Pliny AP Lessons 1-2

What does Tacitus request from Pliny at the beginning of the passage?

• To write about his own achievements

• To write about the death of his uncle

• To describe a natural disaster

• To explain a scientific phenomenon

Which two things does the Pliny believe will add to the perpetuity of his uncle's legacy?

• The uncle's own writings

• Tacitus' writings

• The uncle's military achievements

• The uncle's scientific discoveries

What natural phenomenon is described in the passage?

• An earthquake

• A volcanic eruption

• A hurricane

• A tsunami

What does Pliny consider a blessing from the gods?

• To live a long life

• To have great wealth

• To either do things worth writing about or to write things worth reading

• To have a large family

What was the initial reaction of the author's mother to the unusual cloud?

• She ignored it

• She reported it to Pliny the Younger

• She reported it to Pliny the Elder

• She took shelter immediately

Organize these verbs into the right tense.

Groups:

(a) Present

,

(b) Imperfect

,

(c) Future

,

(d) Pluperfect

• studebat (line 14)

• erit (line 9)

• gustaverat (line 13)

• petis (line 2)

• oriebatur (line 16)

• video (line 3)

Organize these participles into the right tense & voice.

Groups:

(a) Present Active

,

(b) Perfect Active

,

(c) Future Active

,

(d) Future Passive

• victurus

• mansura

• intuentibus

• iacens

• usus

• legenda

• scribenda

Match the phrase/clause with its construction.

• Correlative Conjunction

• Petis ut tibi...scribam (line 2)

• Relative Clause

• ex quo maxime...poterat (line 15)

• Indirect Command

• mater indicat ei apparere nubem (line 12)

• Indirect Statement

• aut scribenda aut legenda (line 8)