AP Latin

This section tests your understanding of the poetry and prose readings covered in the course, as well as your ability to read at sight.

Questions also require you to relate the Latin texts to Roman historical, cultural, and literary contexts.

You’ll see these 4 types of questions:

• Syllabus reading: Vergil (10–12 questions)
• Syllabus reading: Caesar (10–12 questions)
• Sight reading: Poetry (13–15 questions)
• Sight reading: Prose (13–15 questions)

The two-hour time limit for this section includes a 15-minute reading period. The free-response section includes 3 types of questions:

• 2 translation questions: Vergil (1 passage) and Caesar (1 passage). You’ll be asked to literally translate a short passage from the required readings.
• 1 analytical essay question: You’ll be given 2 passages in Latin from the required readings and asked to write an essay analyzing their linguistic and literary features through a comparative analysis.
• 2 short-answer questions: Vergil (1 passage) and Caesar (1 passage). You’ll be given a passage from the required readings and be asked to answer a series of 5–7 questions based on the passage.