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National Latin Exam

The National Latin Exam (NLE) is an annual test administered to Latin students in the United States and around the world. The NLE 海角原创 鈥檚 basic purposes are to promote the study of Latin and to encourage the individual student by providing an opportunity to experience a sense of personal accomplishment and success in his or her study of the Latin language and culture. This opportunity exists for all students since, in the National Latin Exam, they are not competing with their fellow students on a comparative basis but are evaluated solely on their own performance on the exam.

The NLE will test a student 海角原创 鈥檚 proficiency in the Latin language by way of a 40-question, 45-minute, multiple-choice examination. Exams are offered to students on seven levels:

  • Introduction to Latin Exam (this exam may be taken once),
  • Beginning Latin Exam (this exam may be taken twice),
  • Beginning Latin Reading Comprehension (this exam may be taken twice),
  • Intermediate Latin Exam (this exam may be taken twice),
  • Intermediate Latin Reading Comprehension Exam (this exam may be taken twice),
  • Advanced Latin Prose Exam (this exam may be taken twice),
  • Advanced Latin Poetry (this exam may be taken twice), and
  • Advanced Latin Reading Comprehension Exam (this exam may be taken multiple times).

On the聽Introduction to Latin, Beginning Latin, Intermediate Latin, Advanced Latin Prose, and Advanced Latin Poetry聽exams, there are questions on grammar, comprehension, mythology, derivatives, literature, Roman life, history, geography, oral Latin, and Latin in use in the modern world. The Intermediate Latin Reading Comprehension and Advanced Latin Reading Comprehension exams contain聽two Latin passages (one prose and one poetry) as the basis for questions on grammar, comprehension, historical background, classical literature, and literary devices.

2026 Test Administration Dates

  • February 23, 2026 through March 13, 2026.
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