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Key Facts: Bavaria Abitur Latin (gA) Exam

240 minutes

Arbeitszeit for the written gA Latin Abitur (Teil A + Teil B)

ISB Illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Latein gA (Stand September 2023)

Teil A + Teil B

Structure: compulsory Übersetzung plus one chosen task (Prosa or Dichtung) with guided, interpretive, and advanced questions

ISB Illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Latein gA

21 BE

Maximum Bewertungseinheiten for the Interpretationsaufgabe in the ISB gA model (guided tasks 4 BE each, advanced tasks 6 BE each)

ISB Illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Latein gA, Teil 2

4 topics

Q-phase gA topics: Philosophandum est (12/1), Difficile est saturam non scribere (12/2), Imperium sine fine dedi (13/1), Res publica res populi (13/2)

LehrplanPLUS Gymnasium, Latein 12/13 (gA)

600 + 300 / 900

Coursework up to 600 points, Abitur exams up to 300; Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires at least 300 of 900

KM Bayern, Aktuelles zur Abiturprüfung 2026

No IQB pool

Latin tasks are Bavaria-specific; IQB common pools apply only to D, M, E, F, Bio, Ch, Ph

KM Bayern, Aktuelles zur Abiturprüfung 2026

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Original local English MCQ study items in this bank (not official format)

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Bavaria Abitur Latein (gA) is Teil A Übersetzung + Teil B interpretation task (Prosa or Dichtung choice) in 240 minutes — not MCQ. Topics: Cicero/Seneca philosophy, Catull/Petron satire, Vergil Aeneis, Cicero De re publica/De officiis (LehrplanPLUS 12/1–13/2). Coursework 600 + exams 300 of 900 points. This free English MCQ bank is a study adaptation only.

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1In the sentence "Urbe capta, cives ex oppido fugerunt", what is the function of "urbe capta"?

A.An ablative absolute describing the attendant circumstance (after the city had been captured)

B.An ablative of place where, telling where the citizens were

C.An ablative of agent, telling who captured the city

D.An ablative of means, telling what the citizens used to flee

Explanation: "Urbe capta" is an ablative absolute: a noun (urbe) plus a perfect passive participle (capta) in the ablative, grammatically independent of the main clause. It sets the temporal or causal frame — "after/because the city had been captured". The ablative absolute is one of the most frequent constructions in Abitur-level texts and must be recognized before translating.

2"Dicit hostes mox venturos esse." What construction is "hostes ... venturos esse"?

A.An ablative absolute marking the enemy's arrival

B.An accusativus cum infinitivo (AcI) expressing indirect statement

C.A relative clause with the relative pronoun omitted

D.A purpose clause introduced by an implied ut

Explanation: After verbs of saying, thinking, and perceiving, Latin uses the AcI: the subject of the reported statement goes into the accusative (hostes) and the verb into the infinitive (venturos esse, future infinitive). In German this becomes a "dass"-clause: "Er sagt, dass die Feinde bald kommen werden."

3Which of the following forms is a locative meaning "in Rome / at Rome"?

A.Romae

B.Romam

C.Romā

D.Roma

Explanation: Romae is the locative of Roma, used without a preposition to mean "in Rome". Names of cities and small islands, plus domus, humus, and rus, use the locative instead of "in" + ablative. For first-declension singular names the locative looks like the genitive (-ae).

4In "ars scribendi" ("the art of writing"), what kind of form is "scribendi"?

A.A present active participle agreeing with ars

B.A gerundive (future passive participle) modifying ars

C.A gerund in the genitive case

D.A supine expressing purpose

Explanation: Scribendi is the gerund: a verbal noun formed from the present stem + -nd- with the endings -i, -o, -um, -o. In the genitive it depends on ars — "the art of writing". Unlike the gerundive, the gerund has no nominative and never agrees with a noun as an adjective.

5"Cum Caesar advenisset, hostes fugerunt." Why is the verb "advenisset" in the subjunctive?

A.Because it expresses an unattainable wish

B.Because a temporal cum-clause in past narration regularly takes the (imperfect or pluperfect) subjunctive

C.Because the clause expresses purpose

D.Because the subjunctive is obligatory after every subordinating conjunction

Explanation: In past-time narrative, a temporal cum-clause ("when") takes the imperfect or pluperfect subjunctive — here the pluperfect advenisset, "when Caesar had arrived". This is the so-called cum temporale in secondary sequence and is part of the consecutio temporum system.

6"Rogo, quid facias." ("I ask what you are doing.") Why is "facias" in the present subjunctive?

A.It is an indirect question in primary sequence, which requires the subjunctive

B.It expresses a polite command

C.It is a potential subjunctive expressing possibility

D.It marks a wish for the future

Explanation: Quid facias is an indirect question depending on rogo, and indirect questions always take the subjunctive. Because the main verb rogo is primary sequence (present), the present subjunctive facias expresses simultaneous action according to the consecutio temporum.

7Which grammatical interpretations can the form "servī" (from servus) have?

A.Genitive singular and nominative plural

B.Dative singular and accusative plural

C.Ablative singular and genitive plural

D.Vocative singular and dative plural

Explanation: In the o-declension, the ending -ī is ambiguous: servī can be genitive singular ("of the slave") or nominative plural ("the slaves"). Only context — for example whether a singular or plural verb follows — decides. This kind of ambiguity must be resolved before translating.

8"Me duce, hostes vincentur." ("With me as leader, the enemy will be defeated.") What is "me duce" grammatically?

A.An ablative of agent, because the speaker performs the action

B.An ablative of manner with an implied cum

C.An ablative absolute consisting of a pronoun and a noun, without a participle

D.A dative of advantage referring to the speaker

Explanation: Me duce is an ablative absolute without a participle: Latin can juxtapose two nouns (or a pronoun and a noun) in the ablative, with the participle "being" understood — "me being the leader". The same pattern appears in phrases like Cicerone consule ("in Cicero's consulship").

9What does Cato's famous phrase "Carthago delenda est" literally express?

A.Carthage will be destroyed (future passive)

B.Carthage must be destroyed (obligation, gerundive with esse)

C.Carthage was destroyed (perfect passive)

D.Carthage is being destroyed (present passive)

Explanation: Delenda est is the passive periphrastic: the gerundive (delenda) plus esse expresses necessity or obligation — "Carthage must be destroyed". The person who must act would stand in the dative (dative of agent), as in mihi scribendum est, "I must write".

10"Dixit se epistulam scripsisse." What does the perfect infinitive "scripsisse" tell us about the time of the writing?

A.The writing was already completed before the moment of speaking

B.The writing was happening at the same time as the speaking

C.The writing would happen after the speaking

D.The infinitive gives no temporal information in an AcI

Explanation: In an AcI the infinitive tense is relative to the main verb: the perfect infinitive (scripsisse) marks an action completed before the main verb — "He said that he had written the letter". The present infinitive would mark simultaneity (se scribere), the future infinitive posteriority (se scripturum esse).

About the Bavaria Abitur Latin (gA) Exam

Latein in the Bavarian Abitur (Gymnasium, G9) is governed by LehrplanPLUS for the Qualifikationsphase (Jahrgangsstufen 12/13). The gA curriculum covers: 12/1 "Philosophandum est" (Cicero: De finibus, De natura deorum, Tusculanae disputationes; Seneca: Epistulae morales ad Lucilium; Stoa and Epicureanism), 12/2 "Difficile est saturam non scribere" (Catull's satirical Carmina; Petron's Satyrica, esp. the Cena Trimalchionis), 13/1 "Imperium sine fine dedi" (Vergil's Aeneis; literature and Augustan rule, with Horaz, Ode 4,15), and 13/2 "Res publica res populi" (Cicero: De re publica and De officiis; state theory and bellum iustum), alongside continuous vocabulary, grammar, and methodology work. Per the ISB's illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben, the written gA exam lasts 240 minutes and consists of Teil A (compulsory Übersetzung into adequate German) and Teil B (one chosen task — Prosa or Dichtung — with hinführende Aufgaben, a 21-BE Interpretationsaufgabe, and weiterführende Aufgaben). The 2026 cohort is the first of the new nine-year Gymnasium; written gA exams outside the core subjects sat on 11.05.2026. This free bank offers 100 original English MCQs for concept, grammar, and interpretation practice only; it is not an official translation, not a format simulation, and cannot replace German-language Übersetzung or extended interpretation answers.

Exam sponsor: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Unterricht und Kultus (KM Bayern); curricula (LehrplanPLUS) and illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben are published by the Staatsinstitut für Schulqualität und Bildungsforschung (ISB). Latin is not part of the IQB common task pools, so its tasks are Bavaria-specific.. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Per the ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben (gA, Stand September 2023), the written Latin Abitur has two parts in 240 minutes: Teil A Übersetzung — a compulsory translation of a Latin text into adequate German (model text: Seneca, Epistulae morales 3,2–4 with omissions), corrected under the Richtlinien für die Korrektur und Bewertung (KMS 31.07.2023); and Teil B Aufgabenteil — one task chosen from PROSA (model: Cicero, De officiis 2,2–4) or DICHTUNG (model: Vergil, Aeneis 4,65–79), each with a provided German translation. Teil B comprises I. hinführende Aufgaben (4 BE each in the model), II. an Interpretationsaufgabe in coherent prose (21 BE; content/structure, language/style, genre, literary-historical and historical-cultural placement are mandatory aspects), and III. weiterführende Aufgaben (6 BE each, with internal choice). This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation — not an official translation or format simulation — and cannot replace German Übersetzung or extended interpretation practice.

Time Limit

Arbeitszeit 240 minutes for the complete written gA exam (Teil A + Teil B), per the ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben. Per KM Bayern, written gA subjects other than the named core subjects were scheduled on 11.05.2026 ("alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau").

Passing Score

Coursework (Block I) counts up to 600 of 900 points and the Abitur examinations (Block II) up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).

Exam / Certification Fees

No per-subject exam fee is published for regular school candidates in Bavaria; the Abitur is part of the public education pathway.

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Latin Grammar, Morphology, and Syntax

Ablative absolute, AcI, gerund and gerundive, consecutio temporum, participles, subjunctive clause types, and case usage — the machinery of Teil A translation.

Translation Strategy (adäquates Deutsch)

Sentence analysis method, rendering constructions into idiomatic German, tense logic of the consecutio temporum, and comparing translations (Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Übersetzung).

13%

Philosophy: Cicero and Seneca

Stoa and Epicureanism, Seneca's Epistulae morales and didactic stance, Cicero's philosophical works, skepticism and eclecticism (LehrplanPLUS 12/1).

14%

Vergil, Aeneis

Plot, Dido, fatum and pietas, Jupiter's prophecy, Heldenschau, shield of Aeneas, Homeric models, and the Aeneas–Augustus typology (LehrplanPLUS 13/1).

12%

Satire: Catull and Petron

Catull's political invective, Petron's Cena Trimalchionis, register and Vulgärlatein, elegiac distich, parody, and the possibilities and limits of satire (LehrplanPLUS 12/2).

12%

Cicero: State and Duties

De re publica (Staatsdefinition, constitutional forms, Mischverfassung, Verfassungskreislauf) and De officiis (duties, bellum iustum) plus republican institutions (LehrplanPLUS 13/2).

Roman Values and Culture

Pietas, virtus, mos maiorum, auctoritas vs. potestas, otium vs. negotium, and exempla virtutis as the value vocabulary behind the Lektüre.

Exam Literacy and Format

ISB exam structure (Teil A + Teil B), 240 minutes Arbeitszeit, Bewertungseinheiten and interpretation criteria, the 900-point framework, and Bavaria-specific task setting (no IQB pool for Latin).

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What You Need to Know

Passing score: Coursework (Block I) counts up to 600 of 900 points and the Abitur examinations (Block II) up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).
Assessment: Per the ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben (gA, Stand September 2023), the written Latin Abitur has two parts in 240 minutes: Teil A Übersetzung — a compulsory translation of a Latin text into adequate German (model text: Seneca, Epistulae morales 3,2–4 with omissions), corrected under the Richtlinien für die Korrektur und Bewertung (KMS 31.07.2023); and Teil B Aufgabenteil — one task chosen from PROSA (model: Cicero, De officiis 2,2–4) or DICHTUNG (model: Vergil, Aeneis 4,65–79), each with a provided German translation. Teil B comprises I. hinführende Aufgaben (4 BE each in the model), II. an Interpretationsaufgabe in coherent prose (21 BE; content/structure, language/style, genre, literary-historical and historical-cultural placement are mandatory aspects), and III. weiterführende Aufgaben (6 BE each, with internal choice). This OpenExamPrep bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation — not an official translation or format simulation — and cannot replace German Übersetzung or extended interpretation practice.
Time limit: Arbeitszeit 240 minutes for the complete written gA exam (Teil A + Teil B), per the ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben. Per KM Bayern, written gA subjects other than the named core subjects were scheduled on 11.05.2026 ("alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau").
Exam / certification fees: No per-subject exam fee is published for regular school candidates in Bavaria; the Abitur is part of the public education pathway. Official sources

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Bavaria Abitur Latin (gA): Suggested Study Strategy

1Drill the high-frequency constructions — ablative absolute, AcI, gerund/gerundive, consecutio temporum — until you can name and render each into German in one pass.

2Practice timed Teil A translations with a fixed routine: clause-structure analysis first, German formulation second, review of tenses and cases last.

3For Teil B, train the pattern claim → Latin evidence → function in context; the ISB credits Stilmittel only with their contextual function, never by name alone.

4Build one-page profiles per author: Seneca (didactic letters, Stoic ethics), Cicero (skeptic/eclectic; De re publica vs. De officiis), Vergil (fatum/pietas, Augustus typology), Catull (invective), Petron (register parody).

5Learn the LehrplanPLUS topic titles and their Lektüre assignments (12/1–13/2) — exam tasks presuppose this mapping.

6Work through the ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben (gA) in full under 240 minutes; use this MCQ bank for targeted concept and grammar drills only.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Bavarian Latin Abitur a multiple-choice test?

No. Per the ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben, the written gA exam is constructed-response: a compulsory Übersetzung (Teil A) and one chosen interpretation task (Teil B, Prosa or Dichtung). This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only and cannot replace those formats.

How long is the written gA Latin exam?

The ISB illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben for Latein gA state an Arbeitszeit of 240 minutes for the complete written exam (Teil A plus Teil B).

Which authors and works does the gA curriculum cover?

LehrplanPLUS (Qualifikationsphase, gA) names: Cicero (De finibus, De natura deorum, Tusculanae disputationes) and Seneca (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium) in 12/1; Catull's satirical Carmina and Petron's Satyrica (esp. Cena Trimalchionis) in 12/2; Vergil's Aeneis (with Horaz, Ode 4,15) in 13/1; and Cicero's De re publica and De officiis in 13/2.

How is Teil B structured and scored?

In the ISB model, Teil B has hinführende Aufgaben (4 BE each), an Interpretationsaufgabe in coherent prose (21 BE), and weiterführende Aufgaben (6 BE each, with internal choice). Stylistic devices earn BE only when their function in context is shown; mere naming is not credited.

How does the exam count toward the final Abitur?

Coursework counts up to 600 of 900 points and the Abitur examinations up to 300; the Allgemeine Hochschulreife requires a Gesamtqualifikation of at least 300 of 900 points (KM Bayern).

Who sets the Latin Abitur tasks in Bavaria?

Latin is not part of the IQB common task pools (which in Bavaria cover Deutsch, Mathematik, Englisch, Französisch, Biologie, Chemie, Physik). Its tasks are Bavaria-specific under KM Bayern, with the ISB publishing the curriculum (LehrplanPLUS) and illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben.

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