How many deponent verbs appear in lines 1-3? ans: 1 (nati sunt, from nascor, nasci, natus sum) Why are Romulus et Remus (line 1) in the nominative case? ans: appositives to the subject, duo fīliī Why, according to lines 1-3, is it fair to say that Rhea Silvia and her sons were living a difficult life? ans: the gods nor men defended the mother and boys from the “Neither king’s cruelty.” If you were to replace the adjective (line 3) with an inflected noun without changing the meaning of rēgiā the sentence, what would you need to write? ans: (genitive singular of rex) rēgis Given the context, what must be the gender of (line 4)? sacerdōs ans: feminine (b.c of data est) Translate in (lines 4-5) puerōs rēx Tiberim inicī iussit ans: ordered the boys to be thrown into the the boys be “The king Tiber.” / “The king ordered that thrown into the Tiber.” Explain, based on the passage from lines 6-7, how the boys did not drown in the river. ans: They were left on shallow water and the basket sat on dry land. Why, according to the passage, did the wolf change course towards the boys? ans: She was thirsty (sitiens); because she heard the cries of the twins. What character is described by the participle (11)? nūtrientem ans: The wolf To whom does the pronoun (line 11) refer? eō ans: Faustulus, the shepherd king’s What is the best, idiomatic translation of (line 12)? Cum primum adolēverunt ans: “As soon as they matured/grew up...” What did the brothers do as soon as they grew up? ans: They (began to) hunt and attack the robbers and divide their spoils with the shepherds. Identify the case and use of (line 13). praedā ans: ablative of means/instrument or cause Give the best translation of based on the context in which it appears in the dum quīdam lūdī celebrantur story. ans: were “While certain games being celebrated”
How many deponent verbs appear in lines 1-3? ans: 1 (nati sunt, from nascor, nasci, natus sum) Why are Romulus et Remus (line 1) in the nominative case? ans: appositives to the subject, duo fīliī Why, according to lines 1-3, is it fair to say that Rhea Silvia and her sons were living a difficult life? ans: “Neither the gods nor men defended the mother and boys from the king’s cruelty.” If you were to replace the adjective rēgiā (line 3) with an inflected noun without changing the meaning of the sentence, what would you need to write? ans: rēgis (genitive singular of rex) Given the context, what must be the gender of sacerdōs (line 4)? ans: feminine (b.c of data est) Translate puerōs rēx in Tiberim inicī iussit (lines 4-5) ans: “The king ordered the boys to be thrown into the Tiber.” / “The king ordered that the boys be thrown into the Tiber.” Explain, based on the passage from lines 6-7, how the boys did not drown in the river. ans: They were left on shallow water and the basket sat on dry land. Why, according to the passage, did the wolf change course towards the boys? ans: She was thirsty (sitiens); because she heard the cries of the twins. What character is described by the participle nūtrientem (11)? ans: The wolf To whom does the pronoun eō (line 11) refer? ans: Faustulus, the king’s shepherd What is the best, idiomatic translation of Cum primum adolēverunt (line 12)? ans: “As soon as they matured/grew up...” What did the brothers do as soon as they grew up? ans: They (began to) hunt and attack the robbers and divide their spoils with the shepherds. Identify the case and use of praedā (line 13). ans: ablative of means/instrument or cause Give the best translation of dum quīdam lūdī celebrantur based on the context in which it appears in the story. ans: “While certain games were being celebrated”
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