Questions [25] – [28]
25. A; 26. A; 27. C; 28. D
[25] Who was known for leading a nearly-successful rebellion of slaves in Italy in 73-71 BC?
A) Spartacus B) Julius Caesar C) Tarquinius Superbus D) Hannibal; A: Spartacus
Spartacus, Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising during the Roman Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus
Gaius Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman; life: 100 – 44 BC (assassinated); dictator: 49–44 BC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, seventh and final king of Rome; reign: 534–509 BC; establishment of the Roman Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Tarquinius_Superbus
Hannibal, Carthaginian general and statesman; life: 247 BC – c. 183–181 BC; commanded the forces of Carthage against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Punic_War
25.08.24: Level 2; Practice in reading the perfect tense; A First Latin Reader (Vincent) [13]
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/230824-level-2-practice-in-reading.html
27.08.24: Level 2; Practice in reading the perfect tense; A First Latin Reader (Vincent) [14]
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/250824-level-2-practice-in-reading.html
29.08.24: Level 2; Practice in reading the perfect tense; A First Latin Reader (Vincent) [15]
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/270824-level-2-practice-in-reading.html
31.08.24: Level 2; Practice in reading the perfect tense; A First Latin Reader (Vincent) [16]
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/07/310824-level-2-practice-in-reading.html
[26] The English word pejorative derives from the Latin adjective meaning
A) worse B) greater C) smaller D) more; A: worse
malus, -a, -um: bad > peior [m/f], peius [n]: worse
12.11.24: level 2; degrees of comparison [5]; irregular comparatives
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/09/121124-level-2-degrees-of-comparison-5.html
[27] As Pliny the Elder sailed toward Mt. Vesuvius, what did he reportedly exclaim in hopes that his courage would be rewarded?
A) Manus manum lavat! B) Ignōrantia lēgis nēminem excūsat! C) Fortēs fortūna iuvat! D) Ab ōvō usque ad mālum!; C: Fortēs fortūna iuvat!
Pliny the Younger responded to the request of the historian Tacitus that he provide him details of the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder, during the eruption of Vesuvius. Two letters were written, and in the first, Pliny the Elder, as he crosses by boat from Misenum to the coastline by Vesuvius, rejects the suggestion of the helmsman that they turn back, and is quoted as saying: Fortēs fortūna iuvat! │ Fortune favours / helps the brave!
Although the proverb, still extensively used, is [i] first attested in 151BC in Terence’s comedy Phormio, it is [ii] its use in Vergil’s Aeneid which would particularly resonate with Tacitus:
[i]
Tantō magis tē advigilāre aequum est. Fortēs fortūna adiuvat. [Terence: Phormio 1.4.25] │… the more need have you to be on your guard; fortune helps the brave.
[ii]
Ultrō occurrāmus ad undam, │ And let’s meet them in the waves,
dum trepidī ēgressīsque labant vestīgia prīma. │ while they’re unsure and their first steps falter as they land.
Audentīs Fortūna iuvat, │ Fortune favours the brave.
[Vergil: Aeneid 10.284]
manus manum lavat │literally: a hand washes a hand; Roman proverb = people help each other out; mutual cooperation
ignōrantia lēgis nēminem excūsat │ ignorance of the law excuses no one; legal principle = people are responsible for following the law even if they claim they didn't know it
ab ōvō usque ad mālum │ literally: from the egg all the way to the apple = from start to finish; refers to the traditional sequence of a meal
[28] The common Latin abbreviation N.B. stands for
A) Nūllī Bovēs B) Nihil Bonī C) Nōbīscum Bibite D) Nōtā Bene; D: Nōtā Bene (note well; take note)
