Grammar
1 . What stylistic device changes noun endings to indicate that they are “ small ” or “ dear ”? 2 . To fit scansion patterns , Latin poets abbreviate “ orum ” in what way ? 3 . In scansion , this term indicates both a pause in meter and in sense . 4 . When one word ends in a vowel and the following word begins with a vowel , what occurs in the scansion ? 5 . When the answer to number four should occur but does not , what is this called ?
Miscellaneous
1 . True or False : Many of the Ancient Greek statues we have left today are actually Roman copies of Greek originals . 2 . Catullus writes extensively about his love for Lesbia and this other younger boy . 3 . Homer ’ s Iliad includes how many battlefield deaths ? 4 . True or False : The Aeneid is unfinished . 5 . True or False : Modern-day Rome is essentially built on top of Ancient Rome .
Culture answers 1 . Pietas 2 . Garum 3 . Candidate 4 . Perfume 5 . Ianus
History answers 1 . Ovid 2 . 79 CE 3 . Neoteric movement 4 . The Rubicon 5 . Nero
Grammar answers 1 . Diminutives 2 . “ um ” 3 . Principle caesura 4 . An elision 5 . A hiatus
Miscellaneous answers 1 . True 2 . Iuventius 3 . 240 4 . True 5 . True
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