01.10.24: Level 1; review; practice in the cases [9](4); reading [3]; §42 Barbarī Terga Vertunt; §43 Interrogātiō

[1] Lectiō §42: Barbarī Terga Vertunt

The full text is given at the end, but try the exercise first.

[i] Choose the correct form of the noun

Brutus is standing on a wall. He does not fear the barbarians. The town has high walls. He fills the high walls of the town with armed men.

(1) Brūtus in [a] mūrō [b] mūrī [c] murum stat. (2) [a] Barbarōrum [b] Barbarōs [c] Barbarīs nōn timet.  (3) [a] Oppidum  [b] Oppida  [c] Oppidī altōs mūrōs habet.  (4) Complet altōs [a] oppidum [b] oppida [c] oppidī mūrōs (5) [a] armātōrum [b] armātōs [c] armātīs.

[ii] Choose the three correct words to complete the sentence.

He gives spears and javelins and swords to the armed men.

Dat  armātīs  __________  et  __________  et  __________. 

gladiī; gladiōs; gladium; hastārum; hastās; hastīs; pīla; pīlīs; pīlōrum

[iii] Complete the Latin:

The town has a large ditch. Brutus fills the ditch with water. In the small forest are the archers of the Romans.

Oppidum __________ __________ habet. Fossam Brūtus __________ complet. In __________ __________ sunt __________ __________.

aquā; fossam; magnam; parvā; Rōmānōrum; sagittāriī; silvā

[iv] Supply the missing endings; each ending is only used once.

The barbarians do not see the archers. Brutus gives the signal for battle [ = of the battle]. The missiles of the seige machines injure the horses.

Barbarī sagittāri_____ nōn vident. Brūt_____ da_____ sign_____ proeli_____. Tēl_____ torment_____ equōs vulnera_____.

-a; -ī; -nt; -ōrum; -ōs; -t; -um; -us

[v] Complete the Latin text with the words below.

The arrows [1] of our (men) injure [2] many barbarians. The sound of the trumpets encourages [3] our (men). [4] Our seige machines frighten [5] the barbarians. Look! A few [6] Romans put to flight more [7] than 1000 barbarians. Look! [8] How [9] many [10] barbarians are dead!

Sagittae [1] __________ [2] __________ barbarōs vulnerant. Sonus tubārum [3] __________ incitat. Tormenta [4] __________ [5] __________ terrent. Ecce! paucī [6] __________ plūs [7] __________ mīlle barbarōs fugant. Ecce! [8] __________ [9] __________ [10] __________sunt mortuī!

barbarī; barbarōs; multī; multōs; nostra; nostrōrum; nostrōs; quam; quam; Rōmānī

[2] §43: interrogātiō

1. Ubi est Brūtus?
2. Timetne barbarōs?
3. Habetne oppidum mūrōs?
4. Quid dat Brūtus sagittāriīs?
5. Quid dat reliquīs armātīs?
6. Habetne oppidum fossam?
7. Estne aqua in fossā?
8. Ubi sunt sagittāriī Rōmānī?
9. Quid nostrōs incitat?
10. Quot barbarōs fugant Rōmānī?
11. Quot Rōmānī sunt?
12. Quid faciunt Rōmānī?

____________________

Brūtus  in  mūrō  stat.  Barbarōs  nōn  timet.  Oppidum altōs  mūrōs  habet.  Complet  altōs  oppidī  mūrōs  armātīs. Dat  armātīs  hastās  et  pīla  et  gladiōs.   Sagittāriīs  dat sagittās. Oppidum magnam fossam habet. Fossam Brūtus aquā complet. In silvā parvā sunt sagittāriī Rōmānōrum. Barbarī sagittāriōs nōn vident. Brūtus dat signum proeliī. Tēla tormentōrum equōs vulnerant. Sagittae nostrōrum multōs barbarōs vulnerant. Sonus tubārum nostrōs incitat. Tormenta nostra barbarōs terrent. Ecce! paucī Rōmānī plūs quam mīlle barbarōs fugant. Ecce ! quam multī barbarī sunt mortuī!

____________________