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Latin midterm Exam
Latin III
Question | Answer |
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What is Ovid’s full name? (xix) | Publious Ovidious Naso |
What was Ovid exiled and to where? | Shores of the Black Sea |
Adjectives (of any kind) agree in | case, number, gender. (pg.1) |
What do lead arrows do? (pg.3) | repel love, induce disgust |
Ovid compares Apollo’s love for Daphne to | a burning plant and burning sheath. |
Why would Ovid make this comparison? (pg.11) | love consumes just like fire |
Who did Daphne ask to transform her? | Peneus |
What does Apollo do/claim after Daphne has been transformed into a laurel tree? | claims her as his tree, declares the laurel tree as his official tree |
Pyramus and Thisbe’ Shakespearian counterparts are... | Romeo and Juliet. |
What is a gerund? (pg. 29) | verbal noun |
What is a gerundive? | verbal adjective |
“We went swimming in the heated pool”. Is the underlined word a gerund or gerundive? | gerund |
“When in Rome, the countless kissing couples made me sick.” Is the underlined word a gerund or gerundive? | gerundive |
What were Icarus and Daedalus’ wings made out of? (3 materials) | wax, feathers, rope |
Why did Icarus not have dialogue in Ovid’s story? | because kids are made not be seen not heard |
What is the etymology of infant? (pg. 70) | not speaking |
What was Daedalus’ profession and what did he build for King Minos? | master craftsman, built labyrinth |