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Latin Tutorial: 6. Phrasing Multiple-Choice Questions
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Points to Keep in Mind
Questions based on passages are numbered in the order in which the answers are found in the passage (i.e., a question whose answer is found in line 1 comes before a question whose answer is found in line 2).
In questions about verb forms, the stem usually asks for any or all of the following, in this order: person, number, tense, voice, mood.
The following list is not exhaustive and alternate phraseology within each item type may occur.
Note: In the following examples, blanks (_______) are to be filled in with Latin words. "In line ____ (_______ ... _______)" means "In line x (first Latin word in line ... last Latin word in line)."
Grammar
What part of speech is the word _________ (line ____)?
(A) A verb
(B) An adverb
(C) A noun
(D) An adjective (etc.)
The subject (object) of _________ (line ____) is
(A) _________ (line 1)
(B) _________ (line 2)
(C) _________ (line 2)
(D) _________ (line 3)
(Note: Options are given in order of occurrence in the passage.)
The case and number of _______ (line ____) are
The case of ________ (line ____) is determined by
In line ____ (_______ ... _______), _________ describes (modifies)
[Insert Latin words at beginning and end of line]
The tense and mood of ________ (line ____) are
In line ____, cum (ut, quid, etc.) is translated
Translation/Comprehension
Translation Questions:
The words _______ ... _______ (lines ____) are translated
In line ____, _______ ... _______ is translated
Comprehension Questions:
The words ________________ (line ____) tell us that
Lines ____ (_______ ... _______) tell us that
Reference
In line ____, qui (ille, se, etc.) refers to
In line ____, qui (ille, se, etc.) refers to the same thing as
From lines ____, (_______ ... _______), we can infer that
Metrics
The metrical pattern of the first four feet of line ____, (_______ ... _______) is
(A) dactyl-spondee-dactyl-spondee
(A)
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How many elisions occur in line ____ (_______ ... _______)
Figures of Speech
What figure of speech occurs in _______ ... _______ (line ____)?
(A) Anaphora
(B) Hendiadys
(C) Tmesis
(D) Zeugma
Which of the following figures of speech (rhetorical devices) occurs in lines ____, (_______ ... _______)?
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