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STAGE 6 TEST REVIEWTIME WILL BE LIMITED TOMORROW,
SO PLEASE BE ON TIME. PLEASE BRING YOUR COMPLETED STAGE 6
REVIEW FOR 5 POINTS BONUS.
Test Format82 Questions
• Reading passage (13 lines)• 10 m/c comprehension questions• 5 grammar questions (tense of verbs)• 10 derivatives• 5 m/c “choose the best translation”• 15 t/f Culture• 5 matching (id the verb tense)• 10 m/c (match subject, either singular or plural, to verb)• 6 noun ending matching (he, she, they)• 5 m/c (describe the action in the picture)• 6 adsum, ades, adest, adsunt OR absum, abes, abest, absunt • aderam, aderat OR aberam, aberat
Culture Review1. What were six conditions one had to endure as a slave?• Loss of freedom• Possibly being sold away from your family• Possibly having your family sold away from you• No individual rights or liberties• Unable to make any decisions for yourself• Treated as a child, as for decision making2. What did the law consider slaves to be?• Property3. Describe how the slaves' lives were intertwined with free
people's lives.• Slaves often lived in the homes of their master. Slaves and
free men were often found working together.
Culture Review• 4. How was slavery regarded in these times?• A normal and necessary part of life• 5. In what three ways did good masters show kindness to their slaves?• They were sometimes treated like family members.• They might be properly educated.• They might be given their freedom.• They may be able to own property.• 6. What were three ways to become a slave?• Prisoner of war• Captured by pirates & sold into slavery• Born into slavery• 7. By the first century A.D. what was the ratio of slaves to free people?• 30%-40% of the population or 1/3 – almost 1/2
Culture Review• 8. How many slaves did most families own?• A few to a dozen, depending upon an individual’s wealth• 9. How many slaves did Caecilius own?• 12• 10. What was special about Pedanius Secundus?• He had 400 slaves (in his house, wow!)• 11. What were four areas where slaves worked outside of the
city?• Farms, mines, shepherds or ranchers, building roads• 12. What were eight types of jobs done by city slaves?• Cooks, gardeners, general servants, hairdressers, laborers in
factories, musicians, actors, entertainers, accountants, secretaries, school teachers, doctors, midwives, managers of businesses or corporations, etc.
Culture Review• 14. Why were foreign travelers surprised when they visited
Rome or Italy?• There was so little visible difference between slaves and a poor
free men, whether in dress, work or treatment. • 15. What usually dictated the way masters treated their slaves?• Common sense • 16. What were three circumstances under which a slave might
be freed?• Freeing an educated or trained slave was common.• Freedom could be given as a reward (like Felix).• Freedom was given upon the death of the master.• 17. What was the earliest age at which a slave could be freed?• 30
Culture Review• 18. What was manumissio?• The act of freeing a slave; manus - hand & mitto – to send• 19. What was a libertus?• An ex-slave• 20. Describe three ceremonies for freeing slaves.• A formal, legal ceremony in front of a judge• A witness, with the master and the slave both present,
pronounced that the slave was not owned by the master. The master would not deny the claim, and then the slave’s head would be touched with a rod.
• A master might just make a declaration of freedom in front of witnesses or he might invite the friend to recline on the couch and share dinner with him.
Culture Review• 21. In what two activities could a freedman not participate?• He could not be a candidate for election or become a high-ranking officer in the
military.• 22. In what two activities was a freedman attached to his former master?• An ex-slave would be a cliens to his ex-master and visit him regularly to pay his
respects.• He had to work for him for a fixed number of days per year.• 23. What did the freedman take from his master?• His name• 24. How could freedmen earn a living?• They often did the same work as when they were slaves. Often they were set
up in business by their ex-masters.• 25. Who were the Vettii and what of theirs remains today?• They were freedmen who lived in Pompeii. They owned a magnificent house in
Pompeii which is still their today.• 26. How was a freedman related to our family in Pompeii?• Caecilius’ father was a freedman.
NOUNS• NOMINATIVE AND ACCUSATIVE • SINGULAR & PLURAL• GIVE THE NUMBER (SING.PL.), CASE, & MEANING OF THE
UNDERLINED NOUNS.
1ST DECLENSION
SING. PL.
NOMINATE (SN)
-a -ae
ACCUSATIVE (DO)
-am (-as)
2nd DECLENSION
SING. PL.
NOMINATE (SN)
-us,-um
-i
ACCUSATIVE (DO)
-um (-os)
3rd DECLENSION
SING. PL.
NOMINATE (SN)
- -es
ACCUSATIVE (DO)
-em -es
Infans furem spectabat.The infant was watching the thief. Sing., nominativeMulti spectatores actorem exspectant.
Many spectators are waiting for the actor. Sing., accus.
NOUNS CONT.
• SELECT THE CORRECT NOUN OR PRONOUN
_____furem pulsat. Mater/ matrem Mater furem pulsat. The mother hits the thief. fur_____petivit. infans/infantem
Fur infantem petivit. The thief headed for the child.
____amicum ad villam invitas. Tu/ego
Tu amicum ad villam invitas. You invite the friend to the house.
PRONOUNSDIRECTIONS: Select the correct pronoun that
takes the place of the underlined noun.He She They
Agricolae are coming to town.
They
Clemens is not working.
He
Metella et Caecilius are here.
They
VERB TENSEDIRECTIONS: GIVE THE TENSE OF THE FOLLOWING
UNDERLINED VERBS.Caecilius et Metella ad theatrum ambulabant.
Metella coquum laudavit.Metella praised the cook. PERFECT
Caecilius and Metella were walking to the theatre. IMPERFECT
present Sing. Pl.
1st pers. -o -
2nd pers. -s -
3rd pers. -t -nt
Imperf. Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. -bat -bant
perfect Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. -it -erunt
(am, is, are, do, does) (was, were) (has, have, did, -ed)
VERB TENSE CONT.festinatHurries = present tense
(am, is, are, do, does) (was, were) (has, have, did, -ed)
Bibebant
portaveruntCarried = perfect
present Sing. Pl.
1st pers. -o -
2nd pers. -s -
3rd pers. -t -nt
Imperf. Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. -bat -bant
Perfect Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. -it -erunt
were drinking = imperfect tense
VERB TENSE CONT.vendebantThey were selling. = imperfect tense
(am, is, are, do, does) (was, were) (has, have, did, -ed)
superavit
suntThey are = present tense (verb of being)
PresentVerb of being
Sing. Pl.
1st pers. sum -
2nd pers. Es -
3rd pers. est sunt
Imperf. Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. -bat -bant
Perfect Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. -it -erunt
He overcame. = perfect tense
VERB TENSE CONT.
(am, is, are, do, does) (was, were) (has, have, did, -ed)
erant
recitabatHe was reciting. = imperfect
Imperf.Verb of being
Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. erat erant
Imperf. Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. -bat -bant
Perfect Sing. Pl.
1st pers. - -
2nd pers. - -
3rd pers. -it -erunt
They were. = imperfect tense (verb of being)
COMPOUNDED VERBS:verbs formed with the preposition
ad (to) or ab (away from)absuntThey are absent. = present tense
(am, are) (was, were)
aderat
adestHe is present. = present Imperf.
Verb of being
Sing. Pl.
1st pers. eram -
2nd pers. eras -
3rd pers. erat erant
He was here. = imperfect tense
PresentVerb of being
Sing. Pl.
1st pers. sum -
2nd pers. es -
3rd pers. est sunt
COMPOUNDED VERBS:verbs formed with the preposition
ad (to) or ab (away from)adsuntThey are here. = present tense
(am, are) (was, were)
aberam
abesYou are absent. = present Imperf.
Verb of being
Sing. Pl.
1st pers. eram -
2nd pers. eras -
3rd pers. erat erant
I was out. = imperfect tense
PresentVerb of being
Sing. Pl.
1st pers. sum -
2nd pers. es -
3rd pers. est sunt
DERIVATIVESWhat do you think the following English words mean
based on their Latin root?
furtive (furtive)sneaky
Vituperation (vituperation)
Fault finding, cursing
Superable (Superable)
Able to be accomplished
Fortitude (fortitude)
bravery
TERMS TO KNOW
Manumissio Act of freeing a slave
VernaSlave born into a household
Alumnus
Slave acquired as a small child
PeculiumMoney owned by a slave.