Cases
The case of terram.
What is accusative?
Another name for Cupid.
What is Eros?
It is fashionable now to __________ that the Big Bang was caused by a random quantum fluctuation in a vacuum devoid of space and time.
a. orate
b. conjecture
c. animadvert
d. simulate
What is conjecture?
Said, "Et tu, Brute?"
Who was Brutus?
tectum, i, m.
What is "roof" or "house?"
The case of motu.
What is ablative?
Punished in Hades for cooking his son.
Who was Tantalus?
So the brilliant, grumpy and ______________ priest of old times is gone, and — with him — goes a priceless oral history of the blues and thousands of songs.
a. injurious
b. irascible
c. dolorous
d. malicious
What is irascible?
Father of Domitian and Titus
Who is Vespasian?
avis, avis, f.
What is "bird?"
What is dative or ablative?
Where people in Hades have fun.
What are the Elysian fields?
As the self-doubting Miles, a man for whom every night is the dark night of the soul, Giamatti makes the best use of his ______________ persona, investing an unerring comic touch in a character who is genuinely anguished.
a. fallacious
b. liminal
c. otiose
d. querulous
What is querulous?
Second emperor of Rome.
Who was Tiberius?
catena, catenae, f.
What is "chain?"
The case of aquarum.
What is genitive?
1st person singular pluperfect subjunctive active of do, dare, dedi, datus
What is dederamus?
Again and again, the metaphor gets invoked by leading politicians, typically as a warning against a hidden, _______________ threat.
a. incendiary
b. invidious
c. odious
d. dubious
What is invidious?
These elected officials could veto any decree of the senate.
Who were the tribunes?
scelus, sceleris, n.
What is "evil?"
The case of frater
What is nominative?
Princess who showed hospitality to Odysseus and led him to her father's kingdom.
Who is Nausicaa?
The spy was known for his _____________ methods.
a. vivacious
b. studious
c. insidious
d. audacious
What is insidious?
What is Romania?
spes, spei, f.
What is "hope?"