Gimme Latin!
A famous mosaic in Pompeii portrays a black dog with a warning which means, “Beware of the Dog!” Give the warning in Latin.
cave canem!
Romans often entertained their guests at dinner with brilliant conversation or stories. What is the Latin word for “stories?”
fabulae
As a rule, pantomime actors came from one of two groups of individuals.
Name one of them.
Greek slaves, freedmen, liberti, servi Graeci
Optimum conditions did not exist for the test; therefore it was postponed. Give the Latin word and its meaning from which “optimum” is derived.
optimus / best, excellent, very good
iuvenis est in via. Change the verb to the plural.
sunt
Compose the following sentence into Latin: The old men sleep/are sleeping.
senes dormiunt.
Sailors were very important when plays were produced in Roman times. What function did they perform which made them so appreciated?
put up awnings to shade the audience
When were plays performed in Pompeii?
at festivals/ on festival days
Give the Latin word and its meaning from which “current,” “cursive” and “concur” are derived.
currit / runs, is running
tonsores in foro _____.
[laboro, laborat, laborant]
laborant
Give an antonym to senex from this Stage’s vocabulary checklist.
iuvenis
Approximately how many spectators could the large theater at Pompeii
hold? [2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 15,000]
5,000
How could a person in the audience at a Roman theater know what role an actor was playing by looking at the actor?
the mask/color of the wig
Give the Latin root and meaning of the English word “senile.”
senex / old man
_____ pecuniam laudaverunt. [avarus, avarum, avari]
avari
Responde Latine. ego sum animal. sum optimus amicus. quis sum?
ego sum canis.
The scaena was an important part of a Roman theater. Was the scaena the scenery, the stage, the orchestra or the balcony?
the stage
Messenger
Bonus +100 - give his Greek name
Melvin was fond of sending petitions to his congressman. Give the Latin verb and its meaning from which “petitions” is derived.
petit / heads for, seeks, attacks
What's the grammatical difference between puella and puellae?
singular versus plural
femina respondet. Change this sentence to the plural.
feminae respondent
Besides Plautus, who was a famous writer of Roman comedies?
Terence, Terentius Afer
Her abduction by Pluto is used to explain the origin of the seasons.
Proserpine; will accept Greek Persephone
We applaud your efforts. Give the Latin verb and its meaning from which “applaud” is derived.
plaudit / claps, applauds
Complete the following:
Grumio in culina _______.
Ancillae in culina ________.
coquit
coquunt