Chapter XII Reveiw Flashcards
T or F: Livy is considered to be the foremost Roman historian.
True
T or F: Livy wrote during the latter days of Roman Republic.
False
T or F: Livy wrote over 100 books of Roman history which remain for our use today.
True
T or F: Livy wrote only about events of his own lifetime.
False
T or F: Livy spent his entire life in Patavium, a city which greatly influenced his writing.
False
T or F: the story of G. Mucius illustrates an example of great bravery.
True
T or F: G. Mucius was a contemporary of Livy.
False
T or F: The Etruscans, led by Lars Porsena, captured Mucius.
True
T or F: Mucius was given the name Scaevola because he lost his left hand in a fire.
False.
T or F: Mucius was eventually executed by Porsena.
False
Ego is to nos as tu is to ____.
Vos
The forms nobis and vobis are pronouns in the same _____.
Case
Is, ea, and id are pronouns of the _____ person.
3rd
The feminine singular pronoun ea is the same as neuter _____ pronoun ea.
Plural
The 3rd person pronouns are identical in the _____ and _______ cases in plural.
Dative, ablative
Instead of the genitive case of the personal pronoun, the possessive ____ form is preferred.
Adj.
Meus is to tuus as noster is to ____.
Vester
The irregular noun vis may be easily confused with the Latin word ____ which the Latin term for man.
Vir
The pronoun is, ea, and id primarily follow the pattern of the first and second ____.
Declension
The _____ forms of the personal pronouns is, ea, id, may also on occasion be used as pronouns this or that.
Demonstrated
For the English derivative irascible the Latin root word is _____ which means ______.
Ira, anger
For the English derivative “homicide” the Latin root word is _____ which means _____.
Homo, man
For the English derivative “tantamount” the Latin root word is ____ which means _____.
Tantus, so great
For the English derivative “ambidextrous” the Latin root word is _____ which means _____.
Dextir, right hand
