How many deponent verbs appear in lines 1-3? ans: 1 (nati sunt, from nascor, nasci, natus sum) Why are Romulus et Remus (line 1) in the nominative case? ans: appositives to the subject, duo fīliī Why, according to lines 1-3, is it fair to say that Rhea Silvia and her sons were living a difficult life? ans: “Neither the gods nor men defended the mother and boys from the king’s cruelty.” If you were to replace the adjective rēgiā (line 3) with an inflected noun without changing the meaning of the sentence, what would you need to write? ans: rēgis (genitive singular of rex) Given the context, what must be the gender of sacerdōs (line 4)? ans: feminine (b.c of data est) Translate puerōs rēx in Tiberim inicī iussit (lines 4-5) ans: “The king ordered the boys to be thrown into the Tiber.” / “The king ordered that the boys be thrown into the Tiber.” Explain, based on the passage from lines 6-7, how the boys did not drown in the river. ans: They were left on shallow water and the basket sat on dry land. Why, according to the passage, did the wolf change course towards the boys? ans: She was thirsty (sitiens); because she heard the cries of the twins. What character is described by the participle nūtrientem (11)? ans: The wolf To whom does the pronoun eō (line 11) refer? ans: Faustulus, the king’s shepherd What is the best, idiomatic translation of Cum primum adolēverunt (line 12)? ans: “As soon as they matured/grew up...” What did the brothers do as soon as they grew up? ans: They (began to) hunt and attack the robbers and divide their spoils with the shepherds. Identify the case and use of praedā (line 13). ans: ablative of means/instrument or cause Give the best translation of dum quīdam lūdī celebrantur based on the context in which it appears in the story. ans: “While certain games were being celebrated”
Identify the tense and voice of the participles appearing in lines 15-17 (“Dum...trādidērunt.”) ans: two perfect passive participles (āmissam, captum) What complaint about Romulus and Remus was made in lines 17-18? ans: that they had driven the praeda (booty, prizes, here it’s referring to cattle) from Numitor’s /the king’s fields/lands. For what purpose was Remus brought to Numitor in lines 18-19? ans: for punishment (ad supplicium) What did Faustulus do in lines 20-21? ans: He had entrusted the boys to be educated at his house. What is the best contextual translation of the participle expositōs (line 20-21) as a relative clause? ans: “who had been exposed/set out” What did Numitor analyze as he realized that Remus was his grandson? ans: Remus’ age and nobility/noble mind/noble spirit. Give the best contextual translation of cum manū pāstōrum (lines 24-25) ans: “with a band of shepherds” Translate Remus aliā parātā manū adiuvat (lines 25-26) using an ablative absolute. ans: Remus helps, having prepared another band (of men). Remus, with another band (of men) (having been) prepared, helps. Remus, when another band (of men) was prepared, helps. Scrībe Anglicē aut Latīne nōmen regis quī in proeliō occīsus est. ans: Amulius Rewrite Imperium...est (lines 26-27) in Latin to tell the exact same events using the opposite voice for the verb. ans: iuvenēs imperium Albānum Numitōrī avō restituērunt. What two significant life events took place in the place where the twins decided to found a city? ans: they were exposed there and they were brought up/educated there.