Latin
Lines 1.104-1.121
Virginia Certamen Questions, All Four Rounds 1.104-121
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Bonus: What about "He was not affected by the expressions and faces of his opponents." HENDIADYS
7) Toss-Up: At what event would you hear the cry "Talassio !" or "Feliciter !" WEDDING or GROOM ESCORTING NEW BRIDE HOME
Bonus: Talassius may have been a god of marriage which the Romans created to explain the forgotten meaning of "Talassio "which they had forgotten. What does "Feliciter" mean? "HAPPILY" or "LUCKILY" etc.
8) Toss-Up: Identify the poet: Ille mi par esse deo videtur . . . CATULLUS
Bonus: The second line of this poem includes the phrase si fas est . Translate that phrase. IF IT IS RIGHT
9) Toss-Up: In the lararium ,if the genius of the paterfamilias was not represented in human form, what animal was substituted? SNAKE
Bonus: What is the two-word name for the protective spirit of the family? LAR FAMILIARIS
10) Toss-Up: In what province did Catullus serve under Memmius? BITHYNIA
Bonus: Why was Catullus angry with Memmius when he returned to Italy? HE HAD NOT BEEN PAID VERY MUCH
11) Toss-Up: What was the term for a single lap in a chariot or foot race? It is also something you and your teachers probably follow at school. CURRICULUM
Bonus: In modern terms, what is a curriculum vitae ? A SHORT ACCOUNT OF CAREER AND QUALIFICATIONS or A RESUME
12) Toss-Up: Unfortunately, not everyone in the ancient world was beautiful, but some were down right hideous. Who had a face who could turn people to stone? MEDUSA
Bonus: Medusa, pregnant by Poseidon when she was slain by Perseus, gave birth to what winged creature? PEGASUS
13) Toss-Up: What cliff-top fortress was the site where Jewish rebels chose to commit suicide rather than surrender to the beseiging Romans? MASADA
Bonus: In what year did this seige end? AD 73
14) Toss-Up: A common inscription on tombstones was Si tibi terra levis . What does this mean? "MAY THE EARTH BE LIGHT UPON YOU"
Bonus: What about the phrase Qui vixit annos quinque, menses novem, et dies viginti-duos ? "WHO LIVED FIVE YEARS, NINE MONTHS, AND TWENTY-TWO DAYS"
15) Toss-Up: Who explained to the Argonauts how to pass the Symplegades, the crashing rocks at the entrance to the Black Sea? PHINEUS