Unit 9 c. relative clauses of characteristic; dative of reference; supines

Question 1

relative clauses of characteristic; dative of reference; supines

Answer 1

Wheelock Chapter 38

Question 2

5. Amīcus meus quī cōnsulem dēfendit ipse erat vir clārissimus.

Answer 2

5. My friend who defended the consul was himself a very famous man.

Question 3

6. At nēmō erat quī istum hominem turpem dēfenderet.

Answer 3

6. But there was no one who would defend that fellow.

Question 4

7. Quid est quod virī plūs metuant quam tyrannum?

Answer 4

7. What is there which men fear more than a tyrant?

Question 5

8. Quis est quī inter lībertātem et imperium tyrannī dubitet?

Answer 5

8. Who is there who would hesitate between liberty and the command of a tyrant?

Question 6

9. Rōmae antiquae erant quī pecūniam plūs quam rem pūblicam amārent.

Answer 6

9. At ancient Rome there were those who loved money more than the state.

Question 7

10. Abeat ā patriā iste homō malus quī odium omnium cīvium bonōrum passus est.

Answer 7

10. Let that evil man depart from his country—he who has endured the hatred of all good citizens.

Question 8

11. Catilīna (= Catiline), quī tantās īnsidiās contrā rem pūblicam fēcerat, ex urbe ā Cicerōne expulsus est.

Answer 8

11. Catiline, who had made such a great plot against the state, was driven from the city by Cicero.

Question 9

12. Istī ducī in exsilium abeuntī quae vīta potest esse iūcunda?

Answer 9

12. What life can be pleasant for that leader as he goes off into exile?

Question 10

13. Quis est quī tantum dolōrem ferre possit?

Answer 10

13. Who is there who would be able to bear such pain?

Question 11

14. Nisi quis iūcundus bonusque erit, vītam vērē fēlīcem mihi nōn vīvet.

Answer 11

14. If a person is not agreeable and good, he will not live a truly happy life, it seems to me.

Question 12

15. Cōnsulī nōn crēdent quī opera turpia faciat.

Answer 12

15. They will not trust a consul who would do base deeds.

Question 13

16. Nōlī crēdere eī quī sit acerbus amīcīs.

Answer 13

16. Do not trust a man who is harsh to his friends.

Question 14

17. Cicerō erat cōnsul quī rem pūblicam salūtī suae antepōneret.

Answer 14

17. Cicero was a consul who would place the state before his own safety.

Question 15

18. Scīvērunt quārē cōnsulem tam fortem sequī vellēmus.

Answer 15

18. They knew why we wanted to follow such a brave consul.

Question 16

19. Nihil sciō quod mihi facilius esse possit.

Answer 16

19. I know nothing which could be easier for me.

Question 17

20. Ducem quaerō quem omnēs laudent.

Answer 17

20. I am seeking a leader whom all men would praise.

Question 18

21. Rōmam ībant rogātum lībertātem.

Answer 18

21. They were going to Rome to ask for freedom.

Question 19

22. Rōmānī, quī decem rēs pūblicās Graecās exercitibus suīs cēperant, ipsī—mīrābile dictū—Graecīs artibus captī sunt!

Answer 19

22. The Romans, who had captured ten Greek republics with their own armies, were themselves—amazing to say—taken captive by the Greek arts!

Question 20

23. Virīs antīquīs nihil erat quod melius esset quam virtūs et sapientia.

Answer 20

23. For the ancient men there was nothing which was better than courage and wisdom.

Question 21

24. Nihil metuendum est quod animō nocēre nōn possit.

Answer 21

24. Nothing is to be feared which cannot injure the soul.