AP Latin Unit 6 Quiz
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Section I: Multiple Choice
Select the best answer for each question. Each question is worth 1 point.
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Discrete Question
Dicam horrida bella,
dicam acies actosque in funera reges.
dicam acies actosque in funera reges.
horridus, -a, -um: dreadful, rough
acies, -ei, f.: battle line
actus in funera: driven to death/destruction
What literary device appears in dicam horrida bella, / dicam acies?
Correct! Dicam…dicam — the repetition of the same word at the start of successive clauses is anaphora. Vergil uses it to announce the grand themes of the poem’s second half with emphatic force.
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Discrete Question
Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.
nequeo, nequire: to be unable
superos (acc. pl.): the gods above
Acheronta: the Acheron (underworld river, by metonymy = the underworld)
Who speaks this line, and what does it mean?
Correct! Juno speaks this famous line — unable to stop Aeneas through the gods above (superos), she will move the underworld (Acheronta). It shows her relentless hatred and willingness to use any power against Aeneas.
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Discrete Question
Ille, oculis postquam saevi monimenta doloris
exuviasque hausit, furiis accensus et ira
terribili.
exuviasque hausit, furiis accensus et ira
terribili.
monimenta: reminders, memorials
exuviae, f. pl.: spoils, trophy-armor
haurio, -ire: to drink in, absorb (with eyes = “takes in”)
furiis accensus: inflamed by furies/passion
What causes Aeneas to become inflamed with fury in this passage?
Correct! Exuviae here = Pallas’s sword-belt (balteus), which Turnus had stripped as a trophy from young Pallas whom he killed. Seeing it on Turnus reignites Aeneas’s grief and wrath — the moment that seals Turnus’s fate.
Short Passage
Aeneid 11.648–663 (Camilla)
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Bellatrix, non illa colo calathisve Minervae
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femineas adsueta manus, sed proelia virgo
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dura pati cursuque pedum praevortere ventos.
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Illa vel intactae segetis per summa volaret
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gramina nec teneras cursu laesisset aristas,
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vel mare per medium fluctu suspensa tumenti
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ferret iter, celeres nec tingeret aequore plantas.
bellatrix: warrior woman
colus, -i, f.: distaff (for spinning)
calathus, -i, m.: wool-basket
Minerva: goddess of weaving and crafts
seges, -etis, f.: grain, standing grain
arista, -ae, f.: ear of grain
plantas: soles of the feet
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According to lines 1–3, what distinguishes Camilla from typical women?
Correct! Non illa colo calathisve…adsueta manus — her hands are not used to distaff or wool-basket (traditional women’s work associated with Minerva/weaving). Instead: proelia dura pati cursuque pedum praevortere ventos.
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What two extraordinary feats of speed does Vergil attribute to Camilla in lines 4–7?
Correct! (1) She could fly over standing grain (intactae segetis per summa gramina) without bending the ears; (2) she could run across the sea (mare per medium) without wetting her soles (nec tingeret aequore plantas). Both are hyperbolic, marking her as supernatural.
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What literary purpose do these hyperbolic comparisons serve?
Correct! The hyperboles (volaret…ferret iter) grant Camilla the kind of superhuman attributes reserved for epic heroes, making her the equal of any male warrior in the poem. Vergil presents her as a genuine bellatrix, not merely a novelty.
Long Passage
Aeneid 12.887–912 (The Final Duel and Death of Turnus)
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Stetit acer in armis Aeneas volvens oculos dextramque repressit;
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et iam iamque magis cunctantem flectere sermo
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coeperat, infelix umero cum apparuit alto
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balteus et notis fulserunt cingula bullis
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Pallantis pueri, victum quem vulnere Turnus
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straverat atque umeris inimicum insigne gerebat.
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Ille, oculis postquam saevi monimenta doloris
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exuviasque hausit, furiis accensus et ira
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terribilis: “Tune hinc spoliis indute meorum
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eripiare mihi? Pallas te hoc vulnere, Pallas
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immolat et poenam scelerato ex sanguine sumit.”
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Hoc dicens ferrum adverso sub pectore condit.
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Ast illi solvuntur frigore membra
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vitaque cum gemitu fugit indignata sub umbras.
victum tendere palmas: the conquered man to stretch out his hands (in surrender)
ulterius ne tende odiis: do not press your hatred further
volvens oculos: rolling his eyes (in consideration)
balteus, -i, m.: sword-belt
cingula: belt-studs
bullae: decorative bosses/studs
straverat: had struck down
inimicum insigne: enemy’s trophy/badge
monimenta doloris: reminders of grief
spoliis indute: clothed in the spoils
immolat: sacrifices
condit: buries, drives home
indignata: unwilling, resentful
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What is Turnus doing when Aeneas pauses (lines 1–3)?
Correct! The passage shows Aeneas cunctantem (hesitating) and sermo…coeperat (speech had begun to bend him), indicating Turnus has surrendered, though the full context is implied rather than explicit in this excerpt.
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According to the passage, what object reignites Aeneas’s wrath?
Correct! Balteus…Pallantis pueri — the sword-belt of young Pallas, whom Turnus had killed and stripped of his armor as a trophy, now worn on Turnus’s shoulder. The sight of it (monimenta doloris) inflames Aeneas with grief and rage.
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What makes Aeneas hesitate to kill Turnus initially?
Correct! Iam iamque magis cunctantem flectere sermo coeperat — “and more and more his speech had begun to bend the hesitating [Aeneas].” The key word is cunctantem — Aeneas was on the verge of showing mercy.
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How does Aeneas rationalize killing Turnus (lines 9–11)?
Correct! Pallas te hoc vulnere, Pallas immolat et poenam scelerato ex sanguine sumit — “Pallas sacrifices you with this wound, Pallas takes punishment from your criminal blood.” Aeneas displaces the killing onto Pallas, framing it as ritual sacrifice and justice rather than personal rage.
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What does ferrum adverso sub pectore condit (line 12) depict?
Correct! Condit (buries/drives home) + ferrum (sword) + adverso sub pectore (beneath his opposing chest) = Aeneas drives the sword into Turnus’s chest, killing him.
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What is the significance of vitaque cum gemitu fugit indignata sub umbras (line 14)?
Correct! Indignata — the soul flees unwilling, indignant, protesting its fate. This word casts ambiguity over the ending: was this justice or murder? The Aeneid ends on this note of unresolved moral tension, a famous crux of Vergilian interpretation.
Section II: Free Response
Answer the following three questions. Total points: 28 (8 + 15 + 5 points respectively).
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Short Answer
8 points
Aeneid 12.791–800 (Jupiter and Juno)
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Tum Iuppiter ipsam
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alloquitur: “Iam finis erit discriminis huius?
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Quid struis? Aut qua spe gelidis in nubibus haeres?
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Fas fuerat Turnum et patriam defendere Turno.
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Quid nunc Aenean prohibes? aut quid tibi terra movemus?
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Desine iam tandem; nec te sententia nostra
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ulterius torquet; neque enim ignara futuri
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te moveo. Hunc tu olim caelo spoliisque receptum
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sis memor.”
discrimen, -inis, n.: crisis, danger
gelidis in nubibus: in the cold clouds
fas (indecl.): right, divine law
obvertit: turns away
Saturnia: daughter of Saturn (= Juno)
contulit ora viro: turned her face to her husband
Answer all sub-parts (A through H). Each sub-part is worth 1 point. Answer in English unless otherwise indicated.
Part A
Identify the mood and use of “desine” (line 6).
Part B
Translate “Fas fuerat Turnum et patriam defendere Turno” (line 4).
Part C
What does Jupiter promise Juno in line 8 (“Hunc tu olim caelo spoliisque receptum sis memor”)?
Part D
What is the grammatical construction of “olim caelo spoliisque receptum” (line 8)?
Part E
What does “placata” reveal about Juno in the context that follows?
Part F
What is the significance of Jupiter’s question “Quid struis?” in context?
Part G
Identify one figure of speech in lines 2–3 and explain its effect.
Part H
How does this scene function in the Aeneid’s overall structure?
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Translation
15 points
Aeneid 12.940–952 (The Final Killing)
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Stetit acer in armis
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Aeneas volvens oculos dextramque repressit;
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et iam iamque magis cunctantem flectere sermo
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coeperat, infelix umero cum apparuit alto
5
balteus et notis fulserunt cingula bullis
6
Pallantis pueri, victum quem vulnere Turnus
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straverat atque umeris inimicum insigne gerebat.
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Ille, oculis postquam saevi monimenta doloris
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exuviasque hausit, furiis accensus et ira
10
terribilis: “Tune hinc spoliis indute meorum
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eripiare mihi? Pallas te hoc vulnere, Pallas
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immolat et poenam scelerato ex sanguine sumit.”
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Hoc dicens ferrum adverso sub pectore condit.
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Ast illi solvuntur frigore membra
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vitaque cum gemitu fugit indignata sub umbras.
repressit: held back, restrained
cunctantem: hesitating
sermo: speech
balteus: sword-belt
straverat: had struck down
insigne: badge, trophy
monimenta: reminders
exuviae: spoils
haurio: to drink in (with eyes)
indute: clothed in
immolat: sacrifices
condit: drives home, buries
indignata: unwilling, resentful
Translate the passage as literally as possible. Your translation will be scored against a detailed rubric of 13 segments.
Scoring Segments (15 points total)
Your translation is evaluated across these segments. Brackets [ ] indicate syntactic requirements; parentheses ( ) indicate optional words.
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Essay
5 points
Aeneid 12.887–895 (Turnus’s Surrender and Aeneas’s Response)
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“Vicisti et victum tendere palmas
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Ausonii videre; tua est Lavinia coniunx,
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ulterius ne tende odiis.” Stetit acer in armis
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Aeneas volvens oculos dextramque repressit;
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et iam iamque magis cunctantem flectere sermo
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coeperat, infelix umero cum apparuit alto
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balteus et notis fulserunt cingula bullis
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Pallantis pueri.
Ausonii: Italians (by ethnic name)
ulterius ne tende odiis: do not stretch your hatred further
repressit: restrained
cunctantem: hesitating
balteus: sword-belt
bullae: decorative bosses
Answer the essay question below. This response is worth 5 points. Answer in English and include at least two specific Latin phrases in your answer.
Essay Prompt:
The ending of the Aeneid has been called both its greatest achievement and its most troubling moment. How does Vergil use the contrast between Aeneas’s hesitation (cunctantem) and his final act to raise questions about pietas, vengeance, and what it means to be Roman? Refer to at least two specific Latin phrases in your answer.
The ending of the Aeneid has been called both its greatest achievement and its most troubling moment. How does Vergil use the contrast between Aeneas’s hesitation (cunctantem) and his final act to raise questions about pietas, vengeance, and what it means to be Roman? Refer to at least two specific Latin phrases in your answer.
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