Vocabulary
What Latin word means "sky"?
caelum, caelī n. sky, heaven
How is the accusative case used in the following sentence?
incendium per viās tōtīus urbis nunc ruēbat.
place to which
What are the masters doing and what words in the following sentence tell us this?
dominī servōs vocābant. omnēs effugere temptābant.
The masters are calling the slaves.
"domini servos vocabant."
According to the Latin sentence, what three groups of people tried to save the Vestals?
vigilēs, cīvēs, servī servāre temptābant virginēs.
Firemen, citizens, and slaves
What case is the word "aliquid" in the following sentence?
minimē! aliquid in oculō habeō.
accusative
What Latin word means "body"?
corpus, corporis n. body
How is the ablative case used in the following sentence?
Quārtillam prō popīnā cōnspexit.
place where
Who asked the question and to whom was it asked?
Catia ad popīnam festīnābat. Quārtillam prō popīnā cōnspexit.‘ubi est īnfāns?’ ancilla perterrita rogāvit. ‘nōnne tū eum cūrās?’
Quartilla asks Catia the question.
According to the Latin sentence, what filled the ears of Rufina and Lucrio?
ubīque clāmōrēs hominum et equōrum hinnītus aurēs nostrās implēbant.
Shouts of men and neighing of horses
Translate the following Latin sentence and identify its speaker.
spectā intentē et audī, domina!
Look carefully and listen, mistress!
What Latin word means "to send"?
mittō mittere mīsī missus send
What is the case and use of the noun in this sentence?
‘hīc manē, mī fīlī.’
vocative, direct address
According to this Latin sentence, what is the baby doing?
‘īnfāns in īnsulā dormiēbat …’, puer susurrāvit.
The baby is sleeping in the apartment building.
What three things does the firemen order Lucrio to protect?
domum, templum, virginēs Vestālēs prōtegite!
house (of the Vestals), temple (of the Vestals), and the Vestal Virgins themselves
What use of the ablative case is found in the following sentence?
multae avēs ab urbe volitant.
What Latin word means "to drag, draw, pull"?
trahō trahere trāxī tractus drag, draw, pull
What is the case and use of cellarum in the following sentence?
īnsula obscūra erat et fēminae mūrōs cellārum vix vidēre poterant.
genitive, possession
According to the Latin sentence, why was it challenging to get to the baby in the apartment building?
in tabulātō secundō prōcēdere nōn potuērunt, quod trabs conlāpsa erat.
What does Rufina command Lucrio to do?
‘Lūcriō, vigilēs adiuvā! virginēs servā!’ inquit Rūfīna.
Help the firemen and save the virgins!
How many people is the child speaking to in the following Latin sentence and how do you know?
spectate incendia!
More than one because the imperative verb is plural.
What Latin word means "again'?
iterum, again
What is the case and use of the noun Quartilla in the following sentence?
‘nōlī timēre, Quārtilla!’ dīxit, ‘reveniō!’
vocative, direct address
What questions did Gisco ask Currax?
subitō Giscō advēnit et ‘dīc mihi, ubi est uxor? ubi est fīlius?’ rogāvit. ‘in īnsulā sunt, domine. īnfāns …’,
Where is my wife? Where is my son?
Translate the sentence.
Aquam in domum fer!
Bring water into the house.
What does the soldier ask to be sent to Ostia?
nautae, audīte intentē! nūntium ad portum Ostiae mittite.
a message (asking for help)