[i] The term exeunt is sometimes used in the stage directions of plays. What does it mean?
[ii] Explain the meanings of the following English words and their Latin roots:
[a] transitory
[b] obituary
[c] preterite
[iii] In the comedy movie “Life of Brian”, the titular character is writing anti-Roman graffiti on a wall. He wants to say “Romans, go home!” What should he write?
Rōman_____, _____ domum!
If he were only addressing one Roman, what would he write?
Rōman_____, _____ domum!
[iv] All of the following are 4th declension masculine nouns formed from compounds of eō, īre. What do they mean?
[a] abitus, -ūs
[b] aditus, -ūs
[c] exitus, -ūs
[d] initus, -ūs
[e] trānsitus, -ūs
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[i] Stage instruction that the characters leave the stage; they go out; the singular form (exit) is also used in stage directions with reference to one character
[ii]
[a] transitory: lasting only a short time; temporary < trānseō, -īre: to pass through
[b] obituary: a notice of a person’s death / biography of a person who has recently died < obeō, -īre: (here) die
[c] preterite: used as a grammatical term to refer to a past tense < praetereō, -īre: go past
[iii]
Rōmānī, īte domum!
Rōmāne, ī domum!
[iv]
[a] departure; going away
[b] approach; access; entrance
[c] departure; exit
[d] entrance; beginning
[e] crossing; passage
