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Key Facts: AP Latin Exam

52

multiple-choice questions in Section I (1 hour 5 minutes, 50% of score)

College Board

3 hours

total exam time across both sections

College Board

1-5

AP score scale, with 3 generally considered passing

College Board

Vergil and Pliny

the two required Latin authors on the 2025-26 syllabus

College Board AP Latin CED

6 units

the structure of the revised 2025-26 AP Latin course

College Board AP Latin CED

$99

approximate US exam fee per AP exam for 2025-26

College Board

The AP Latin exam runs 3 hours and splits evenly between a multiple-choice Section I and a free-response Section II, each worth 50% of the score. Under the revised 2025-26 framework, Section I has 52 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour 5 minutes, drawn from the required Vergil (Aeneid) and Pliny the Younger (Letters) syllabus selections plus unseen sight-reading passages in Latin poetry and prose. Questions test translation, grammar and syntax, scansion of dactylic hexameter, figures of speech, and reading comprehension. Section II includes short answer, literal translation, and short essays. The exam is scored 1-5, and most colleges grant credit for a 3 or higher (source: College Board, apstudents.collegeboard.org).

Sample AP Latin Practice Questions

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1In the opening line of the Aeneid, "Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris," what case and number is "Arma"?
A.Accusative plural
B.Nominative singular
C.Genitive singular
D.Ablative plural
Explanation: "Arma" ("arms, warfare") is a neuter plural noun functioning as the direct object of "cano" ("I sing"). For neuter nouns the nominative and accusative are identical, but as the object of the verb it is accusative plural.
2Vergil's Aeneid is composed entirely in which meter?
A.Elegiac couplet
B.Dactylic hexameter
C.Iambic trimeter
D.Sapphic stanza
Explanation: The Aeneid, like the Homeric epics it imitates, is written in dactylic hexameter, the standard meter of Latin and Greek epic. Each line has six feet, each a dactyl or spondee, with the fifth foot almost always a dactyl and the sixth a spondee or trochee.
3In "Troiae qui primus ab oris / Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit / litora," what is the case and function of "Italiam"?
A.Ablative of separation
B.Nominative subject
C.Accusative of place to which (without preposition)
D.Genitive of possession
Explanation: "Italiam" is accusative expressing place to which (motion toward) with the verb "venit." With names of places (and poetically with other geographic terms) Latin often omits the preposition "ad," leaving a bare accusative of destination.
4Scan the first four feet of "Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris." The first foot "Arma vi-" is which type?
A.Spondee
B.Anapest
C.Trochee
D.Dactyl
Explanation: The first foot is a dactyl: "Ar-" is long (by position before two consonants), and "-ma vi-" gives two short syllables, producing the pattern long-short-short. A dactyl is one long followed by two short syllables.
5In "multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem," the verb "conderet" is subjunctive. Which use of the subjunctive does "dum conderet" express?
A.Anticipatory or purpose clause with dum ("until he should found")
B.Indirect command
C.Result clause
D.Cum-circumstantial clause
Explanation: When "dum" means "until" and conveys intention or anticipation ("until he could/should found his city"), it takes the subjunctive. Here "dum conderet urbem" expresses the goal toward which Aeneas struggled, so the subjunctive carries a purposive sense.
6In the proem, "Musa, mihi causas memora" addresses the Muse. What case is "Musa" and why?
A.Nominative, subject of memora
B.Vocative, direct address
C.Ablative, means
D.Dative, indirect object
Explanation: "Musa" is vocative, used to address the Muse directly as the poet invokes her. For first-declension nouns the vocative is identical in form to the nominative, but the function here is direct address accompanying the imperative "memora."
7The famous line "Tantaene animis caelestibus irae?" is best translated as:
A.Mortals provoke the anger of heaven.
B.The gods feel no anger at all.
C.Can such great anger dwell in heavenly minds?
D.Heaven's mind is calm and serene.
Explanation: The line means "Can such great wrath (irae) exist in the minds of the gods (animis caelestibus)?" "Tantae...irae" is nominative plural (poetic plural for anger), "animis caelestibus" is dative of possession or locative-style dative. The rhetorical question marvels that divine beings could harbor such rage.
8In Aeneid Book 4, Dido is described with "uritur infelix Dido totaque vagatur / urbe furens." The verb "uritur" is best understood as:
A.Active: she burns the city
B.Imperative: burn!
C.Future: she will burn
D.Passive/middle: she is consumed (with love)
Explanation: "Uritur" is present passive ("she is burned/consumed"), used metaphorically of Dido being consumed by the fire of love for Aeneas. The passive form conveys that the emotion overwhelms her rather than being something she controls.
9Dido's curse "Exoriare aliquis nostris ex ossibus ultor" foreshadows which historical figure?
A.Hannibal
B.Romulus
C.Augustus
D.Aeneas himself
Explanation: Dido cries out for an avenger to arise from her bones, prophesying Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who would later wage the Punic Wars against Rome. The line gives an etiological explanation for the historical enmity between Rome and Carthage.
10In Aeneid Book 2, Aeneas begins his narrative: "Infandum, regina, iubes renovare dolorem." What is the syntactic role of "renovare"?
A.Imperative addressed to the queen
B.Present infinitive as object of iubes
C.Perfect participle modifying dolorem
D.Gerundive of obligation
Explanation: "Renovare" is a present active infinitive serving as the complementary object of "iubes" ("you order [me] to renew"). "Infandum...dolorem" ("unspeakable grief") is the accusative object of the infinitive, framed by hyperbaton across the line.

About the AP Latin Exam

AP Latin is a College Board Advanced Placement course in which students read, translate, and analyze selections from Vergil's Aeneid and Pliny the Younger's Letters in Latin, supported by readings in English translation. Under the revised 2025-26 framework the course is organized into six units, with Pliny the Younger as the required prose author. The digital exam (taken in Bluebook) has a multiple-choice Section I (52 questions, 1 hour 5 minutes, 50% of the score) drawn from required syllabus passages plus unseen sight-reading passages in poetry and prose, and a free-response Section II (about 2 hours, 50%) with short answer, translation, and short essays. Scores range from 1 to 5.

Questions

52 scored questions

Time Limit

3 hours total (multiple-choice 1 hour 5 minutes, free-response about 2 hours)

Passing Score

Scored 1-5; a 3 or higher typically earns college credit

Exam Fee

About $99 in the US (2025-26) (College Board)

AP Latin Exam Content Outline

~20-24% of MC

Vergil Aeneid (syllabus reading)

Required Latin selections from the Aeneid (Books 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, and 12) tested on translation, grammar, scansion of dactylic hexameter, figures of speech, and literary analysis.

~20-24% of MC

Pliny the Younger Letters (syllabus reading)

Required Latin selections from Pliny's Epistulae tested on translation, grammar, syntax, rhetorical analysis, and historical context.

~26-30% of MC

Sight reading: Poetry

Unseen Latin verse passages tested on comprehension, grammar, scansion, and poetic devices.

~26-28% of MC

Sight reading: Prose

Unseen Latin prose passages tested on comprehension, grammar, syntax, and rhetorical analysis.

How to Pass the AP Latin Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Scored 1-5; a 3 or higher typically earns college credit
  • Exam length: 52 questions
  • Time limit: 3 hours total (multiple-choice 1 hour 5 minutes, free-response about 2 hours)
  • Exam fee: About $99 in the US (2025-26)

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AP Latin Study Tips from Top Performers

1Memorize the required Vergil and Pliny selections in Latin so you can translate them quickly and recognize grammar in context.
2Practice scanning dactylic hexameter daily — mark long and short syllables, elisions, and the caesura until it becomes automatic.
3Build a vocabulary of high-frequency Vergilian poetic diction and Pliny's polished epistolary prose vocabulary.
4Translate unseen passages at sight every week to prepare for the prose and poetry sight-reading questions.
5Learn the common figures of speech (chiasmus, anaphora, asyndeton, hyperbaton, tricolon) and be able to name and explain them in context.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the AP Latin exam and how long is it?

The AP Latin exam is 3 hours. Section I is multiple-choice with 52 questions in 1 hour 5 minutes (50% of the score), and Section II is free-response of about 2 hours (50% of the score).

What Latin texts are required for AP Latin in 2025-26?

Students read selections from Vergil's Aeneid (Books 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, and 12) and Pliny the Younger's Letters (Epistulae) in Latin, plus additional readings in English translation. Pliny the Younger is the required prose author under the revised 2025-26 course framework.

Does the AP Latin exam test scansion?

Yes. Multiple-choice and free-response questions on the Vergil and sight-poetry passages can require you to scan dactylic hexameter, identifying dactyls, spondees, elisions, and metrical feet.

How is the AP Latin exam scored?

The exam is scored on the standard AP 1-5 scale. A 3 is generally considered passing, and most colleges grant placement or credit for a 3, 4, or 5.

What is sight reading on the AP Latin exam?

Sight reading means translating and analyzing Latin passages that are not on the required syllabus. The multiple-choice section includes unseen passages in both poetry and prose to test your reading ability.

How much does the AP Latin exam cost?

The standard AP exam fee in the US is about $99 per exam for 2025-26. Fee reductions are available for eligible students, and schools may add small administrative fees.