Chapter 31
Culture
Lectio
Nunc Est Bibendum!
Verba Discenda
100
Refers to an action that is not as "real" as an indicative verb.
What is a "subjunctive"?
100
When written with a capital "U," "Urbe" refers to this city.
What is "Rome"?
100
The famous hero who was forced to clean Eurystheus' stables.
Who is "Hercules"?
100
The first line of the poem.
What is "Nunc est bibendum"?
100
The English meaning of the word "animus".
What is "mind"?
200
The missing mood in the following set: ________, Imperative, and Subjunctive.
What is "indicative"?
200
The poet who wrote "Nunc Est Bibendum."
Who is "Horace"?
200
The prized possession that Licinia demanded Valeria not to sell.
What is a "mirror"?
200
The political figure whom Horace compares to a "deadly monster."
Who is Cleopatra?
200
The English meaning of the word "vendere."
What is "to sell"?
300
The formula for a _________ clause is: main clause + ut/ne + verb in the subjunctive.
What is "purpose"?
300
A common meetingplace for Romans to discuss business matters.
What is a "bath house"?
300
The name of Aelius and Licinia's son.
What is "Maximus"?
300
The English translation of the phrase "dementis ruinas."
What is "mad ruins"?
300
The Latin word for "bird."
What is "avis"?
400
A word that often introduces a purpose clause.
What is "ut"?
400
The small island near Italy that came under Rome's control.
What is "Sicily"?
400
The Latin word for the place where Servilius and Cordus discussed matters of marriage.
What is "thermis"?
400
The term for the literary structure that forms a crisscross (i.e. A B B A).
What is a "chiasmus"?
400
The Latin word that is the derivative of the English word "repatriate."
What is "patria"?
500
The third category of independent subjunctives: commands, possibility/wish, and _________.
What is "deliberation"?
500
The largest active volcano in Europe.
What is "Mt. Aetna"?
500
The Latin word for the time of day when Avus sits in the peristyle and talks to his family.
What is "mane"?
500
The plains of ___________, mentioned in the fifth stanza.
What is "Thessaly"?
500
The English meaning of the phrase "mihi paenitet."
What is "I am sorry"?
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