ðɪ ˌeɪpˈiː lˈætɪn lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ɛɡzˈæm wʌz dɪzˈaɪnd tə tˈɛst stˈuːdənts nˈɑːlɪdʒ əvɚ ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv klˈæsɪkəl lˈætɪn lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, æz əpˈoʊzd tə ðɪ ˌeɪpˈiː lˈætɪn: vˈɜːdʒɪl ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ fˈoʊkəsᵻz ˈɔːlmoʊst ɛksklˈuːsɪvli ˌɔn vˈɜːdʒɪlz ˈiːneɪd.
The AP Latin Literature exam was designed to test students' knowledge of a range of classical Latin literature, as opposed to the AP Latin: Vergil examination, which focuses almost exclusively on Virgil's Aeneid.