Latin GCSE: Livy

Quiz about the background of Livy set text for exam, good luck :) 

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  • Created by: Maria
  • Created on: 13-04-12 08:54
What is Livy notorious for?
Long sentences
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Who was Romulus the son of?
Mars
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What are the 'imortalibus editis' that Romulus has brought about?
A neat blend of warlike and diplomatic practices to bring Rome to its present status
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Where was he holding an assembly?
Field marsh of Capra
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What literary device is used here: "cum magno fragore tonitribusque" (with a loud crack of thunder)?
Hendiadys (one-through-two)
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Where was Romulus never seen again?
The Earth
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When did the young men of Rome NOT notice that the King's seat was empty?
When a ghost of Romulus appeared to them
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What is the clever effect of the sentence "Romana *****.."
This lengthy sentence portrays the changing and conflicting thoughts of these youths
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"etsi satis credebat partribus" - who did the young men have sufficient faith in?
The senators
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What literary device helps to picture the scene of quiet respectful silence in this quote: "metu icta maestum aliquamdiu silentium"?
Alliteration of the letter m
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What was Romulus NOT hailed as?
The hero of ancient times
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What tense is used here: "iubent", "exposunt"
Present historic
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Why did the assembly ask for peace with their prayers?
So that he might always protect his descendants in a favourable and kindly fashion
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Whose ideas added credibility to the theory, as he came before the assembly as a man of influence?
Decimus Brutus
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What did Romulus' appearance to the senator fill him with?
Awe and reverence
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How was the longing for Romulus among the people soothed by this speech?
By the creation of belief in his immortality
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Why is Quirites "Citizens of Rome" significant?
It was the name given to Romulus when he was worshipped as a God
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Why is "apud plebem exercitumque" significant?
Because the people and the army were the sections of society to whom Romulus had been closest
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Who was Romulus the son of?

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Mars

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Where was he holding an assembly?

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What literary device is used here: "cum magno fragore tonitribusque" (with a loud crack of thunder)?

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Charlotte Fox

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some of your questions are a little wierd... /:(

Pierre Anderson

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one of your questions is completely wrong love. sort it out quickly!!!!!

Antonia Loizou

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your flash cards are really good but there is one mistake in the question "Whose ideas added credibility to the theory, as he came before the assembly as a man of influence?" your answer is Decimus Brutus but it is actually Proculus Iulius.

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