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what is a participle?
verbal adjective
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the perfect active infinitive is formed by adding which ending to the perfect stem?
-isse
100
What verbs introduce a clause of indirect statement?
verbs of thinking, saying, believing, etc.
100
What was the most common profession for Roman men?
farmer
100
What does it mean to "pass under the yoke"?
enslavement
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what two letter pairs are exclusive to the present active participle construction?
-ns and -nt
200
How would you translate audivisse?
to have heard
200
In the following sentence, which verb is the main/head verb? Scivimus eam pulchram vocatam esse.
scivimus
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How was the sturdy Roman character shaped?
By hard work on the farm
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Coriolanus received his name through what action?
Successfully conquering the neighboring Italic people, the Corioli
300
Present active participles are declined like adjectives from which declension?
3rd declension
300
How do you create a perfect passive infinitive?
the perfect passive participle (PPP) + the infinitive "esse"
300
What case will be the subject of the indirect statement?
accusative
300
What kind of people worked as doctors or teachers?
slaves or freedmen
300
For how many days did Cincinnatus retain dictatorial power?
16 days
400
From which principal part is the future active participle created and how?
4th principle part; drop the -us ending and add -urus ending
400
Translate: "ducturus esse"
to be about to lead
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How is the tense of the infinitive in indirect statement determined?
by its relationship to the main verb
400
What led to the decline of small, family owned and run farms?
slaves and war
400
Translate: Dixit eos iustos futuros esse.
He said [that] they would be just.
500
Parse this participle: capientibus
M/F/N, dative/ablative, plural
500
What is the future active infinitive of "sum, esse, fui, futurus"
futurus esse
500
Translate: Auctores scripserunt iudicium Paridis causam belli esse.
Ancient authors wrote [that] the judgement of Paris was the cause of the Trojan war.
500
What seemingly modern organization was responsible for maintaining good fellowship among craftsmen and providing burials for members?
guilds or unions
500
From what ancient organization can modern secret societies claim descent?
cults of the ancient world