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The Senior External Examination in Latin is 100% external; the examination determines the entire subject result
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Core syllabus areas: Republican Literature, Augustan Literature, Imperial Literature, and Unseen Translation & Context
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The QCAA Senior External Examination (SEE) in Latin is Queensland's 100% external Year 12 examination in Latin, offered to eligible Year 12 students who cannot access the subject at their school and to adult candidates. It tests prescribed prose and poetry analysis, unseen translation, dactylic hexameter scansion, advanced Latin syntax, rhetorical devices, and Roman cultural history through a written paper. This 100-question practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation covering the syllabus themes; it does not replace official translation, scansion, or written-response practice.
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1In Cicero's First Catilinarian speech, he famously exclaims: 'O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt; hic tamen vivit.' What rhetorical device is primarily demonstrated in the clause 'Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt' by omitting a coordinating conjunction between the two parallel phrases? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Asyndeton
B.Polysyndeton
C.Chiasmus
D.Litotes
Explanation: Asyndeton is the intentional omission of conjunctions between clauses or words. In 'Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt', Cicero omits 'et' or 'que' to create a rapid, urgent contrast between official awareness and lack of action.
2Consider the following sentence from Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico: 'His rebus comparatis, diem dicunt, qua die ad ripam Rhodani omnes conveniant.' What grammatical construction is 'His rebus comparatis'? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Accusative of duration of time
B.Ablative absolute
C.Gerundive of purpose
D.Dative of possessor
Explanation: 'His rebus comparatis' consists of a noun ('his rebus') and a perfect passive participle ('comparatis') both in the ablative case, functioning grammatically independently from the main clause. This is a textbook example of an ablative absolute, translated as 'these things having been prepared' or 'having prepared these things'.
3In Catullus 5 ('Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus'), what mood is the verb 'Vivamus' and what is its specific grammatical function? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Imperative Mood, functioning as a direct command ('Live!')
B.Imperfect Subjunctive, functioning as a past counterfactual condition ('If only we lived')
C.Present Subjunctive, functioning as a Hortatory Subjunctive ('Let us live')
D.Present Indicative, functioning as a direct statement ('We live')
Explanation: 'Vivamus' is the 1st person plural present active subjunctive of 'vivere'. Used in the first person plural without a governing clause, it functions as a hortatory subjunctive, expressing an exhortation or encouragement ('Let us live').
4In Cicero's Pro Archia Poeta, he argues for the value of humanities and liberal studies. Which Latin phrase best expresses Cicero's concept of 'humanitas' and civilized cultural study as reflected in Republican prose? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Mos maiorum et disciplina militaris
B.Cursus honorum et res publica
C.Otium cum dignitate et pax romana
D.Studia humanitatis ac litterarum
Explanation: Cicero in Pro Archia emphasizes 'studia humanitatis ac litterarum' (the study of humanity/culture and literature), framing literary pursuits as vital for moral development and civic excellence.
5Examine the following excerpt from Catullus 8: 'Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire, / et quod vides perisse perditum ducas.' What is the syntactic role of 'perisse' in this sentence? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Perfect active infinitive forming an indirect statement after 'vides'
B.Present passive infinitive complementary to 'ducas'
C.Perfect passive participle modifying 'Catulle'
D.Pluperfect subjunctive verb in a relative clause of characteristic
Explanation: 'Perisse' is a syncopated form of the perfect active infinitive 'periisse' (from 'perire', to perish). It functions as the infinitive in an indirect statement introduced by 'vides' ('which you see to have perished' / 'which you see has been lost').
6Caesar writes: 'Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur.' What grammatical case and function is 'nostra lingua'? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Genitive of possession modifying 'Galli'
B.Ablative of means / instrument ('in our language')
C.Nominative subject of 'appellantur'
D.Dative indirect object of 'incolunt'
Explanation: 'Nostra lingua' is in the ablative case without a preposition, functioning as an ablative of means or instrument ('by means of our language' / 'in our language'). Caesar contrasts 'ipsorum lingua' (in their own tongue) with 'nostra [lingua]' (in ours).
7In Republican Latin prose, what clause type is introduced by 'cum' followed by a subjunctive verb to express background circumstances or time ('when / since / although')? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Direct question clause with indicative verb
B.Ablative of comparison clause
C.Cum historic / circumstantial clause
D.Fear clause introduced by time adverbs
Explanation: A 'cum clause' with the subjunctive (imperfect or pluperfect) is termed a cum historic, circumstantial, causal, or concessive clause. It sets the context or temporal background of the main action.
8Which meter is used by Catullus in poem 51 ('Ille mi par esse deo videtur'), adapted directly from the Greek poet Sappho of Lesbos? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Dactylic Hexameter
B.Elegiac Couplet
C.Iambic Trimeter
D.Sapphic Stanza
Explanation: Catullus 51 is written in the Sapphic stanza (strophe), composed of three hendecasyllabic Sapphic lines followed by one short Adonic line (dactyl + spondee/trochee). Catullus translated and adapted this meter from Sappho's famous lyric fragment.
9In Cicero's speech In Catilinam I, he uses the line: 'Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra?' What case is governed by the deponent verb 'abutere' (abuteris)? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Ablative case (PUFFV verb rule)
B.Accusative direct object case
C.Genitive of possession case
D.Dative indirect object case
Explanation: 'Abutor' (to abuse/misuse) is a deponent verb belonging to the PUFFV group (potior, utor, fruor, fungor, vescor) that takes its object in the ablative case. Thus 'patientia nostra' is ablative.
10Read the following sentence: 'Caesar, veritus ne noctu hostes ex castris elaberentur, legionem in armis tenuit.' What type of subordinate clause is introduced by 'ne noctu hostes... elaberentur'? (Note: This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for QCAA Latin Senior Assessment revision.)
A.Indirect Command ordering the enemy to leave
B.Clause of Fearing (introduced by 'veritus ne', fearing that they might escape)
C.Purpose clause expressing intent to escape
D.Result clause showing the consequence of Caesar's fear
Explanation: Verbs or participles of fearing (like 'veritus', having feared) introduce a Clause of Fearing. Note that in fear clauses, 'ne' is translated as 'that / lest' (fearing that something WILL happen).
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