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2c. Content of Prose Composition or Comprehension (H443/02)
In the sentence 'dixit se regem vidisse', how is the accusative-and-infinitive construction best translated?
Practise 2c. Content of Prose Composition or Comprehension (H443/02)2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03)
In Tacitus' narrative of the accession of a new emperor, why does he often report rumours and whispered reactions among different groups at Rome?
Practise 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03)2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 1 - For examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (fifth set text cycle)
In this opening section Cicero repeatedly addresses the jurors directly and contrasts his own position with that of his opponents. What is the main rhetorical effect of this strategy?
Practise 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 1 - For examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (fifth set text cycle)2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 1 - For examination in 2030, 2031 and 2032 (sixth set text cycle)
Cicero uses the image of the state's walls and the safety of the city to argue that Catiline's continued presence is intolerable. What is the main rhetorical effect of this argument in the opening of the speech?
Practise 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 1 - For examination in 2030, 2031 and 2032 (sixth set text cycle)2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 2 - For examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (fifth set text cycle)
What does Jupiter do for Psyche at the end of Book VI, 21–24?
Practise 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 2 - For examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (fifth set text cycle)2c. Content of Unseen Translation (H443/01)
In 'tantus erat timor ut omnes fugerent', what does the 'ut' clause express?
Practise 2c. Content of Unseen Translation (H443/01)2c. Content of Unseen Translation (H443/01) - Learners will be required to:
In dactylic hexameter, which foot is most commonly a dactyl rather than a spondee?
Practise 2c. Content of Unseen Translation (H443/01) - Learners will be required to:2c. Content of Verse Literature (H443/04)
In Latin dactylic hexameter, what is the basic metrical foot from which the line is built?
Practise 2c. Content of Verse Literature (H443/04)2c. Content of Verse Literature (H443/04) - Learners will be required to:
When assessing how a Roman love elegy set text engages with its wider context, which background knowledge would most directly help a reader interpret the poet's stance?
Practise 2c. Content of Verse Literature (H443/04) - Learners will be required to:5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Accidence
The verb 'hortor' (I encourage) is deponent. What does the form 'hortatus est' mean?
Practise 5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Accidence5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax
Which of the following sentences contains a potential subjunctive?
Practise 5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax - Subordinate clauses
In the sentence 'timeo ne hostes adveniant', what does the conjunction 'ne' introduce?
Practise 5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax - Subordinate clauses
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