ELEX Vestibulum Exam 2012 CH

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EUROCLASSICAECCL European Certificate for Classics 2012www.eccl-online.euLatin Level 1/VestibulumChairwoman: Barbara Bell, Author of Minimus21 years/annes www.euroclassica.eu

11 years/annesEDL 26/09/2012/ Council of Europehttp://edl.ecml.at/tabid/1772/EventID/4912/Default.aspx

Name/nombre_____________________________________________________

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and

Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russian Federation

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The former

Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia

United Kingdom of

Great Britain and

Northern Ireland

Each correct answer gives you one point except multiple response questions (here you

must give correct answers to all questions to reach one point). If you reach 37-40

points, you win a gold medal, 33-36 points is a silver medal, 29-32 points is a bronze

medal with the stamp of Euroclassica and the sign of the president of

EUROCLASSICA and the sign of the director of ECCL.

(Duration:40 minutes).


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FABULA DE THESEO ET MINOTAURO

Minos rex erat in Creta. Eius uxor Solis filia et mater monstri Minotauri erat, cui tauri caput ethominis corpus erant. Minos Minotaurum in Labyrinthum duxerat, quem Daedalus cummagna cura aedificaverat. Homo enim, postquam in Labyrinthum intraverat, non iam ex eofugere poterat. Quotanniscives septem filios et septem filias Athenis Minotauro mittebant,quos vorabat.

Athenis autem, regis Aegei filius, Theseus: Ibo, inquit, in Cretam et ibi monstrum vincam.Filii virtutem pater laudavit et iuvenis ad Cretam cum decem comitibus properavit. IbiAriadne, regis filia, Theseum vidit et mox amavit. Itaque ei longum filumdedit, quem perLabyrinthum evolvit. Deinde Minotaurum adiit et necavit; tum Ariadnae filo e Labyrintho exirepotuit.

COMPLEMENTARY WORDSVOCABULAIRE COMPLMENTAIREquotannis(adv.) Each year Cada ao

voro, -as, -are to devour devorar

longus, -a, -um long largo

filus, -i, m. thread hiloevolvo, -is, -ere to unwind desarrollar

QUESTIONS (only onecorrect answer, nomultiple response questions)CUESTIONES

A. COMPREHENSIONA. COMPRENSION

1. What was the name of the King of Crete at that time?1. Cmo se llamaba el rey de Creta en esa poca ?a. Solb. Minotaurusc. Minosd. Aegeus

2. Who was the mother of the Minotaur?2. Quin era la madre del Minotauro ?a. Ariadnab. Minois uxorc. Solis uxord. Aegei filia

3. What did Daedalus do?3. Qu hizo Ddalo ?a. Labyrinthum aedificavitb. Minotaurum in Labyrinthum duxit.c. Minotaurum necavit.d. Minotauri matrem amavit.

4. Why was entering the Labyrinth dangerous?4. Por qu era peligroso entrar en el Laberinto ?a. Quod Minos in Labyrintho erat.b. Quod in Labyrintho homo lucem non videbat.

c. Quod Daedalus Labyrinthum magna cura aedificaverat.d. Quod e Labyrintho nemo exire poterat.


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5. Who was Theseus ?6. Quin era Teseo ?

a. Minotauri amicusb. Ariadnae filiusc. Regis filiusd. Daedali comes

6. Why was Theseus able to come out of the Labyrinth?6. Por qu pudo salir Teseo del Laberinto ?a. Quod Ariadnam amabat.b. Quod Ariadna soror Minotauri erat.c. Quod Ariadna regis filia erat.d. Quod Ariadnae filus eum duxit.

B. GRAMMARB. GRAMATICA

7. Which of these words is a verb in the future tense?

7. Cual de estas palabras es un verbo en futuro ?a. postquamb. inquitc. vincamd. properavit

- AMONG THESE VERBAL FORMS WHICH IS A FORM:- ENTRE ESTAS FORMAS VERBALES, CUAL ES UNA FORMA:

8. - of the verb videoin the present tense?8. - del verbo video en prsente?a. vidit

b. videtc. vidistisd. videbas

9. - of the verb doin the perfect tense?9. - del verbo do en perfecto ?a. dabisb. dabasc. dedid. dedis

10. of the verb adeo in the perfect tense?10. del verbo adeo en perfectoa. aderuntb. adibatc. adisd. adierunt

11. Which of these words from the first paragraph is not in the nominative?Cual de estas palabras del primer prrafo no est en nominativo?

a. materb. caputc. cura

d. cives


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12.Which of these words from the text is in the dative?12. Cual de estas palabras del texto est en dativo?a. cuib. hominisc. Athenisd. filo

- WHICH NOUN (IN THE RIGHT FORM) COULD REPLACE THE PRONOUNS OF THEFIRST PARAGRAPH?-QUE NOMBRE (EN SU FORMA CORRECTA )PODRIA SUSTITUIR A LOSPRONOMBRES DEL PRIMER PARRAFO ?

13. eius

a. Cretaeb. Minoisc. Solisd. uxoris

14. cui

a. Minotaurib. Minotaurusc. Minotaurod. Minotaurum

15. quem

a. Minotaurumb. Minoemc. monstrumd. Labyrinthum

16. eo

a. Labyrinthumb. homoc. Labyrinthod. homine

17. quos

a. civesb. filiosc. Athenas

d. septem filios et septem filias18. Transpose the following sentence into the plural18. Cual de las siguientes frases es la transformacin al plural de la siguiente frase ?

Homo enim, postquam in labyrinthum intraverat, non iam ex eo fugere poterat.

a. Homines enim, postquam in labyrinthum intraverat, non iam ex eo fugere poterat.b. Homines enim, postquam in labyrintha intraverant, non iam ex iis fugere poterant.c. Homines enim, postquam in labyrinthum intraverunt, non iam ex eo fugere potuerunt.d. Homines enim, postquam in labyrinthum intraverant, non iam ex eo fugere potuerant.


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19. Transpose the following sentence into the singular19. Cual es la transposicin al singular de la siguiente frase ?

Quotannis cives filios et filias Athenis Minotauro mittebant.

a. Quotannis cives filium et filiam Athenis Minotauro mittebat.b. Quotannis civis filios et filiam Athenis Minotauro mittebat.c. Quotannis civis filium et filiam Athenis Minotauro mittebat.

d. Quotannis civis filium et filias Athenis Minotauro mittebat.

20. Transpose the following sentence into the present tense:20. Cual de las frases siguientes es la trasposicin al presente de :

Deinde Minotaurum adiit et necavit ; tum Ariadnae filo e Labyrintho exire potuit.

a. Deinde Minotaurum adit et necat ; tum Ariadnae filo e Labyrintho exire potest.b. Deinde Minotaurum adit et necat ; tum Ariadnae filo e Labyrintho exire potuit.c. Deinde Minotaurum adiit et necat ; tum Ariadnae filo e Labyrintho exire potest.d. Deinde Minotaurum adit et necat ; tum Ariadnae filo e Labyrinto exit.

21. Which expression denoting place in the second paragraph answers the questionubi?21. Qu complemento de lugar del segundo prrafo responde a la pregunta ubi ?a. Athenisb. in Cretamc. per Labyrinthumd. e Labyrintho

22. Which of these words is temporal?22. Cual de estas palabras expresa una nocin de tiempo ?a. enimb. autem

c. moxd. itaque

23. What kind of artefact is it?23. El objeto que se representa ms abajo es :a. a mosaic une mosaqueb. an Etrurian vase un vase trusquec. a Greek vase un vase grecd. a Roman amphora une amphore romaine


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24. What can you see?24. Qu se ve?a. Theseus entering the Labyrinth Teseo entrando en el Laberinto

b. Theseus fighting nude against theMinotaur

Teseo luchando sin armas contra elMinotauro

c. Ariadne guiding Theseus in theLabyrinth

Ariadna guiando a Teseo en elLaberinto

d. Theseus killing the Minotaur withhis sword

Teseo matando al Minotauro con suespada

C. GENERAL KNOWLEDGEC. CONOCIMIENTOS CULTURALES25. Which of these regions is a Mediterranean island?25. Cual de estas regiones es una isla del Mediterrneo?a. Sicily Siciliab. Britannia Bretaac. Attica Aticad Etruria Etruria

26. Which was the place of King Minos?26. El rey Minos viva en:a. Argosb. Rodasc. Cnossosd. Festos

27. Which of these characters is a Greek hero?27. Cual de estos personajes es un hroe griego?a. Numa Numa

b Romulus Romuloc. Ulysses Ulisesd Aeneas neas

28. Who among these historical persons is not Roman?28. Cual de estos personajes histricos no es romano ?a. Marius Mariob. Scipio Africanus Escipin el Africanoc. Cicero Cicernd. Hannibal Anbal

29. When was Rome founded?

29. En qu ao se fund Roma?a. - 753b. - 476c. - 202d. - 44

30. Which of these persons belongs to the Roman republican period?30. Cual de estos personajes pertenece a la poca de la Repblica Romana ?a. Tarquin the Proud Tarquino le Soberbiob. Pompeius Pompeyoc. Themistocles Temstoclesd. Nero Nern


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31. Which of these words derives from another root than the verb quaero?31. Cual de estas palabras no deriva de la raiz del verbo quaero?a. question Cuestionb. query Inquirirc. conquer Conquistard. quit Quitar

32. Which of these words derives from another root than the word decem?32. En cual de estas palabras hay una raiz que no sea la palabra decem?a. December Diciembreb. decimal decimalc. decennia dcadad. decent decente

33. In which of these words is found another root than that of fugio?33. En cual de estas palabras hay una raiz que no sea la de fugio?a. fugitive Fugitivob. figure Figurac. refuge Refugiod. centrifugal Centrifuge

34. Which of these Latin expressions means that a meeting has been postponed (to)an unknown date?34. Cual de estas expresiones latinas se emplea para indicar que una reunin se haaplazado sin saber cundo se celebrar?a. post scriptumb. alea jacta est.c. sine died. quid novi

35. Which of these Latin expressions means that an exam has been passed veryhonourably?35. Cual de estas expresiones se emplea para decir que un examen se ha aprobadocon ms de sobresaliente ?a. doctus cum librob. cum laudec. honoris causad. cum gloria

36. Which of these Latin expressions means that one remembers things throughrepetition?36. Cul de estas expresiones latinas significa que uno recuerda cosas a travs de la

repeticin?a. verba volant.b. vae victis!c. memento mori!d. bis repetita manent.

37. What is the Latin name of Zeus?37. Cul es el nombre en latn de Zeus?a. Mercuriusb. Jovisc. Bacchusd. Jupiter


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38. What is the Latin name of Artemis?38. Cul es el nombre latino de Artemisa?a. Fortunab. Ceresc. Dianad. Ops

39. What is the Latin name of Ares?36. Cual es el nombre latino de Ares ?a. Marsb. Neptunusc. Argusd. Aeolus

40. What is the Latin name of Hera?40. Cual es el nombre latino de Hera ?a. Venusb. Junoc. Proserpina

d. Minerva.

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