Culture:
Magic, Curses, Superstitions &
The City of Rome
Name that Genitive
Participles
Translation
Farrago
100
LATIN III: This is the tremendous sewer that drained the city of Rome
What is the Cloaca Maxima?
100
maritus Galateae
What is genitive of possession
100
"monens" is this type of participle
What is present active
100
miles Romanus, vir summae virtutis, eam petit.
What is "A Roman soldier, a man of utmost courage, is seeking her"
100
'suavissime' is this part of speech, and is translated _____
What is superlative adverb; very sweetly
200
Words like "bescu, berebescu, or bazagra" were added to curse tablets for this reason
What is to increase or add to the effect of a spell
200
multum cibi
What is genitive of quantity (partitive genitive)?
200
This is how you translate a Perfect Passive Participle
What is "having been _____ed"
200
LATIN III: arcu dedicato, cives domum redierunt.
What is "After the arch was dedicated, the citizens returned home."
200
"nonne" expects this kind of answer
What is yes/affirmative
300
True or False: Once someone made a curse tablet, he or she usually burned it in a sacrificial fire
What is false
300
vir summae virtutis
What is genitive of description
300
"precatus" is this type of participle; and translate it
What is Perfect Active? having prayed (to)
300
Vilbia, tabernam ingressa, Bulbum in terra iacentem videt
What is "Vilbia, having entered the tavern, sees Bulbus lying on the ground"
300
"ferociter" is this part of speech and is translated as ________
What is an adverb and "fiercely"
400
LATIN III: A temple, similar to a modern hospital, was built in honor of this god on insula Tiberina.
What is Aesculapius (the god of healing)?
400
nihil periculi
What is genitive of quantity (partitive genitive)?
400
"iniectus" is this type of participle - and translate it
What is PPP ; having been thrown in
400
Quintus was a happy young man.
What is "Quintus erat/fuit iuvenis laetus"
400
LATIN III: Tell what type of subjunctive clause appears in the sentence: Euphrosyne et servus per vias procedebant ut tabernam invenirent.
What is purpose (positive purpose clause)?
500
This is the Latin word for signs or warnings of impending danger that the gods might give
What is omina
500
sororem Vilbiae
What is genitive of possession
500
LATIN III: "reficientibus" is this type of participle - and translate
What is Present active; returning
500
LATIN III: per vias celeriter contendebamus ne tardi ad tabernam adveniremus.
What is "We were hurrying through the streets quickly so that we would not arrive at the tavern late."
500
LATIN III: What is the construction 'discendendum est' in the following sentence called? domina, nobis ab hac urbe discedendum est.
What is a gerundive (of obligation)?
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