<p>May 12, 2006.
My AP Latin class has been a study hall this whole year. I've read the translations of the Vergil books, however, I have no idea what the MC is on. I've read the course description on APCentral, but its not very clear. I was just wondering what was on the MC and how its different from the other Catullus, Ovid, etc Latin options.</p>
<p>Plus, anybody take this in any previous years? Is the curve generous or demanding? Translations obscure of generally known?</p>
<p>taking it next year, sorry, but do tell me how it is after</p>
<p>My school doesnt have AP Latin. That being said, a fellow student of mine is taking both the AP Vergil and AP Latin Literature (Catullus/Cicero) test. He's going into them completely cold, as we just started translating the Aeneid in class...last week. And we did a few days of Catullus. But then again he's quite the Latin prodigy and is going to Duke.</p>
<p>yeah, there are some kids who are amazing in latin--like can tell you every last detail of the Odyssey and each battle in the gallic wars.</p>
<p>haha there's a difference between the actual language of Latin and ancient history/culture/mythology. I mean sure I could rattle off to you a bunch of blatant facts about the Gallic wars about ambiorix and orgetorix and caesar's crossing of the rhine river blah blah blah blah seige of alesia in 52 bc against vercingetorix to end the gallic war but all that is is pure knowledge. It doesn't take anything more than a good memory for that sort of thing. That's what you get when you do Junior Classical League and Certamen in particular. My areas of knowledge were Roman History, Roman Life, and Latin Literature.</p>
<p>MC for Lit and Vergil are the same
Im taking Vergil also, what are you doing to prepare? Im rereading translations and going over vocab like a mad man!</p>
<p>I took the Latin Vergil AP last year. The multiple choice section, if I remember correctly, consists of one passage from the Aeneid which you have or should have scene over the course of the year, and two-three other passages. Questions pertain to single word translations, LOTS of grammar, meter, rhetorical devices, etc. Thought the MC last year was pretty tough, but make sure you do well on the one Aeneid passage, because you will be able to answer those questions the best. If you get those well and do pretty well on the free response, you'll be set for a 4 or 5.</p>
<p>What did you get last year?</p>
<p>is one of the free response questions just translating?</p>
<p>actually...</p>
<p>there are four mc passages: a vergil passage, a prose passage, a poetry passage, and the fourth is either poetry or prose.</p>
<p>there are five free response questions: two straight translations, two "short" essays, and one "long" essay.</p>
<p>I am not very ready for this exam. :(</p>
<p>check out this thread too. <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=184562%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=184562</a></p>
<p>yeah im in latin 5 which is not ap lol only latin 6 is when ur a senior and translating from site will SUCK</p>
<p>Took Latin Vergil last year as a sophomore, managed a 4. I found the MC on the poetry and prose to be really tough, a lot of grammar-intensive stuff. Luckily I knew the translations on the free response, and was able to muster a strong guess at ones I wasn't sure about. Theres also an essay about parts of the Aeneid you are supposed to read in English, I got very lucky. It was on one of the parts I read the night before the test. phew.</p>
<p>This is the curve for the 1999 released exam
Latin Literature 86-120 is a 5
72-85 is a 4
52-71 is a 3</p>
<p>Vergil 81-120 is a 5
66-80
48-65</p>
<p>hey physics08. that's a really generous curve. :O :D have you found any other ones for other exams?</p>
<p>well im sure its not a walk in the park exam.. latin is a hard language to master</p>
<p>One of the most frustrating parts on the mc is the grammar question where they ask which word modifies which and what the subject of a clause is. Does anyone have any good tips for these?</p>
<p>wats 81-120 mean?</p>
<p>I think im gonna take the test, and see how it is, if its bad, and probably will be im gonna cancel the score and just take it again next year
what do u guys think??</p>
<p>review ur cases lol thats it</p>
<p>i guess...but you need to recognize certain grammatical constructions like ablative absolute, direct statement,etc...?</p>