A TENSE Situation
These are the four principal parts of a verb (in the right order).
What are present tense, infinitive, perfect tense and perfect passive participle?
These are the functions of the six cases (in the right order).
What are subject, possessive, indirect object, direct object, object of the preposition and direct address?
Modestus called Bulbus a homuncule, which means: a) an uncle; b) an onion; c) a monster; d) a midget.
What is d) a midget?
Bulbus was considered unlucky when, in the game of dice, he rolled: a) a star; b) a donkey; c) a brooch; d) a dog; or e) a roach.
What is d) a dog?
These were promises made to a god.
What were vōta?
All tenses which include the word perfect (except the Imperfect tense, which is NOT perfect) take this stem.
What is the perfect stem?
These are the Genitive singular endings for the I, II and III Declensions (in the right order).
What are -ae, -ī and -is?
What is to spare?
Bulbus had a plan to punish Modestus, and the plan involved this person impersonating Vilbia.
Who was Gutta?
~~DAILY DOUBLE!!~~
A general going off to war might hold a public ceremony in which: a) sacrifices were offered; b) slaves were displayed; or c) enemies were led out in chains.
What is a) sacrifices were made?
These are the perfect tense endings.
What are -i, istī, it, imus, istis, -ērunt?
In this gender, the Nominative Plural always ends in -a.
What is neuter?
Bulbus fell down exanimātus, meaning he became this.
What is unconscious?
The names Bulbus, Gutta, Latrō and Strythiō mean: a) an onion, cheese, a thief and a spider; b) an onion, garlic, lettuce and salad; c) an onion, a droplet, a robber and a spear; or d) an onion, a droplet, a robber and an ostrich?
What is d) an onion, a droplet, a robber and an ostrich?
The larēs and penātēs were the spirits of: a) the clouds and rain; b) the household and cupboard; c) the fields and harvest; or d) the legionaries and war.
What is b) the household and cupboard?
These are the pluperfect endings.
What are -eram, -erās, -erat, -erāmus, -erātis, erant?
The odd one out in this list of mostly second declension nouns: puer, servus, fōns, dōnum.
What is fōns (third declension)?
Modestus bravely waited until Bulbus had turned his tergum before punching him, which means he turned his ______ .
What is his back?
Who is her father (Latrō)?
Augurēs were done to see if there were favorable ________.
What is omens (ōmina)?
This is the degree of an adverb when the ending is -ius.
What is the comparative degree?
This is the degree of the adjective when the ending is -issimus
What is the superlative degree?
What is stop?
Salvius belonged to this brotherhood, whose religious duties included praying for the emperor and his household.
What was the Arval brotherhood?
State rituals and ceremonies were carried out by people holding this religious office, many of whom were also senators.
What is priest?