Supine Quiz

In which two cases do supines appear?

• Accusative and Ablative

• Genitive and Dative

How is the accusative supine translated?

• "to verb"

• "for verbing"

• "by verbing"

The ablative supine often appears with an (a)  

The ablative supine is similar to which of the following?

• Ablative of respect/specification

• Ablative of means

In the sentence Infert--mirabile dictu!--se saeptus nebula, what does mirabile dictu mean?

• miraculous to say

• he said it was a miracle

• a miracle having been spoken

(a)   is an example of a supine in the ablative case.

• Visu
• Rogatum
• Questum
• Libertatem

Which Latin sentence uses the supine to express purpose?

• Romam ibant rogatum libertatem.

• Rem non modo visu foedam, sed etiam auditu.

• Infert--mirabile dictu!--se saeptus nebula.

• None of the above.

Choose the best translation for Vox autem fuit tam dulcis auditu.

• However the voice, having been heard, was so sweet

• However the voice was so sweet to hear

• However the voice is so sweet to hear