WorksheetsSabine women
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
Describe the state of Rome according to lines 1-3 (Iam..habēbant).
firma
bellō pār
cīvitātibus
rēs
What is the use of the subjunctive seen in the sentence Tum....qui......peterent
result clause
independent subjunctive
purpose clause
relative clause of purpose
What does Romulus hope to achieve by sending senatorial envoys into the neighboring tribes
Create war
Sue for peace
seek alliances
Get some more grain
How successful were these envoys in achieving Romulus’ objectives?
Very
Meh
Not at all
Somewhat
What seemed to be the underlying reason for how successful they were/weren’t
They were feared
They were too late
They could not speak the language
Their parties were trash
What use of the ablative case is illustrated by the phrase lūdīs parātīs
ablative of degree of difference
ablative of respect
ablative of instrument
ablative absolute
Based on the context, which of the following is the best translation of omnis
“all men”
“the entire”
“every”
“from all”
What type of participle is clāmantēs
Present Active
Present passive
Perfect passive
Future active
Give the case and construction (i.e. reason, use) for Rōmānōs (line 15).
Accusative subject in indirect statement
Nominative
Dative
Genitive
What is the case and construction of superbiā (line 19)?
dative of reference
ablative of cause
nominative predicate
genitive of possession
What does Romulus promise to the Sabine women in lines 19-20?
Food
Rights
New sneakers
Respect
What did the women’s parents do in response to Romulus’ promise?
Despaired
Grew scared
Roused their neighbors
Fell asleep
The verb ausae sunt (line 28) is an example of a
semi-deponent verb
deponent verb
normal verb
noun
What action did the Sabine women take in lines 28-29 and why?
They rushed in between flying spears
They listened to Britney Spears
They spear fished
They got speared
The sentence beginning with the phrase ducēs eā rē mōtī... could best be rewritten without changing its meaning in the story:
ducēs movērunt eam rem ut... (purpose clause)
ducēs sīc movērunt eam rem ut... (result clause)
ea rēs ducēs movērunt ut... (purpose clause)
ea rēs ducēs sīc movērunt ut... (result clause)
What gesture did Romulus make in lines 34-35 to commemorate the events related in this story?
He named the hills of the city after the Sabine men
He named the senators after the battles
He named the curias of the city after the Sabine women
He had a smashing procession
What was Romulus doing when a sudden storm rose up (lines 36-37 - Dum Rōmulus quōdam tempore exercitum in Campō Mārtiō recēnset
He was perambulating around the Circus Maximus
He was surveying the army
He was thinking about becoming a god
He was lost on the way back to tahn
What did the senators standing nearby say had happened to Romulus?
eum nimbō operuit
dīxērunt rēgem sublīmem raptum esse
Deinde ūniversī clāmant
Rōmam caput orbis terrārum esse
What was Romulus said to have done afterwards, according to lines 40-41?
He approved
He (was) appalled
He appeared
He approved
What message does Romulus want the Romans to hear (“Nūntia...est” lines 41-44)?
Make him a god
Gods want Rome to perish
Gods kind of like him
Gods want Rome to become the capital of the world
What type of verb is on display when Romulus talks about the Roman arms according to nam...possunt (lines 43-44)?
Special verb with dative
One of the Puff-v verbs that take the ablative
a transitive verb
a defective verb
What use of the accusative is illustrated in line 45?
accusative of duration of time
accusative subject
normal accusative
accusative predicate
