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13+ Scholarship Examinations 2015

LATIN

1 hour 30 minutes

Answer all the questions.

Spend about 30 minutes on Section A and about 60 minutes on Section B.

You should have plenty of time to work carefully and accurately, and to check

your work. Untidy work will be penalised. Reflect the Latin as closely as you

can and observe the mark scheme.

Use all the help given on the paper.

Write this information in CAPITAL LETTERS.

YOUR NAME: ...................................................................................................

NAME OF YOUR PREP SCHOOL: .................................................................

NAME OF YOUR LATIN TEACHER: ............................................................

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN STUDYING LATIN?

(e.g. 3 years with 2 x 30 minute lessons a week)

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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BOOK YOU USE?

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SECTION A

USE THE INSERT FOR THE STORY ABOUT FLORA.

Read the vocabulary first and then translate the story into good English

in the spaces provided below:

olim puella, nomine Flora, ad urbem Athenas cum amicis navigabat.

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Flora enim erat civis insulae Rhodi, cuius incolae auxilium eo tempore ad

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ubi tamen magna tempestas eos e cursu pepulit, piratae navem secuti sunt.

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Flora igitur in portum Syracusas fugere coacta est.

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sed Syracusani, qui hostes Atheniensibus erant, eos portum intrare

prohibuerunt.

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Flora tamen, quae vocem pulcherrimam habebat, fabulam de Alceste narrare

volebat.

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in hac fabula Hercules cum Plutone pugnat et Alcestem a morte servatam

coniugi reddit.

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itaque Syracusani, hac fabula audita, puellam et amicos sine mora acceperunt.

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SECTION B

USE THE INSERT FOR THE STORY ABOUT HERCULES.

TOTAL 60 MARKS

Answer the questions in English in the spaces provided. Reflect the Latin and observe the mark scheme so that you include sufficient detail in your answer. 1. dum Hercules Deianiraque iter faciunt: What were Hercules and Deianira doing? (1)

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2. ad flumen pervenerunt in quo nullus pons factus erat: Explain in detail what problem they

faced when they got to the river. (2)

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3. Which of the following statements are true, according to the Latin of lines 2-3? (2)

A Hercules and Deianira met Nessus.

B Nessus met Hercules and Deianira.

C Nessus met travellers.

D Nessus offered help.

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4. itaque Hercules uxorem suam in tergum Nessi imposuit. tum ipse flumen tranavit: How did

Deianira get across the river? (2)

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5. sed Nessus, paulum in aquam progressus, ad ripam subito revertit, et Deianiram auferre

conatus est: When he went back to the river bank, what did Nessus try to do? (1)

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6. quod cum animadvertisset Hercules, ira incensus, arcum intendit et pectus Nessi sagitta

transfixit: How did this make Hercules feel, and what exactly did he do when he had noticed

what was going on? (1+2)

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7. ‘Deianira, audi verba mea! si amorem mariti conservare vis, aliquid sanguinis huius, qui e

pectore meo effunditur, sume!’: Explain the magical power of Nessus’ blood. (2)

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8. mox Hercules bellum contra Eurytum, regem Oechaliae, gessit, et, cum regem ipsum cum

filiis interfecisset, Iolen, filiam Euryti, captivam domum reducebat: Give two reasons to show

that Hercules was victorious in the war against Eurytus. (2)

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9. ad Cenaeum promunturiam navigavit et ad aram, ut Iovi sacrificium faceret, ivit: Why did

Hercules go to the altar at Cape Cenaeus? (2)

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10. dum tamen sacrificium parat, Licham, amicum suum, ut vestem albam referret, domum

misit. mos enim erat apud Graecos ut, dum sacrificia faciunt, vestem albam gererent: Why

did Hercules send Lichas home? (2)

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11. at Deianira, timens ne Hercules amorem erga Iolen haberet, vestem, priusquam Lichae

eam dedit, sanguine Nessi infecit: Why did Deianira put Nessus’ blood on the shirt? (2)

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12. Hercules vestem, quam Lichas attulerat, statim induit. brevi tempore dolorem gravem

omnibus membris sensit. vestem detrahere conatus est. illa tamen in corpore haesit: What

two things happened when Hercules put on the shirt? (2)

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13. Lines 16-20: Translate these sentences from the passage into good English. (30)

tum Hercules, quasi furore impulsus, in rogum quem summa celeritate exstruxit, se imposuit.

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hoc cum fecisset, eos qui circumstabant, ut rogum quam celerrime incenderent, rogavit.

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omnes diu recusabant.

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tandem tamen, pastor quidam, misericordia commotus, ignem subdidit.

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tum Hercules a Iove in Olympum abreptus est.

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14. Look at the whole passage. From the passage, give an example in Latin of:

a) an imperfect tense .........................................................................................

b) a pluperfect tense .........................................................................................

c) a present tense .........................................................................................

d) a preposition + the accusative case (Write both words.) ...............................................

e) a preposition + the ablative case (Write both words.) ...................................................

f) an adjective ....................................................................................................................

g) an adverb ........................................................................................................................

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INSERT FOR SCHOLARSHIP LATIN PAPER 2015

This insert has three pages

SECTION A

Flora travelled by sea to Athens but was forced to ask for help at Syracuse, an enemy city.

She persuaded the Syracusans to help her by telling the story of Alcestis.

1 olim puella, nomine Flora, ad urbem Athenas cum amicis navigabat. Flora enim erat civis 2 insulae Rhodi, cuius incolae auxilium eo tempore ad Athenienses mittere volebant. ubi tamen 3 magna tempestas eos e cursu pepulit, piratae navem secuti sunt. Flora igitur in portum 4 Syracusas fugere coacta est. sed Syracusani, qui hostes Atheniensibus erant, eos portum 5 intrare prohibuerunt. Flora tamen, quae vocem pulcherrimam habebat, fabulam de Alceste 6 narrare volebat. in hac fabula Hercules cum Plutone pugnat et Alcestem a morte servatam 7 coniugi reddit. itaque Syracusani, hac fabula audita, puellam et amicos sine mora acceperunt.

Flora, Florae Flora, a girl Athenae, Athenarum Athens, a town in Greece Rhodus, Rhodi Rhodes, a Greek island Athenienses, Atheniensium the Athenians volo, velle, volui I want, I am willing tempestas, tempestatis storm pello, pellere, pepuli, pulsum I drive sequor, sequi, secutus sum I follow Syracusae, Syracusarum Syracuse, a place in Sicily Syracusani, Syracusanorum the Syracusans Alcestis, acc = Alcestem; abl = Alceste Alcestis – she volunteered to die for her husband Hercules, Herculis Hercules, a hero Pluto, Plutonis Pluto, the god of death and the Underworld servo, servare, servavi, servatum I save coniunx, coniugis husband mora, morae delay

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SECTION B

A kidnap attempt and a poisoned shirt lead to the tragic death of Hercules

Hercules shoots Nessus Hercules wearing the shirt of Nessus

1 dum Hercules Deianiraque iter faciunt, ad flumen pervenerunt in quo nullus pons factus erat. 2 quaerentibus quo modo flumen transvehi possent, Centaurus quidam, nomine Nessus, occurit. 3 Nessus eis auxilium obtulit. itaque Hercules uxorem suam in tergum Nessi imposuit. tum ipse flumen 4 tranavit. sed Nessus, paulum in aquam progressus, ad ripam subito revertit, et Deianiram auferre 5 conatus est. quod cum animadvertisset Hercules, ira incensus, arcum intendit et pectus Nessi sagitta 6 transfixit. itaque Nessus moriens humi iacebat. ita locutus est: 7 ‘Deianira, audi verba mea! si amorem mariti conservare vis, aliquid sanguinis huius, qui e pectore meo 8 effunditur, sume!’ Deianira, nihil mali suspicata, ei paruit. 9 mox Hercules bellum contra Eurytum, regem Oechaliae, gessit, et, cum regem ipsum cum filiis 10 interfecisset, Iolen, filiam Euryti, captivam domum reducebat. antequam tamen domum venit, 11 ad Cenaeum promunturiam navigavit et, in terram egressus, ad aram, ut Iovi sacrificium faceret, ivit. 12 dum tamen sacrificium parat, Licham, amicum suum, ut vestem albam referret, domum misit. 13 mos enim erat apud Graecos ut, dum sacrificia faciunt, vestem albam gererent. at Deianira, timens 14 ne Hercules amorem erga Iolen haberet, vestem, priusquam Lichae eam dedit, sanguine Nessi infecit. 15 Hercules vestem, quam Lichas attulerat, statim induit. brevi tempore dolorem gravem omnibus 16 membris sensit. vestem detrahere conatus est. illa tamen in corpore haesit. tum Hercules, quasi 17 furore impulsus, in rogum quem summa celeritate exstruxit, se imposuit. hoc cum fecisset, eos qui 18 circumstabant, ut rogum quam celerrime incenderent, rogavit. omnes diu recusabant. tandem tamen, 19 pastor quidam, misericordia commotus, ignem subdidit. tum Hercules a Iove in Olympum abreptus 20 est.

Hercules, Herculis Hercules, the husband of Deianira Deianira, Deianirae Deianira, his wife pons, pontis Guess the meaning of this word from the song ‘Sur le pont d’Avignon’ quaero, quarere I ask transveho, transvehere I carry across

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Centaurus, Centauri a Centaur – a creature which is half man, half horse Nessus, Nessi Nessus, a Centaur occurro, occurrere, occurri + dat I meet (someone – in the dative case) offero, offerre, obtuli I offer tergum, tergi back trano, tranare, tranavi I swim across paulum a little ripa, ripae bank, river bank conor, conari, conatus sum I try animadverto, animadvertere I notice arcus, arcus bow loquor, loqui, locutus sum I speak conservo, conservare I conserve, keep safe aliquid sanguinis huius some of this blood, a drop of this blood sumo, sumere I take Eurytus, Euryti Eurytus, a king Oechalia, Oechaliae Oechalia, a place Iole (acc = Iolen) Iole, princess of Oechalia ad Cenaeum promunturiam to Cape Cenaeus – a place in Greece Iuppiter, Iovis Jupiter Lichas, Lichae Lichas, a man vestis, vestis shirt albus, alba, album white mos, moris custom Graeci, Graecorum the Greeks erga Iolen for, towards Iole inficio, inficere, infeci, infectum Guess the meaning of this word from its principal parts induo, induere, indui I put on dolor, doloris pain haero, harere, haesi I stick quasi as if rogus, rogi funeral pyre – for cremating/ burning bodies recuso, recusare I refuse misericordia, misericordiae pity subdo, subdere, subdidi here = I apply Olympus, Olympi Olympus, the mountain where the gods lived

THE KING’S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

SCHOLARSHIP ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

March 2014

LATIN

QUESTION PAPER

1 hour 30 minutes

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Question 1- translation and grammar [40 marks]

1. Read the passage and the vocabulary carefully. 2. Translate the passage into good English in the separate answer booklet. 3. Start each sentence of your translation on a new line. 4. Then answer the grammar questions in the answer booklet.

How Camillus successfully turned a prophecy to his advantage and consequently captured the city of Veii

1 Etrusci olim magnam potestatem terra marique habuerunt. 2 tum autem naves Etruscorum a Graecis deletae sunt, agri a Samnitibus 3 vastati. 4 postea et cum Gallis et cum Romanis simul bellum gerebant. 5 urbs Veii diu a Romanis obsidebatur et primo Etrusci non solum urbem 6 defendebant sed etiam Romanos terrebant. 7 itaque M. Furius Camillus dictator creatus est. 8 Camillus militibus imperavit ut cuniculum sub terra ad arcem urbis facerent. 9 interea rex deis immortalibus sacrificare volebat et sacerdotem consulebat. 10 ‘o rex,’ inquit sacerdos, ‘si victimam deis sacrificabis, dei victoriam in bello 11 tibi dabunt.’ 12 milites Romani, egredientes e cuniculo, verba sacerdotis forte audiverunt. 13 ad Camillum festinaverunt et ei omnia narraverunt. 14 itaque dictator victimam deis sacrificavit. 15 simul alii muros urbis oppugnaverunt, alii arcem per cuniculum intraverunt. 16 sic Camillus vicit et triumphum per vias Romae celebravit.

Camillus celebrates his triumph in Rome

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Vocabulary help:

Etrusci, Etruscorum (m, pl) Etruscans (a people who lived near Rome)

potestas, potestatem power terra (line 1) by land

Graecus, Graeci (m) Greek i.e. a man from Greece deleo, delere, delevi, deletum destroy

Samnites, Samnitium (m, pl) Samnites (another people who lived near Rome) vasto, vastare, vastavi, vastatum plunder, devastate

Galli, Gallorum (m, pl) Gauls (a people who live in what is now called France) Romani, Romanorum (m, pl) Romans

simul Work out the meaning of this Latin word from English ones such as ‘simultaneous’

obsideo, obsidere, obsessi, obsessum besiege dictator, dictatoris (m) dictator – a special military leader for times of great crisis

cuniculus, cuniculi (m) tunnel arx, arcis (f) citadel – the most strongly fortified part of a city

sacerdos, sacerdotis (m) priest alii.... alii some ...others

triumphus, triumphi (m) a triumph i.e. a victory procession

Roma, Romae Rome

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Question 2 - comprehension [20 marks]

1. Read the passage and vocabulary carefully and then answer the comprehension questions in the answer booklet.

OBSERVE THE MARK SCHEME TO SEE HOW MANY POINTS YOU SHOULD BE MAKING.

REFLECT THE DETAIL OF THE LATIN AS CLOSELY AS YOU CAN.

The hunter Actaeon takes a wrong turning

1 Actaeon in silva cum amicis canibusque venari solebat. olim postquam 2 multos cervos hastis necaverunt, Actaeon comitibus persuasit ut domum 3 cervos mortuos portarent. ipse enim, quod sol adhuc in medio caelo erat, 4 per silvam cum canibus suis diutius ambulare volebat. paucas horas 5 progressus, primum voces audivit, deinde magnam speluncam conspexit, 6 in qua puellae pulcherrimae circum feminam etiam pulchriorem sedebant. 7 illa prope fontem sine vestimentis stabat.

Vocabulary help:

Actaeon, Actaeonis Actaeon

venor, venari, venatus sum hunt cervus, cervi (m) stag

sol, solis (m) sun

caelum, caeli (n) sky

spelunca, speluncae (f) cave, grotto

fons, fontis (m) spring

vestimenta, vestimentorum (n, pl) Guess the meaning of this Latin word from the

French, les vêtements

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Question 3 – translation [40 marks]

Actaeon pays with his life for his mistake

femina, quam Actaeon conspexerat, erat dea Diana, quae cotidie cum ancillis in illam speluncam ire solebat. illae, simulac virum conspexerunt, festinaverunt

ut dominam celarent. Diana, cupiens eum punire, nihil nisi aquam fontis habebat. hac in vultu iuvenis iacta, eum vituperavit.

‘deam sine vestimentis vidisti!’ inquit Diana ‘nunc, nuntia omnibus – si poteris! num iam sic ad canes tuos redire audebis?’

cornua cervi in capite Actaeonis crescere coeperunt. mox quattuor pedes habebat! perterritus e spelunca cucurrit, celerius quam antea. sed canibus suis statim necatus est.

Vocabulary help:

Diana, Dianae (f) Diana

cotidie every day

simulac as soon as

celo, celare, celavi, celatum hide

nisi except, but

vultus, vultus (m) face

iacio, iacere, ieci, iactum throw

vitupero, vituperare, vituperavi curse

audeo, audere, ausus sum dare

cornu, cornus (n) horn, antler

caput, capitis head

cresco, crescere, crevi grow, sprout Actaeon’s fate

coeperunt they began

quattuor Guess this from the French, quatre

antea before

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THE KING’S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

SCHOLARSHIP ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

March 2014

LATIN

ANSWER BOOKLET

FILL IN THE DETAILS IN CAPITAL LETTERS:

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Question 1 - Grammar questions ANSWER IN THE SPACES PROVIDED.

a) Line 1 – is potestatem a masculine, feminine or neuter noun? Give a reason for your answer.

potestatem is ...................................................................................................

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b) Line 2 – is naves a masculine, feminine or neuter noun? Give a reason for your answer.

naves is .................................................................................................................

because ..............................................................................................................

c) Line 3 – cum Gallis: what case is Gallis?

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5. From lines 1-5, pick out and write down a Latin passive verb. .......................................................................................................................... 6. Line 7: Camillus militibus imperavit ut cuniculum sub terra ad arcem urbis facerent.

Write down the correct letter, A, B, C

A This is a purpose clause

B This is a result clause C This is an indirect command ANSWER = ................

f) From lines 8-16, write down an example in Latin with its line number

a perfect tense ......................................................................................

an imperfect tense ......................................................................................

a future tense ......................................................................................

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Question 1 – Translation

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Question 2 – comprehension questions

WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED.

a) Line 1: Actaeon .... solebat

(i) Which is the correct translation of Actaeon venari solebat?

17 Actaeon hunted when it was sunny

18 Actaeon hunted alone

19 Actaeon was accustomed to go hunting

20 Actaeon was alone when hunting

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(ii) Who accompanied him? [2]

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b) Lines 1-3: olim .... portarent

(i) What was the result of the hunting? [2]

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(ii) What task did Actaeon give to the others? [2]

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c) Lines 3-4: ipse ... volebat

(i) What did Actaeon want to do? [4]

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(ii) What time of day was it? [1]

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d) Lines 4-6: paucas ... sedebant

(i) For how long did Actaeon walk? [2]

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(ii) Which FOUR of the following statements are true?

Write down the letters to indicate the FOUR correct answers.

First Actaeon heard voices.

Actaeon heard the first voices.

Then Actaeon saw a large cave.

Some girls were standing in the cave.

The girls were very beautiful.

There was a woman sitting apart from the girls.

The girls were more beautiful than the woman.

The woman was more beautiful than the girls.

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e) Line 7: illa ... stabat

(i) To which person does illa refer? [1]

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Question 3 – translation [40 marks]

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