Stage 23 - Content Questions: “in Thermis II”

Read “in thermis II”on pages 47-48 and then answer the questions that follow in complete sentences with appropriate references to the Latin cited and translated.

1)  What was the reason that Quintus was attonitus in lines 1-5?

2)  What is the case of difficultāte in line 6 and why is it that case (i.e. its usage)?

3)  Who is Cephalus and why is he described as anxius in line 11?

4)  What part of speech is conspicātus and what is its tense and voice in line 17?

5)  Why does he exclaim “nolī bibere” in line 19?

6)  Why does Quintus say “quamquam nullum periculum timēs” to Cogidubnus in lines 23f.?

7)  Why is Dumnorix, prīnceps Regensium, compared to a raging lion in line 28?

8)  What part of speech is resistentem and what word does it modify in line 33?

  9)  What does this story tell about the character of Quintus and the dangers of being a client king like Cogidubus?