Heroides 111-122 Practice Test

111: durat in extremum vitaeque novissima nostrae​

112: prosequitur fati, qui fuit ante, tenor

Identify the form and explain the function of novissima

Answer explanation

It is a neuter plural accusative. Is the object of the deponent verb prosequitur enclosed within the genitives.

111: durat in extremum vitaeque novissima nostrae​

112: prosequitur fati, qui fuit ante, tenor

Explain what word nostrae should be construed with and how it should be translated

Answer explanation

nostrae can be construed with both vitae and fati (zeugma). It shows how both life and fate are connected. Also it should be translate as a singular "my" because it is a poetic plural.

111: durat in extremum vitaeque novissima nostrae​

112: prosequitur fati, qui fuit ante, tenor

Thoroughly identify the function of tenor

Answer explanation

tenor is the subject of both main verbs and the antecedent of the relative clause as well as being modified by fati

113: occidit internas coniunx mactatus ad aras,​

114: et sceleris tanti praemia frater habet

Make an argument about what words ad should be construed with

Answer explanation

Obviously it subordinates aras internas, but it could be describing either occidit or mactatus.

113: occidit internas coniunx mactatus ad aras,​

114: et sceleris tanti praemia frater habet

Make an argument about for the usage of sceleris

Answer explanation

It could be either a genitive of quantity (partitive) with tanti or of description with praemia

115: exul agor cineresque viri patriamque relinquo,​

116: et feror in dubias hoste sequente vias.

Identify the function of exul

Answer explanation

It is in apposition to the implied subject "I" of agor, reliquo, and feror.

115: exul agor cineresque viri patriamque relinquo,​

116: et feror in dubias hoste sequente vias.

Identify the form and explain the function of sequente

Answer explanation

It is a present active participle in the ablative from sequor. It is being used with hoste in an ablative of means construction.

117 Adplicor his oris fratrique elapsa fretoque​

118 Quod tibi donavi, perfide, litus emo.

Explain in detail the use of freto. This should include anything it is modifying, being modified by, or is linked with i the text.

Answer explanation

This is a Greek dative (remoter object) it is coordinated with fratri and both of which are describing elapsa (syllepsis). Collectively this participial phrase is the subject of the sentence. Furthemore, freto is being described by a relative clause in the next line introduced by quod.

117 Adplicor his oris fratrique elapsa fretoque​

118 Quod tibi donavi, perfide, litus emo.

Identify the form and function of perfide

Answer explanation

It is a vocative adjective referring substantively to Aeneas, who is, of course, absent.

117 Adplicor his oris fratrique elapsa fretoque​

118 Quod tibi donavi, perfide, litus emo.

Identify the form and function of litus

Answer explanation

It is a 4th declension accusative plural, and is the object of emo.