WorksheetsAeneid II.199-249
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What part of speech is maius (199)? Hīc aliud maius miserīs multōque tremendum
noun
adjective
adverb
preposition
Lines 201-202 tell us that Laocoon...(Lāocoōn, ductus Neptūnō sorte sacerdōs, sollemnēs taurum ingentem mactābat ad ārās.)
had been led to Neptune's priest
had led a bull to Neptune
was solemn before the temple of Neptune
was sacrificing a bull
The case and number of fluctus is (206) pectora quōrum inter flūctūs arrēcta iubaeque
accusative plural
nominative singular
nominative plural
genitive singular
What part of speech is pone (208) pōne legit sinuatque immēnsa volūmine terga.?
noun
adverb
verb
adjective
From line 212 we can infer that (Diffugimus vīsū exsanguēs. Illī agmine certō)
the snakes were bloodless
most Trojans escaped from the snakes
the Trojans were afraid
the snakes were bloody in their sight
From lines 213-215 we can infer that (et prīmum parva duōrum
corpora nātōrum serpēns amplexus uterque
implicat et miserōs morsū dēpāscitur artūs)
Laocoon's sons were young
Laocoon loved his sons
the bodies of the snakes were small
Laocoon's sons embraced each other in their fear
Translation (215) miserōs morsū dēpāscitur artūs
the limb with respect to the wretched ones is fed upon with a bite
the limbs of the wretched ones are fed upon with a bite
each feeds upon the limbs with a wretched bite
each feeds upon the wretched limbs with its bite
In line 221 perfusus describes (Ille simul manibus tendit dīvellere nōdōs perfūsus saniē vittās ātrōque venēnō)
saniē
ille
nodos
vittas
Lines 223-224 tell us that (quālēs mūgītūs, fūgit cum saucius āram taurus et incertam excussit cervīce secūrim.)
the bull Laocoon was sacrificing fled
Laocoon, wounded, fled to the altar
Laocoon was screaming like a wounded bull
the bull fled with uncertainty because it was wounded
Another name for Tritionidis (226) effugiunt saevaeque petunt Trītōnidis arcem,
Minerva
Triton
Juno
Neptune
Lines 229-230 tell us that (īnsinuat pavor, et scelus expendisse merentem Lāocoonta ferunt, sacrum quī cuspide rōbur)
the Trojans carried off Laocoon's body after he had died
the Trojans felt that Laocoon deserved his death
Laocoon had carefully considered his wrongdoing
the Trojans mourned for Laocoon because of his penalty
The tense and mood of laeserit is (Lāocoonta ferunt, sacrum quī cuspide rōbur laeserit et tergō scelerātam intorserit hastam)
perfect indicative
future-perfect indicative
pluperfect subjunctive
perfect subjunctive
Scan line 232
Dūcendum ad sēdēs simulācrum ōrandaque dīvae
SSDD
DDDS
SSDS
DDSD
In line 232, simulacrum refers to (Dūcendum ad sēdēs simulācrum ōrandaque dīvae)
the spear
the horse
the statue of the goddess
Laocoon
Translation (237-238) scandit fātālis māchina mūrōs fēta armīs
the machine climbs the deadly walls, pregnant with arms
the machine, pregnant with deadly weapons, climbs the walls
the deadly machine, pregnant with weapons, climbs the walls
the walls are mounted by the machine pregnant with deadly weapons
In line 240, illa refers to (illa subit mediaeque mināns inlābitur urbī.)
machina
sacra
puellae
urbi
What figure of speech occurs in 241-242 (Ō patria, ō dīvum domus Īlium et incluta bellō moenia Dardanidum! Quater ipsō in līmine portae)
hendiadys
zeugma
tmesis
apostrophe
Line 244 tells us the Trojans (īnstāmus tamen immemorēs caecīque furōre)
thought Laocoon was heedless and furious
were furious
were not thinking clearly
pressed on although they remembered Laocoon's madness
Teucris in line 247 is translated (ōra deī iussū nōn umquam crēdita Teucrīs)
for the Trojans
by the Trojans
of the Trojans
with the Trojans
In line 248, quibus refers to (ōra deī iussū nōn umquam crēdita Teucrīs. Nōs dēlūbra deum miserī, quibus ultimus esset ille diēs, fēstā vēlāmus fronde per urbem.)
nos
dies
delubra
dei
