Verb Tenses
Which one of these verbs is imperfect?
salutas, salutavisti, salutabas
salutabas
What is the dative case used for?
to/for
How much did tickets to the game cost?
Free.99
Quīntus multās statuās in palaestra vīdit.
Quintus saw many statues in the palaestra.
What is the traditional Japanese Christmas holiday food?
Fried chicken (often KFC)
Which one of these verbs is perfect?
salutabas, salutas, salutavisti
salutavisti
Translate: servi mātrī stolam dant.
The slaves give a stola to the mothers
Name the two main types of gladiators you would see in the arena.
retiarius and murmillo
“quis est āthlēta ille?” rogāvit Quīntus.
"Who is that athlete?" asked Quintus
What is the shortest day of the year called?
The winter solstice
Identify the verb tense and translate: spectabas
Who is doing what when?
You were watching
Translate: ancilla actori cenam tradit.
The slave girl traded food to the actor
What was the highest honor that could be awarded to a gladiator?
wooden sword, meant they would never have to fight again
Caecilius Quīntō discum dedit, quod diem nātālem celebrabat.
Caecilius gave Quintus a discus because he was celebrating his birthday
In what year was the first commercial Christmas card sent? (closest team wins)
1843
Identify the verb tense and translate: laboraverunt
Who is doing what when?
They worked
Label the case of the underlined nouns in the following sentence:
The merchant was offering money to his friends.
The merchant (subject) was offering money (accusative) to his friends (dative).
What is a venatio? Explain what a venatio is using the terms “bestiarius” and “bestiae”.
A venatio is an animal hunt during a gladiatorial game in which a “bestiarius” would hunt down “bestiae”.
nauta dominis gladium offerebat
The sailor was offering the sword to the gladiator
What eight-day Jewish festival is known as the Festival of Lights?
Chanukah
Using vocab from checklist 8, write me a Latin sentence using a perfect verb form.
varies
Complete each English sentence using the given information.
The ____________ offered ____________ to the ____________.
(help = accusative, students = nominative, teacher = dative)
The students offered help to the teacher.
What backgrounds did gladiators usually come from? 4 answers.
slaves, condemned criminals, prisoners of war, free volunteers
Milō, postquam discum īnspexit, ad mediam palaestram processit.
Milo, after inspecting the discus, proceded to the middle of the palaestra
What colors are associated with Kwanzaa, and what do they represent?
The colors are black (the people), red (their struggles), and green (the future and hope)