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Background: A young woman named Arachne was very skilled at weaving and bragged that she was more skilled than Minerva, the goddess of weaving and other handicrafts. Minerva, angered that a mortal dared to make such a claim, disguised herself as an old woman and challenged Arachne to a weaving competition.
Question 1
1.

Translate the sentence:

Deā et virgine in certāmine contentūrīs, multī cūriōsī spectāre cupientēs ad casam Arachnēs* veniēbant.

vocabulary help:
  • dea, deae, f.: goddess
  • virgō, virginis, f.: young woman
  • certāmen, certāminis, n.: competition
  • contendō, contendere, contendī, contentus: to compete
  • cūriōsī, cūriōsōrum, m. pl.: curious people
  • spectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus: to watch
  • cupiō, cupere, cupīvī, cupītus: to want, desire
  • casa, casae, f.: house, hut
*NOTE: The name Arachnē is a Greek 1st declension noun. In Latin, it is declined as follows:
nom: Arachnē; gen: Arachnēs; dat: Arachnae; acc: Arachnēn; abl: Arachnē; voc.: Arachnē

Question 2
2.

Identify the type of PARTICIPLE underlined in this sentence.

Deā et virgine in certāmine contentūrīs, multī cūriōsī spectāre cupientēs ad casam Arachnēs veniēbant.

Question 3
3.

Identify the type of PARTICIPLE underlined in this sentence.

Deā et virgine in certāmine contentūrīs, multī cūriōsī spectāre cupientēs ad casam Arachnēs veniēbant.

Question 4
4.

Translate the sentence:

Tum, multīs spectantibus, dea et virgō pictūrās pulcherrimās texere coepērunt.

vocabulary help:
  • spectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus: to watch
  • dea, deae, f.: goddess
  • virgō, virginis, f.: young woman
  • pictūra, picūrae, f.: picture
  • pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum: beautiful
  • texō, texere, texuī, textus: to weave
  • coepērunt: they began

Question 5
5.

Identify the type of PARTICIPLE used in this sentence.

Tum, multīs spectantibus, dea et virgō pictūrās pulcherrimās texere coepērunt.

Question 6
6.

Translate the sentence:

Operibus cōnfectīs, tēla Minervae nūllō modō melior erat quam tēla Arachnēs.*

vocabulary help:
  • opus, operis, n.: work
  • cōnficiō, cōnficere, cōnfēcī, cōnfectus: to finish, complete
  • tēla, tēlae, f.: tapestry, cloth
  • nūllus, nūlla, nūllum: no, none
  • modus, modī, m.: way
  • melior, melior, melius: better
*NOTE: The name Arachnē is a Greek 1st declension noun. In Latin, it is declined as follows:
nom: Arachnē; gen: Arachnēs; dat: Arachnae; acc: Arachnēn; abl: Arachnē; voc.: Arachnē

Question 7
7.

Identify the type of PARTICIPLE used in this sentence.

Operibus confectīs, tēla Minervae nūllō modō melior erat quam tēla Arachnēs.

Question 8
8.

Translate the sentence:

Tēlā Arachnēs* vīsā, Minerva īrātissima facta est.

vocabulary help:
  • tēla, tēlae, f.: tapestry, cloth
*NOTE: The name Arachnē is a Greek 1st declension noun. In Latin, it is declined as follows:
nom: Arachnē; gen: Arachnēs; dat: Arachnae; acc: Arachnēn; abl: Arachnē; voc.: Arachnē

Question 9
9.

Identify the type of PARTICIPLE used in this sentence.

Tēlā Arachnēs vīsā, Minerva īrātissima facta est.

Question 10
10.

Translate the sentence:

Minerva, Arachnēn* interficere cupiēns, tamen miserāta est et locūta est: "Vīve, superba virgo! Sed fīās arānea!"

vocabulary help:
  • interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectus: to kill
  • cupiō, cupere, cupīvī, cupītus: to want, desire
  • miseror, miserārī, miserātus sum: to show mercy
  • loquor, loquī, locūtus sum: to speak, say, tell
  • vīvō, vīvere, vixī, victus: to live
  • superbus, -a, -um: haughty, arrogant
  • virgō, virginis, f.: young woman
  • fīās: may you become
  • arānea, -ae, f.: spider
*NOTE: The name Arachnē is a Greek 1st declension noun. In Latin, it is declined as follows:
nom: Arachnē; gen: Arachnēs; dat: Arachnae; acc: Arachnēn; abl: Arachnē; voc.: Arachnē

Question 11
11.

Identify the type of PARTICIPLE underlined in this sentence.

Minerva, Arachnēn interficere cupiēns, tamen miserāta est et locūta est: "Vīve, superba virgo! Sed fīās arānea!"

Question 12
12.

Translate the sentence:

Arachnē,* corpore dēminūtō, adhūc fīlum dēdūcēns, iam arānea est et in perpetuum tēlam texit.


vocabulary help:
  • corpus, corporis, n.: body
  • dēminuō, dēminuere, dēminuī, dēminūtus: to deminish, reduce in size, make smaller
  • adhūc (adv.): still, yet
  • fīlum, fīlī, n.: thread
  • dēdūcō, dēdūcere, dēdūxī, dēductus: to draw out, spin
  • arānea, -ae, f.: spider
  • in perpetuum: continually, forever
  • tēla, -ae, f.: tapestry, cloth
  • texō, texere, texuī, textus: to weave
*NOTE: The name Arachnē is a Greek 1st declension noun. In Latin, it is declined as follows:
nom: Arachnē; gen: Arachnēs; dat: Arachnae; acc: Arachnēn; abl: Arachnē; voc.: Arachnē

Question 13
13.

Identify the type of PARTICIPLE underlined in this sentence.

Arachnē, corpore dēminūtō, adhūc fīlum dēdūcēns, iam arānea est et in perpetuum tēlam texit.

Question 14
14.

Identify the type of PARTICIPLE underlined in this sentence.

Arachnē, corpore dēminutō, adhūc fīlum dēdūcēns, iam arānea est et in perpetuum tēlam texit.