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Chapter 2 Study Guide

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Match the term to its definition.

agreement

the “to” form of a verb

macron

the term for “singular” or “plural”

subject

the term describing the subject as a speaker

person

a group of verbs operating in the same way

derivative

the long mark over a vowel

tense

the “doer” of the action of a verb

number

how subjects and verbs fit together

conjugation

an English word formed from Latin

principal parts

the “time” of a verb

infinitive

the pieces of a Latin verb

The nominative case derives its name from the Latin word

nārrō

quōmodo

cūiās

nōmen

Inter sacrum saxumque is a phrase used to indicate

a play by Plautus

the geology of a site

the founding of Rome

a difficult situation

Plautus lived in the 1st century bce.

True

False

Both Plautus and Terence wrote comedies.

True

False

Plautus’s comedies are not so much original, as adaptations.

True

False

Plautus sets his plays in _____ environments.

Greek

Egyptian

Italian

Roman

More than one hundred of Plautus’s comedies have been handed down to us.

True

False

How many plays of Plautus survive today?

7

21

35

50

MENAECHMI is a comedy about mistaken identity.

True

False

Plautus’s works are written in the form of essays.

True

False

MENAECHMI takes place just outside of Rome.

True

False

The twins are originally from the town of Syracuse.

True

False

MENAECHMUS and MENAECHMUS SOSICLES are really the same person.

True

False

MESSENIO is Menaechmus’s father.

True

False

According to the story, who is the slave?

Sosicles

Messenio

Syracusanus

Menaechmus

What gives rise to the confusion in the play “Menaechmi”?

The merchant is related to the adoptive parents.

The slave is too clever.

Both young men live in Syracuse.

The young men are identical twins.

When Messenio says “Prō Iuppiter!” he is expressing

well-being

surprise

stupidity

religious fervor

How many conjugations are there in Latin?

four

three

one

two

In which principal part do we find the stem for the present tense?

first

fourth

second

third

The third principal part of a verb always ends in

re

o

ī

tum

Which verb does NOT belong by conjugation?

habeō

exspectō

cūrō

habitō

Which Latin word means “for a long time”?

et

diū

duae

est

Which verb does NOT belong by person

nārrātis

tenēs

dēbent

vocās

Which of the following verbs is in the plural?

sum

habēs

parat

amāmus

Most verbs in the first person singular end in ō. What other ending is sometimes used?

mus

m

t

s

Agricolae terram _____.

videt

vidēs

vident

videō

You and I are waiting for the teacher. 

exspectās

exspectant

exspectāmus

exspectātis

I have the appearance of my mother.

fōrmam habeō

fōrmās habēmus

fōrmae habēs

fōrma habet

Tell me, Brittany, in what country do you live?

habitant

habitātis

habitat

habitās

The grammatical term used to indicate the time in which an action is taking place:

tense

person

stem

number

Which of the following does NOT translate habēmus?

we did have

we do have

we are having

we have

I am telling a story.

Fābulae nārrō sum.

Fābulam nārrō.

Fābula nārrāre sum.

Fābulās nārrat.

The translation of an infinitive is preceded by the word 

to

with

you

they

Patriam _____ dēbēs.

amāre

amātis

amat

amās

The sailor is preparing to tell a story.

Nauta fābulam nārrāre parat.

Nauta fābulās nārrāre parant.

Nautae fābulās nārrō parat.

Nautae fābulam nārrant parant.

Both nouns and verbs have

case

number

principal parts

tense

Both the sailor and the poet tell stories.

nārrātis

nārrāmus

nārrat

nārrant

She loves a good story.

amās

amat

amāre

amō

Which of the following is the Latin name for New York?

Angelopolis

Nova Aurēlia

novum Eburācum

Nova Caesarēa

What is the meaning of the Latin word quōmodo?

what

when

from where

how