Chapter 29 Comprehension Quizizz

Cornēlia summā celeritāte sē parāvit. "Cornelia ​ (a)   herself with the greatest ​ (b)   ."

• prepared
• speed
• was preparing
• had prepared
• enthusiasm
• diligence.

In viīs erat ingēns multitūdō hominum. Concursābant enim servī, mīlitēs, virī, puerī, mulierēs.

Whom did Cornelia see in the crowd of people?

Groups:

(a) Seen

,

(b) Not Seen

• senators

• women

• men

• boys

• soldiers

• slaves

• merchants

• slave women

• girls

• overseers

 Onera ingentia ā servīs portābantur, nam interdiū nihil intrā urbem vehiculō portātur.

verum aut falsum: During the day, vehicles were not used to carry loads through the city.

• verum

• falsum

Nunc cōnspicit poētam versus recitantem, nunc mendīcōs pecūniam petentēs, nunc lectīcam ēlegantissimam quae ab octo servīs portātur.

Who did each of the following actions Cornelia observed?

• Carried a very elegant litter

• Beggars

• Not mentioned

• Merchants

• Recited verses

• Eight Slaves

• Sought money

• Poet

Subitō Cornēlia duōs servōs per viam festīnantēs cōnspicit, quōrum alter porcum parvulum portat. Eō ipsō tempore ē manibus effūgit porcus. "Cavēte!" exclāmant adstantēs, sed frūstrā.

What funny event occurs at that time?

• The pig that a slave was carrying escaped from his hands.

• The pig that a merchant was selling escaped from his pen.

• The two slaves who were purchasing a pig did not have enough money.

• A pig from outside the city ran into the forum.

Homō quīdam, quī per viam celeriter currit, porcum vītāre nōn potest. Ad terram cadit. Paulisper in lutō iacet gemēns. Deinde īrā commōtus servum petit ā quō porcus aufugit. Est rixa.

Why did a quarrel break out?

• The escaped pig tripped a man.

• The slave intentionally released the pig.

• The pig fell to the ground.

• There was no quarrel.

Fīnem rixae nōn vīdit Cornēlia quod servī iam sellās in aliam viam tulerant.

Cornelia​ (a)   the end of the quarrel because the slaves ​ (b)   ​ the chairs onto another road.

• did not see
• saw
• has not seen
• had carried
• were carrying
• carried

Tandem advēnērunt ad eam tabernam quam petēbant.

Which noun in this sentence is the antecedent of quam?

• tandem

• eam

• tabernam

• petebant

• ad

Tum Aurēliā, "Vīdistīne," inquit, "illam lectīcam in quā recumbēbat homō obēsus? Ūnus ē lībertīs Caesaris ipsīus-

What do we find about about the man in the litter whom they saw reading a book earlier in the passage?

• He is one of Cornelius' freedmen.

• He is one of Caesar's freedmen.

• He does not usually recline on litters.

• He is underweight.

• He is a fugitive.

Sed quid accidit? Fūmum videō et flammās."

Aurelia stopped in the middle of her sentence because she saw...

(a)