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Key Facts: Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Latin Exam

4 Kurshalbjahre

The Qualifikationsphase Latein is organised into four thematic Kurshalbjahre plus the cross-cutting theme Renaissancen lateinischer Kultur

Fachlehrplan Latein Gymnasium Sachsen-Anhalt, Stand 01.08.2022

~300 / ~210 min

Approximate written Bearbeitungszeit at erhöhtem and grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau, plus roughly 30 minutes Auswahlzeit; re-issued annually

RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung', Nummer 7.4

16.04.2026

Written Latein date in the 2026 main session, shared with Russisch, Spanisch, Italienisch and Griechisch; Nachtermin 22.05.2026

RdErl. 'Terminplan zur Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung für das Schuljahr 2025/2026', MB vom 28.4.2025

0–15 Punkte

Grading scale for each Prüfungsfach, from Note 1 (15–13 Punkte) to Note 6 (0 Punkte)

Verordnung über die gymnasiale Oberstufe, Sachsen-Anhalt

200 / 100 Punkte

Minimum Gesamtqualifikation: 200+ from Block I (§38) and 100+ from the five Prüfungselemente in Block II (§39), out of 900 maximum

Verordnung über die gymnasiale Oberstufe, Sachsen-Anhalt

3 Stufen

Sachsen-Anhalt awards Latin proficiency separately from the Abitur grade via the Kleines Latinum, Latinum and Großes Latinum

Altphilologenverband Sachsen-Anhalt; Verordnung zur Durchführung der Ergänzungsprüfung zum Erwerb des Latinums und Graecums

Free 100-question English-language MCQ study bank for Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Latein, mapped to the Fachlehrplan's Formenlehre, Syntax, Textarbeit and four Kurshalbjahre-Themen. Official exam: German translation-and-interpretation Klausur on a Latin Originaltext, roughly 300 min (eA) / 210 min (gA) plus ~30 min Auswahlzeit; written date 16.04.2026. Not an official-format simulation and not a substitute for translation practice; no fee for regular school candidates.

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1In the phrase "multitudo urbium" ("a multitude of cities"), what is the case and number of "urbium" (from urbs, urbis, f.)?
A.Genitive plural
B.Dative plural
C.Accusative plural
D.Ablative singular
Explanation: Urbs is a 3rd-declension i-stem noun, so its genitive plural is urbium (not urbum). After a word of quantity such as multitudo, Latin requires the partitive genitive: multitudo urbium = "a multitude of cities".
2In the phrase "salus rei publicae", meaning "the safety of the state", what case is "rei publicae"?
A.Genitive singular
B.Dative singular
C.Nominative plural
D.Ablative singular
Explanation: Res is a 5th-declension noun (res, rei, rei, rem, re). The form "rei" serves as both genitive and dative singular, but the sense "the safety OF the state" fixes it as a genitive dependent on salus.
3"Dux milites hortatur." What does "hortatur" mean, and why?
A."he encourages" — hortor is a deponent verb: passive in form, active in meaning
B."he is encouraged" — the ending -tur is always passive in meaning
C."he will encourage" — -tur is a future marker
D."he had encouraged" — -tur marks the pluperfect
Explanation: Hortor, hortari, hortatus sum is a deponent verb (Deponens). It has only passive endings but is translated actively. Hortatur is 3rd person singular present, so the sentence means "The leader encourages the soldiers" — milites is the accusative object.
4Which of these verbs is a SEMI-deponent (Semideponens) — active forms in the present system, passive forms in the perfect system?
A.audeo, audere, ausus sum
B.hortor, hortari, hortatus sum
C.moneo, monere, monui, monitum
D.sequor, sequi, secutus sum
Explanation: Audeo ("dare") is a semi-deponent: its present system is fully active (audeo, audebam, audebo) but its perfect system is passive in form with active meaning (ausus sum = "I dared"). Gaudeo, soleo and fido behave the same way.
5What is "fieri"?
A.The present infinitive of fio: "to become", "to be made", "to happen"
B.The perfect active infinitive of facio
C.The gerundive of fero
D.The present infinitive of fero
Explanation: Fio, fieri, factus sum is an irregular verb that supplies the passive of facio in the present system. Its present infinitive fieri is passive in form although fio itself has active endings. Depending on context it means "become", "be made", or "happen". The Sachsen-Anhalt Fachlehrplan lists fieri explicitly among the required Qualifikationsphase verb forms.
6"Morituri" is which form of morior, mori, mortuus sum?
A.Future active participle, nominative plural masculine — "those about to die"
B.Perfect participle, nominative plural masculine — "those who have died"
C.Gerundive, nominative plural masculine — "those who must die"
D.Present active participle, nominative plural masculine — "those dying"
Explanation: Morior forms an irregular future active participle moriturus, -a, -um ("about to die", "destined to die"), whose nominative plural masculine is morituri. The future participle expresses posteriority (Nachzeitigkeit), a form the Fachlehrplan explicitly requires.
7In "cupidus discendi" ("eager to learn"), what is "discendi"?
A.The genitive of the gerund, governed by the adjective cupidus
B.A gerundive in the genitive plural agreeing with an understood noun
C.The perfect passive participle of disco
D.The present active participle of disco in the genitive singular
Explanation: The gerund is a neuter verbal noun formed with the -nd- suffix: disco (3rd conjugation) → discendum, genitive discendi. Adjectives of desire and knowledge (cupidus, studiosus, peritus, memor) govern the genitive, so cupidus discendi = "eager for learning / eager to learn".
8"Liber legendus est." What does the form "legendus" contribute to the sentence?
A.It is a gerundive; with est it forms the passive periphrastic, so the sentence means "The book must be read"
B.It is a gerund; with est it means "The book is reading"
C.It is a future active participle, so the sentence means "The book is about to read"
D.It is a present passive participle, so the sentence means "The book is being read"
Explanation: Legendus, -a, -um is the gerundive of lego. A gerundive combined with a form of esse (coniugatio periphrastica passiva) expresses necessity or obligation in a passive sense: liber legendus est = "The book must be read / has to be read".
9"Locutus" (from loquor, loqui, locutus sum) is best rendered as:
A."having spoken" — a deponent perfect participle with active meaning
B."having been spoken" — perfect participles in -tus are always passive
C."speaking" — it is the present participle
D."about to speak" — it is the future participle
Explanation: Loquor is deponent, so its perfect participle locutus, -a, -um is passive in form but ACTIVE in meaning: "having spoken". This is one of the few ways Latin can express an active perfect participle, and it is a standard translation trap.
10Which statement about the forms of "corpus, corporis, n." is correct?
A.As a 3rd-declension neuter, its nominative and accusative singular are both corpus, and its nominative and accusative plural are both corpora
B.It is a 2nd-declension neuter with accusative singular corpum
C.Its genitive singular is corpi and its nominative plural corpa
D.Its nominative plural is corpi, following the masculine pattern
Explanation: Corpus is a 3rd-declension neuter with the stem corpor- (visible in the genitive corporis). The neuter rule applies: nominative and accusative are always identical, and the plural of both ends in -a (corpora).

About the Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Latin Exam

Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Latein is the state Latin examination for the Allgemeine Hochschulreife, taken as a fortgeführte Fremdsprache — a Leistungsfach, a written Grundfach or an oral Prüfungsfach — under the Oberstufenverordnung. Its content follows the Fachlehrplan Latein Gymnasium (Stand 01.08.2022), which organises the Qualifikationsphase thematically rather than around a fixed author list: four Kurshalbjahre (Das Wort als Waffe und Propagandamittel; Ausdrucksformen menschlichen Empfindens; Philosophie als Lebensorientierung; Die literarische Gestaltung des Mythos) plus the cross-cutting theme Renaissancen lateinischer Kultur, alongside required Formenlehre (fieri, Deponentien, Partizip/Infinitiv der Nachzeitigkeit, Gerundium, Gerundivum) and Syntax (oratio obliqua, nominaler Ablativus absolutus, and for erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau also the historische Infinitiv). Sachsen-Anhalt separately awards the Kleines Latinum, Latinum and Großes Latinum as staged proficiency qualifications, distinct from the Abitur grade itself. This free bank of 100 original multiple-choice questions is an English-language study adaptation designed to build and check factual and grammatical command of that content, using genuine short passages from authors such as Cicero, Caesar, Vergil, Ovid, Seneca, Catullus, Horace, Sallust, Livy, Phaedrus and Martial. It is not a simulation of the official exam, which is written in German and requires translating and interpreting an unseen Latin source text.

Exam sponsor: Ministerium für Bildung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (MB), supported by the Landesinstitut für Schulqualität und Lehrerbildung (LISA) and the Landesschulamt. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Official written Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur examination in Latein, sat either as Leistungsfach (erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau) or Grundfach (grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau) as a fortgeführte Fremdsprache. The exam centres on translating an unseen Latin prose or verse Originaltext into German and answering accompanying Interpretationsaufgaben, drawing on Formenlehre, Syntax and Stilistik together with content knowledge from the four Kurshalbjahre-Themen (Das Wort als Waffe und Propagandamittel; Ausdrucksformen menschlichen Empfindens; Philosophie als Lebensorientierung; Die literarische Gestaltung des Mythos) and the cross-cutting theme Renaissancen lateinischer Kultur. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not reproduce the German-language translation-and-interpretation format, and it is not a substitute for practising translation from real Latin texts.

Time Limit

Written: approximately 300 minutes at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau and approximately 210 minutes at grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau (RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung', Nr. 7.4, 'weitere Prüfungsfächer' band, since Latein is not covered by the separate Deutsch/Mathematik/Englisch-Französisch/Russisch time rules), plus roughly 30 minutes of Auswahlzeit. Oral: 20 minutes Vorbereitungszeit under §31 Abs. 2 Oberstufenverordnung. In 2026 the written Latein date was Thursday 16 April 2026 (shared with Russisch, Spanisch, Italienisch and Griechisch), with a Nachtermin on Friday 22 May 2026; mündliche Prüfungen began 11 May 2026 and Zeugnisse were issued by 3 July 2026.

Passing Score

Subject performance is reported on the 0–15 Punkte scale (Note 1 = 15–13 Punkte, Note 6 = 0 Punkte). The Gesamtqualifikation requires at least 200 of a possible 600 Punkte in Block I from the Kurshalbjahresergebnisse (§38 Oberstufenverordnung) and at least 100 of a possible 300 Punkte in Block II from the five Prüfungsfächer/-elemente in vierfacher Wertung (§39), with no element scored 0, at least 4 Punkte in each element and at least 20 Punkte in vierfacher Wertung in three or more elements including one auf erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau. The 900-point maximum is converted to the Abitur-Durchschnittsnote via the national KMK table.

Exam / Certification Fees

No exam fee for regular enrolled school candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen-Anhalt. External and Nichtschüler routes are handled by the Landesschulamt and do not carry a published Latein-specific fee. The separate Latinum qualification (obtained via a supplementary Ergänzungsprüfung where not automatically awarded through coursework) follows its own school- or Landesschulamt-administered arrangements.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

Study emphasis ~30%

Morphologie: Formenlehre

Deklinationen und Konjugationen, fieri, Deponentien und Semideponentien, Partizip und Infinitiv der Nachzeitigkeit, Gerundium und Gerundivum, unregelmäßige Verben, Pronominaladjektive.

Study emphasis ~24%

Syntax: Satzlehre

AcI, Ablativus absolutus (partizipial und nominal), Konjunktivsätze und consecutio temporum, oratio obliqua, historischer Infinitiv, Konditionalsätze.

Study emphasis ~20%

Textarbeit und Übersetzung

Original Latin sentences and short passages from Cicero, Caesar, Vergil, Ovid, Seneca, Catull, Horaz, Sallust, Livius, Phaedrus and Martial.

Study emphasis ~20%

Kulturkompetenz und Rezeption

Die vier Kurshalbjahre-Themen (Wort als Waffe, Ausdrucksformen, Philosophie, Mythos) sowie Renaissancen lateinischer Kultur und römische Geschichte.

Study emphasis ~6%

Stilistik und Metrik

Stilmittel (Anapher, Chiasmus, Parallelismus, Ironie, Allegorie) und Versmaße (Hexameter, Hendekasyllabus).

Preparing for the Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Latin Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Subject performance is reported on the 0–15 Punkte scale (Note 1 = 15–13 Punkte, Note 6 = 0 Punkte). The Gesamtqualifikation requires at least 200 of a possible 600 Punkte in Block I from the Kurshalbjahresergebnisse (§38 Oberstufenverordnung) and at least 100 of a possible 300 Punkte in Block II from the five Prüfungsfächer/-elemente in vierfacher Wertung (§39), with no element scored 0, at least 4 Punkte in each element and at least 20 Punkte in vierfacher Wertung in three or more elements including one auf erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau. The 900-point maximum is converted to the Abitur-Durchschnittsnote via the national KMK table.
  • Assessment: Official written Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur examination in Latein, sat either as Leistungsfach (erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau) or Grundfach (grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau) as a fortgeführte Fremdsprache. The exam centres on translating an unseen Latin prose or verse Originaltext into German and answering accompanying Interpretationsaufgaben, drawing on Formenlehre, Syntax and Stilistik together with content knowledge from the four Kurshalbjahre-Themen (Das Wort als Waffe und Propagandamittel; Ausdrucksformen menschlichen Empfindens; Philosophie als Lebensorientierung; Die literarische Gestaltung des Mythos) and the cross-cutting theme Renaissancen lateinischer Kultur. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not reproduce the German-language translation-and-interpretation format, and it is not a substitute for practising translation from real Latin texts.
  • Time limit: Written: approximately 300 minutes at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau and approximately 210 minutes at grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau (RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung', Nr. 7.4, 'weitere Prüfungsfächer' band, since Latein is not covered by the separate Deutsch/Mathematik/Englisch-Französisch/Russisch time rules), plus roughly 30 minutes of Auswahlzeit. Oral: 20 minutes Vorbereitungszeit under §31 Abs. 2 Oberstufenverordnung. In 2026 the written Latein date was Thursday 16 April 2026 (shared with Russisch, Spanisch, Italienisch and Griechisch), with a Nachtermin on Friday 22 May 2026; mündliche Prüfungen began 11 May 2026 and Zeugnisse were issued by 3 July 2026.
  • Exam / certification fees: No exam fee for regular enrolled school candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen-Anhalt. External and Nichtschüler routes are handled by the Landesschulamt and do not carry a published Latein-specific fee. The separate Latinum qualification (obtained via a supplementary Ergänzungsprüfung where not automatically awarded through coursework) follows its own school- or Landesschulamt-administered arrangements. Official sources

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Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Latin: Suggested Study Strategy

1Revise by Kurshalbjahr, not by author: the Fachlehrplan is organised around four themes (Wort als Waffe, Ausdrucksformen, Philosophie, Mythos), and texts are chosen to fit these themes rather than a fixed reading list.
2Practise translating real, unseen Latin passages regularly — the exam grades Übersetzung and Interpretation directly, and MCQ drills should support, not replace, that practice.
3Keep core Formenlehre automatic: fieri, Deponentien/Semideponentien, Partizip and Infinitiv der Nachzeitigkeit, Gerundium and Gerundivum are named explicitly in the Fachlehrplan and recur in every Kurshalbjahr.
4Build a small syntax toolkit you can recognise instantly: AcI, Ablativus absolutus, consecutio temporum, and — at erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau — oratio obliqua and the historische Infinitiv.
5Learn the Renaissancen-lateinischer-Kultur examples across periods (Karolingische Renaissance, Ottonische Zeit, Humanismus) since this theme is tested across all four Kurshalbjahre, not just one.
6If you need the Latinum for university admission, confirm separately with your school how it is awarded (through coursework or an Ergänzungsprüfung) — it is not automatically identical to your Abitur Prüfungsfach result.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Sachsen-Anhalt Latein Abitur exam multiple-choice?

No. The official written paper is a German-language Klausur: candidates translate an unseen Latin Originaltext into German and complete Interpretation tasks. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for learning and checking grammar and content knowledge — it is not a simulation of the official format and does not replace practice translating real Latin passages.

Why are the questions in English when the exam is German and the source texts are Latin?

This bank is a study aid for building factual and grammatical command of the Fachlehrplan content in English. Latin word forms, sentences and technical terms (AcI, Ablativus absolutus, consecutio temporum) are preserved exactly, and German curriculum terms (Fachlehrplan, Kurshalbjahr, Qualifikationsphase) are kept as used in Sachsen-Anhalt, so the vocabulary carries directly into German-language coursework and translation practice.

Which authors or texts does the exam cover?

The Fachlehrplan Latein Gymnasium (Stand 01.08.2022) organises the Qualifikationsphase around four thematic Kurshalbjahre (Wort als Waffe, Ausdrucksformen menschlichen Empfindens, Philosophie als Lebensorientierung, Gestaltung des Mythos) rather than a single fixed author list — individual schools select suitable Originaltexte for each theme. Authors commonly encountered include Cicero, Caesar, Seneca and Sallust for the historical/rhetorical and philosophical themes, and Ovid, Vergil, Catullus and Horace for myth and personal expression; Phaedrus, Martial and Catullus are named explicitly as accessible Originallektüre already in the Einführungsphase.

How long is the written exam?

Latein sits in the 'weitere Prüfungsfächer' time band of the annual RdErl. 'Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Abiturprüfung': approximately 300 minutes at erhöhtes Anforderungsniveau and approximately 210 minutes at grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau, plus roughly 30 minutes of Auswahlzeit. Exact times are re-issued each year, so check the current Erlass through your school or the Bildungsserver.

Is Latein compulsory in the Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur?

No. Latein is an elective foreign language, usually begun as a second or third Fremdsprache in Sekundarstufe I. Students who continue it into the Qualifikationsphase study it as a fortgeführte Fremdsprache and may, but do not have to, choose it as one of their five Abiturprüfungsfächer; it can satisfy the requirement to include a Naturwissenschaft or a fortgeführte Fremdsprache among those five subjects.

What is the Latinum, and is it the same as the Abitur grade in Latein?

No. The Kleines Latinum, Latinum and Großes Latinum are separate, staged proficiency qualifications, often required for certain university subjects, that can be earned through sustained Latin coursework or via a supplementary Ergänzungsprüfung. They are administered alongside, but independently of, a student's Abitur Prüfungsfach grade in Latein.

When was the exam held in 2026?

In the 2026 main session the written Latein exam was set for Thursday 16 April 2026, sharing its date with Russisch, Spanisch, Italienisch and Griechisch. The Nachtermin was Friday 22 May 2026. Mündliche Prüfungen began on 11 May 2026 and Zeugnisse were issued by 3 July 2026.

Is there an exam fee?

No. The Abitur is a state school examination in Sachsen-Anhalt and regular enrolled school candidates pay no fee. Nichtschüler and second-chance routes are administered by the Landesschulamt and have no published Latein-specific fee.