Latin Aptitude Test—
PROBATIO LATINITATIS

(answers below—responsa recta in ima pagina)

I. MATH — SCIENTIA MATHEMATICA

All Gaul is divided into___parts

Gallia est omnis divisa in partes___

1. many
   multas
2. good
   bonas
3. small
   parvas
4. warlike
   bellicosas
5. Capture a Gaul and torture him until he tells you
   Torque Gallum captum donec tibi respondeat

II. VERBAL — SCIENTIA VERBORUM

Arms and the man I sing, who first from the shores of___. . .

Arma virumque cano___qui primus ab oris . . .

1. Syracuse
   Syracusarum
2. Ithaca
   Ithacae
3. Albany
   Albani
4. Buffalo
   Bufali
5. Sacrifice a bullock to Jupiter so the test gets canceled because the teacher was struck by lightning
   Immola Iovi iuvencum ut magistro tacto de caelo probatio relinquatur

III. EXTRA CREDIT — QUAESTIO ADDITA PRAEMII GRATIA

Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when bearing___

Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et___ferentes

1. shish kebabs
   carunculas veribus fixas
2. stuffed grape leaves
   folia vitis oryza farta
3. baklava
   crustula laminosa
4. the check
   syngrapham
5. Send a slave over later with the answer, and if he gets it wrong, lop off his ears
   Mitte brevi postea servum qui responsum referat atque si erret praecide aures ei

I., E; II, E; III, E.