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TACITUS - MESSALINA (FULL) LITERARY
ANALYSIS VERIFIED QUESTION & ANSWERS
MessalinaAnovoAetAquasiAinsanoAamoreAincensaAest.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"MessalinaAwasAonAfireAwithAaAnewAandAasAitAwere,AmadApassion."
-AvividApictureAofAaAwomanAoutAofAcontrol,AinsaneA-AadjectiveA"insano"AmadA
-AtypicalAfemaleAtrope
-ApassionA
-AsetAonAfireA-AherAobsession
namAinAC.ASilium,AiuventutisARomanaeApulcherrimum,AitaAexarseratA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"ForAsheAhadAbeenAenflamedAforAC.ASilius,AtheAmostAhandsomeAofAtheARomanAyouth,AtoAsuchAanAe
xtent"
-AreferenceAtoAageA-A"iuventutis"A-AyouthA-AquestionableA
-ATacitusAcritiquingAolderAwomen?
-A'exarserat'A-AdifferentAverbAforAfireA
-Apulcherrimum'A-AsuperlativeA-AreasoningAbehindAherAobsessionAandAphysicalAattractionAtoAhim.A
-A'ita'A=AresultAclause
utAIuniamASilanam,AnobilemAfeminam,AmatrimonioAeiusAexturbaretAliberoqueAadulteroApotiretur.A
-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"thatAsheAdroveAoutAIuniaASilana,AaAnobleAwoman,AfromAhisAmarriage,AandAhadAhim,Aunencumber
edAasAherAadulterousAlover."
-A"extrubaret"A-AphysicallyApushingAherAoutA
-A"nobilemAfeminam"A-AnobleAwomanA-ATacitusAmakingAusAfeelAbad?
nequeASiliusAflagitiiAautApericuliAnesciusAerat:A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"NorAwasASiliusAunawareAofAtheAscandalAorAtheAdanger:"
-A'neque'A-Alitotes,AdoubleAnegative,AemphaticApurposesA
-A'nescius'A-AverbAtakesApossessionA-AfocusAonASilius'Aanxiety
,sedAintellexitAexitium,AsiAabnueret,AforeAcertumA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"butAheAunderstoodAthatAdeathAwouldAbeAcertain,AifAheAwereAtoArefuse"
-A"intellexit"A-AheAhasAactualAunderstanding,AhasAdigestedAthisA
-A'exitium'A-AdeathA-AsenseAofAMessalina'sAsheerApower,AbutAsignificantlyAherAmisuseAofApowerA
-A'si'A-AconditionalAimpliesAquestioning,Adeliberation
et,AsiAconsentiret,AnonnullamAfacinorisAcelandiAspemAesse;A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"andAthat,AifAheAwereAtoAagree,AthereAwasAsomeAhopeAofAhidingAtheAcrime;"A
-A'si'A-AconditionalAimpliesAquestioning,Adeliberation
simulqueAseAmagnaApraemiaAaccepturum.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"andAthatAatAtheAsameAtimeAheAwouldAreceiveAlargeArewards."
-AshowingAclearAindicationAofAbenefits,AdoubleAsidesAofAdeliberation.A
-Aforeshadowing
igiturAplacuitAneglegereAfuturaApraesentibusAfrui.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"ThereforeAheAdecidedAtoAignoreAtheAfutureAandAenjoyAtheApresent."A
-AchiasmusA'neglereAfuturaApraesentibusAfrui.'A-
AinfinitivesAmirror,AshowingAinAtheAlanguageAclearAcontrastAandAbalanceA-
AofAwhatAisAtoAcomeAvsAcurrentAstateA
-A'placuit'A-AcomplacentA-AnegativeAconnotations?
illaAnonAfurtimAsedAmultisAcumAcomitibusAventitatAdomum,A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"SheArepeatedlyAvisitedAhisAhouse,AnotAinAsecret,AbutAwithAmanyAcompanions,"
-AdeicticApronounA-AMessalinaAisAemphaticallyAplaced.A
-A'cum'A-AinversionA-AprepositionsAareAsandwichedA-A'multis'AasAquantitativeAisApromotedA
-A'ventitat'A-AfrequentativeAverbA-AherArepeatedAactionsAhighlighted,AnatureAofAtheAscandalA-
AalsoAhistoricApresentA-AmoreAvividAandAexciting,Aimmediate
egredientiAadhaeret,AdatAopesAhonoresque;A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"sheAwasAalwaysAwithAhimAwhenAheAwentAout,AsheAgaveAhimAwealthAandAhonours;"
-A'adhaeret'A-AprepositionAasAprefixA-AliterallyAstuckAlikeAglueA-AphysicalityAofAtheAverbA-
AherAactionsAemphasisedA-AprepositionAlikeAher,AsticksAtoAtheAverb.A
-A'opesAhonoresque'A-AtheApowerAsheAexistsAwithAisAemphasisedA-AstatusAandAcontrol,Aincentives
, postremoAservi,Aliberti,AparatusAprincipusAapudAadulterumAsaepeAvidebantur.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
"finally,AherAslaves,AherAfreedmen,AtheAluxuriousAfurnishingsAofAtheAemperorAwereAoftenAseenAatAt
heAhouseAofAtheAadulterer."
-AasyndeticAlistAofAthreeA-AemphasisAofAherAostentatiousnessA
-A'paratusAprincipis'A-AplosiveAalliterationA
-A'apudAalterum'A-AmoreAalliteration,AemphasisesAtheAscandalA
-A'saepe'A-AadverbAdenotingAfrequencyAonceAagain,AherAsheerAconspicuousness
atAClaudiusAmatrimoniiAsuiAignarus.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"ButAClaudiusAwasAunsuspectingAaboutAhisAmarriage."
-A'at'A-AemphaticAplacement,AmarksAaAcontrastA
-AshortAsentenceAwithAnoAverb,ATacitusAomitsAverbAtoAmakeAemphaticA
-AwhatAisAheAcriticisingAaboutAClaudius?
iamAMessalinaApropterAfacilitatemAadulterioriumAadAnovasAlibidinesAversaAest.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
"Now,AMessalina,AbecauseAofAtheAeaseAofAherAadultery,AturnedAtoAnewApleasures."
-A'iam'A-AadverbA-AnowA-ATacitusAmovesAusAalongAwithApaceA-AnewAstatementAandAnewAeventA
-AthisAsentenceAhighlightingAhowAeasilyAboredAsheAgetsA-AsheAlikesAaAchallenge,AherAtricksyAnature
Silius,AsiveAfataliAinsaniaAanAipsaApericulaAremediumAimminentiumApericulorumAratus,A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
"Silius,AwhetherAbyAsomeAfatalAmadness,AorAthinkingAthatAaAremedyAofAtheAthreateningAdangersAw
asAdangerAitself,"
-AforeshadowingA-AideaAofAbeingAinsaneA-AtransferredAfromAwomanAtoAmanA-
AperhapsAtheAeffectsAofAherApowerAandAcontrolAonAhim?
-AguiltyAconscienceAshowing
-A'remedium'A-AjuxtapositionA-AhowAcanAdangerAbeAaAremedy?
-ApericulorumA-Apolyptoton
abrumpiAdissimulationemAurgebat:A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"wasAurgingAthatAconcealmentAbeAthrownAoff;"
TACITUS - MESSALINA (FULL) LITERARY
ANALYSIS VERIFIED QUESTION & ANSWERS
MessalinaAnovoAetAquasiAinsanoAamoreAincensaAest.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"MessalinaAwasAonAfireAwithAaAnewAandAasAitAwere,AmadApassion."
-AvividApictureAofAaAwomanAoutAofAcontrol,AinsaneA-AadjectiveA"insano"AmadA
-AtypicalAfemaleAtrope
-ApassionA
-AsetAonAfireA-AherAobsession
namAinAC.ASilium,AiuventutisARomanaeApulcherrimum,AitaAexarseratA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"ForAsheAhadAbeenAenflamedAforAC.ASilius,AtheAmostAhandsomeAofAtheARomanAyouth,AtoAsuchAanAe
xtent"
-AreferenceAtoAageA-A"iuventutis"A-AyouthA-AquestionableA
-ATacitusAcritiquingAolderAwomen?
-A'exarserat'A-AdifferentAverbAforAfireA
-Apulcherrimum'A-AsuperlativeA-AreasoningAbehindAherAobsessionAandAphysicalAattractionAtoAhim.A
-A'ita'A=AresultAclause
utAIuniamASilanam,AnobilemAfeminam,AmatrimonioAeiusAexturbaretAliberoqueAadulteroApotiretur.A
-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"thatAsheAdroveAoutAIuniaASilana,AaAnobleAwoman,AfromAhisAmarriage,AandAhadAhim,Aunencumber
edAasAherAadulterousAlover."
-A"extrubaret"A-AphysicallyApushingAherAoutA
-A"nobilemAfeminam"A-AnobleAwomanA-ATacitusAmakingAusAfeelAbad?
nequeASiliusAflagitiiAautApericuliAnesciusAerat:A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"NorAwasASiliusAunawareAofAtheAscandalAorAtheAdanger:"
-A'neque'A-Alitotes,AdoubleAnegative,AemphaticApurposesA
-A'nescius'A-AverbAtakesApossessionA-AfocusAonASilius'Aanxiety
,sedAintellexitAexitium,AsiAabnueret,AforeAcertumA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"butAheAunderstoodAthatAdeathAwouldAbeAcertain,AifAheAwereAtoArefuse"
-A"intellexit"A-AheAhasAactualAunderstanding,AhasAdigestedAthisA
-A'exitium'A-AdeathA-AsenseAofAMessalina'sAsheerApower,AbutAsignificantlyAherAmisuseAofApowerA
-A'si'A-AconditionalAimpliesAquestioning,Adeliberation
et,AsiAconsentiret,AnonnullamAfacinorisAcelandiAspemAesse;A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"andAthat,AifAheAwereAtoAagree,AthereAwasAsomeAhopeAofAhidingAtheAcrime;"A
-A'si'A-AconditionalAimpliesAquestioning,Adeliberation
simulqueAseAmagnaApraemiaAaccepturum.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"andAthatAatAtheAsameAtimeAheAwouldAreceiveAlargeArewards."
-AshowingAclearAindicationAofAbenefits,AdoubleAsidesAofAdeliberation.A
-Aforeshadowing
igiturAplacuitAneglegereAfuturaApraesentibusAfrui.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"ThereforeAheAdecidedAtoAignoreAtheAfutureAandAenjoyAtheApresent."A
-AchiasmusA'neglereAfuturaApraesentibusAfrui.'A-
AinfinitivesAmirror,AshowingAinAtheAlanguageAclearAcontrastAandAbalanceA-
AofAwhatAisAtoAcomeAvsAcurrentAstateA
-A'placuit'A-AcomplacentA-AnegativeAconnotations?
illaAnonAfurtimAsedAmultisAcumAcomitibusAventitatAdomum,A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"SheArepeatedlyAvisitedAhisAhouse,AnotAinAsecret,AbutAwithAmanyAcompanions,"
-AdeicticApronounA-AMessalinaAisAemphaticallyAplaced.A
-A'cum'A-AinversionA-AprepositionsAareAsandwichedA-A'multis'AasAquantitativeAisApromotedA
-A'ventitat'A-AfrequentativeAverbA-AherArepeatedAactionsAhighlighted,AnatureAofAtheAscandalA-
AalsoAhistoricApresentA-AmoreAvividAandAexciting,Aimmediate
egredientiAadhaeret,AdatAopesAhonoresque;A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"sheAwasAalwaysAwithAhimAwhenAheAwentAout,AsheAgaveAhimAwealthAandAhonours;"
-A'adhaeret'A-AprepositionAasAprefixA-AliterallyAstuckAlikeAglueA-AphysicalityAofAtheAverbA-
AherAactionsAemphasisedA-AprepositionAlikeAher,AsticksAtoAtheAverb.A
-A'opesAhonoresque'A-AtheApowerAsheAexistsAwithAisAemphasisedA-AstatusAandAcontrol,Aincentives
, postremoAservi,Aliberti,AparatusAprincipusAapudAadulterumAsaepeAvidebantur.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
"finally,AherAslaves,AherAfreedmen,AtheAluxuriousAfurnishingsAofAtheAemperorAwereAoftenAseenAatAt
heAhouseAofAtheAadulterer."
-AasyndeticAlistAofAthreeA-AemphasisAofAherAostentatiousnessA
-A'paratusAprincipis'A-AplosiveAalliterationA
-A'apudAalterum'A-AmoreAalliteration,AemphasisesAtheAscandalA
-A'saepe'A-AadverbAdenotingAfrequencyAonceAagain,AherAsheerAconspicuousness
atAClaudiusAmatrimoniiAsuiAignarus.A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"ButAClaudiusAwasAunsuspectingAaboutAhisAmarriage."
-A'at'A-AemphaticAplacement,AmarksAaAcontrastA
-AshortAsentenceAwithAnoAverb,ATacitusAomitsAverbAtoAmakeAemphaticA
-AwhatAisAheAcriticisingAaboutAClaudius?
iamAMessalinaApropterAfacilitatemAadulterioriumAadAnovasAlibidinesAversaAest.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
"Now,AMessalina,AbecauseAofAtheAeaseAofAherAadultery,AturnedAtoAnewApleasures."
-A'iam'A-AadverbA-AnowA-ATacitusAmovesAusAalongAwithApaceA-AnewAstatementAandAnewAeventA
-AthisAsentenceAhighlightingAhowAeasilyAboredAsheAgetsA-AsheAlikesAaAchallenge,AherAtricksyAnature
Silius,AsiveAfataliAinsaniaAanAipsaApericulaAremediumAimminentiumApericulorumAratus,A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
"Silius,AwhetherAbyAsomeAfatalAmadness,AorAthinkingAthatAaAremedyAofAtheAthreateningAdangersAw
asAdangerAitself,"
-AforeshadowingA-AideaAofAbeingAinsaneA-AtransferredAfromAwomanAtoAmanA-
AperhapsAtheAeffectsAofAherApowerAandAcontrolAonAhim?
-AguiltyAconscienceAshowing
-A'remedium'A-AjuxtapositionA-AhowAcanAdangerAbeAaAremedy?
-ApericulorumA-Apolyptoton
abrumpiAdissimulationemAurgebat:A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
"wasAurgingAthatAconcealmentAbeAthrownAoff;"