Latin
Lines 1.204-1.223
Virginia Certamen Questions, All Four Rounds 1.204-223
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Bonus: In Roman numerals, what is AD 1996 in A.U. C. reckoning? MMDCCXLIX
10) Toss-Up: If someone tells you to take some information cum grano salis ,what do they mean? WITH GRAIN OF SALT meaning WITH CERTAIN RESERVATION OF BELIEF
Bonus: If someone says the information is bona fide ,what does she mean? IN GOOD FAITH/TRUE AND BELIEVABLE
11) Toss-Up: Complete the following analogy -puer :genius ::puella : . JUNO
Bonus: When did a Roman child receive a genius or juno ? AT BIRTH
12) Toss-Up: After what battle and in wht year did Julius Caesar send back the famous phrase "Veni! Vidi! Vici!" ? ZELA IN 47BC
Bonus: At what battle in what year did Caesar succeed in becoming an autocrat, having defeated all of his political opponents? PHARSALUS IN 48BC
13) Toss-Up: What god was said to have been the father of Servius Tullius? VULCAN (not HEPHAESTUS)
Bonus: Though born to a slave-woman, Servius Tullius was marked for greatness when what occured when he was a baby? A BLUE FLAME WAS SEEN FLICKERING AROUND HIS HEAD
14) Toss-Up: "Marcus remained in Sicily for ten months." Translate the time construnction in that sentence into Latin: DECEM MENSES
Bonus: "When he arrives home, we will have a huge banquet." Using a cum clause and the verb advenio, advenire ,translate the phrase "When he arrives home. . ." CUM DOMUM ADVENERIT
15) Toss-Up: What kingdom did Attalus bequeath to Rome in 133BC? PERGAMUM
Bonus: Pergamum was located on the western shore of what large eastern peninsula? ASIA MINOR or TURKEY
16) Toss-Up: Identify the common bond: mane, cliens, sportula . ELEMENTS OF THE SALUTATIO
Bonus: What was the sportula ? BASKET OF FOOD or SMALL GIFT OF MONEY
17) Toss-Up: Answer the following question in Roman numerals: Multiply the number of indicative tenses by the number of persons, add the number of voices and divide the whole sum by the number of subjunctive tenses. V
Bonus: Responde Latine (give the Latin name of the number): Multiply the number of cases (not including vocative and locative) by the number of declensions and subtract the sum of the number of genders and numbers. VIGINTI