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G. Epistola, litera, literæ.
H. Amittere, perdere.
I. Vir, homo.

K. Agmen, exercitus, acies.

L. Volo, opto, cupio.

M. Mors, nex, letum.

5. Distinguish

A. Quæreretur and quereretur.

B. Věni and vēni.

C. Refert and rēfert.

6. Derive and explain the meanings of―

A. Deciduous, dormitory, domicile, equine.

B. Arable and pasture, vivacious, volatile, venomous.

C. Vest, vespers, rusticity, urbanity.

D. Dentist, aurist, oviparous, viviparous.

E. Reptiles, quadruped, centipede, pedestrian, inevitable.

4. SYNTAX.

1. There are three concords in Latin, what are they? Explain the first concord, and write a Latin sentence exemplifying it. Also

B. The second.

C. The third.

2. When two or more substantives without life have an adjective or relative in agreement, in what gender must it be placed? Give an instance.

3. What do you mean by attraction in cases? Explain "Homines, mentitur illum globum, quæ terra dicitur," and "Expedit vobis esse bonis."

4. What adjectives govern the genitive? what the dative? and what both? Distinguish some of the latter, and explain "Ille tui similis moribus, ore mihi.”

5. What do you mean by mood? How many moods are there? What kind of mood is the subjunctive ?

6. What is meant by tense? How many tenses are there really? Explain the pluperfect and future perfect; and show the exact tense in Boys who learn well shall play," and "Boys who have learned well shall be praised."

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7. What verbs take the same case after them as before them? Exemplify by two Latin sentences.

8. After what kind of verbs do you use the accusative with the infinitive? Give an instance.

9. What verbs govern the genitive? Give instances.

10. What verbs govern the dative? Give instances.

11. What verbs govern the ablative? Give instances.

12. In what case must the object be put after transitive verbs? Give an instance.

13. Distinguish tempero and moderor, with dative and accusative?

14. In what case must words used absolutely be put? Give an instance. State also the different rule in English, and in Greek, with instances.

15. In what case must words be put signifying a part of time? -duration of time? Give instances of each.

16. State the rule for names of towns at which a thing is done, and give instances.

17. In what case do you put names of towns to which there is motion; and what two words are used in the same way? Give instances of each. 18. In what case is the price of a thing put? State the exceptions and exemplify.

19. Distinguish the interrogative particles num, nonne, ne; and explain the use of ne quidem.

20. What meaning do the prefixes de- and di- give a verb ?—also abad-, sub-, præ-?

21. What conjunctions take the indicative, and what the subjunctive? Explain quin and quominus.

5. CONSTRUING.-LATIN INTO ENGLISH.

1. Construe the following sentences :—

2.

A. Christiani est malos non laudare.

B. Cujusvis est parentes amare.

C. Quantum voluptatis est legendis libris !

A. Edendum est, ut vivamus.

B. Laborandum est, ut discam.

C. Parcendum est victis,

D. Ne Cæsari quidem ipsi credendum est.

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10.

A. Iræ resistatur.

B. Testudinem ungulis arreptam, sustulit.

C. Puer, brachio fracto, domum redibit.
D. Suum cuique.

A. Nonne regis est imperare?

B. Num est mors sempiternus somnus?

C. Estne mors initium alterius vitæ, necne?

D. Ne mentire.

E. Habuistine?

A. Non solum me meæ stultitiæ piget, sed etiam pudet.
B. Ne servo quidem parcatur.

C. Negat hominem lupum esse.

A. Vereor ut facias quod promisisti.

B. Vereor ne labores augeam.

C. Opus est consulto.

D. Enitar ut vincam.

A. Nemo est adeo bonus quin interdum peccet.

B. Non prohibebis quominus recte faciam.
C. Fortior est quam qui fugiat.

A. Quot estis? Rogabo quot sitis.

B. Quæritur an mors sit sempiternus somnus.

A. Abit fratrem petiturus.

B. Servum qui dominum peteret, misi.

C. Constat, cœlum esse rotundum.

A. Vixi Romæ et Athenis.

B. Quem fidelissimum servum habeo mittam.
C. Puer natavit in summis aquis.

D. Hieme ursi in antris dormiunt.

E. Quo major est mons eo difficilius superatus erit.

6. TRANSLATION.-ENGLISH INTO LATIN.

1. Put into Latin the following sentences:

A. Caius may write.

B. I may write.

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3.

4.

5.

C. Caius can write.

D. Caius ought to write.

E. Caius ought to have written.

F. Is Caius writing? (No.)

A. It is every man's duty to love his country.

B. It is the Christian's duty to wrong nobody, to spare his enemies, to pity the poor, to use time rightly.

A. It is of importance to the citizens to strengthen their walls.

B. It concerns me when my neighbour's house is on fire.

A. Cæsar was the first to cross the river.

B. Is it better to deceive or to be deceived?

C. He asked if it were better to receive or to do an injury.

A. Drusilla married me.

B. Use opportunities wisely.

C. Go home.

D. Dwell at Athens.

E. The city of Rome.

F. I am sorry for you.

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A. Cæsar being chosen general, draws

up the

army.

B. Cæsar having conquered his enemies, put them to flight.

C. Cæsar having followed his enemies, routed them.

.7.

A. He speaks much to seem wise.

B. He feigns virtue to gain the more.

C. Ask pardon of the gods.

D. In spring flowers bloom.

E. He lived at Rome four years.

8.

A. No one is so foolish as not sometimes to learn.

B. He could not be prevented from throwing stones.
C. He never came to school without learning.

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C. Is it not a fact that the sun is larger than the earth?
D. There is no doubt that men are mortal.

E. The more men have, the more they want.

F. Do not eat beans.

7. PROSODY.

1. When is a vowel long by position? when by authority? and when short by position?

B. Name exceptions, and account for the quantity in faciei and fidei. Also mark the quantity in fierem and fiunt.

2. Are diphthongs ever short in Latin? Give instances.

3. Explain Synalæpha, Echthlipsis, Synoresis, and Diœresis; and give an instance of each.

4. What two interjections are never elided?

5. What is the quantity of the penult in dissyllable perfects? Name the seven exceptions.

6. What is the quantity of the penult in dissyllable supines? Name the ten exceptions.

7. Name the enclitics and their quantity.

8. What is the quantity of the final a, e, i, o, u? Name any notable exceptions.

9. Mark the quantity of the final syllable in caput, lac, non, per, musas, paries, tristis, honos, manus.

10. Also in nec, carmen, ver, ades, dominis, os, tellus, maris.

11. Distinguish manus and manūs, lĕvis and lēvis, populus and populus, quis and quis.

12. What is a spondee, a dactyl, a trochee, an iambus, a choriambus ? 13. Write down the canon of the hexameter verse, and of the pentameter.

14. Write any couplet marking off the feet, and marking the cæsura. 15. What is the cæsura? in what foot is it usually? Give instances of other cæsuras.

16. Write the canon of the sapphic stanza, and of the alcaic.

17. Write any sapphic stanza, and any alcaic, marking off the feet.

18. Give instances of choriambic stan zas.

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