierat, Tyrias olim quae verteret arces

"Arces" (line 9) means __________.

Possible Answers:

cities

citadels

arches

fates

Correct answer:

citadels

Explanation:

The word "arces" comes from "arx, arcis," and is the word for a citadel (a tower used for defense).

(Passage adapted from the Aeneid by Vergil, 1.1-7)

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