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Lines 1.18-1.36
Virginia Certamen Questions, All Four Rounds 1.18-36
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LUDI WERE GAMES OR SHOWS AND MUNERA WERE FUNERAL OFFERINGS
Bonus: The munera gladiatorum seem to have originated from what civilization? ETRUSCAN
8) Toss-Up: Who am I? I killed Pallas, the beloved son of Evander. My sister Juturna tried to save me and convince me to stop fighting, but I refused. I fought and was killed by Aeneas over the hand of Lavinia in marriage. TURNUS
Bonus: Over what group was Turnus the king? RUTULIANS
9) Toss-up: Who was the first Christian emperor of Rome? CONSTANTINE (THE GREAT)
Bonus: After defeating Eugenius in the Battle of Aquileia in AD 394, what emperor secured the abolishment of pagan worship and became known as "The Destroyer of Paganism"? THEODOSIUS (THE GREAT or THE FIRST)
10) Toss-Up: What is the difference in meaning between gens and genus ? GENS -"CLAN, NATION" and GENUS -"RACE, KIND"
Bonus: What about mors and mos ? MORS -"DEATH" and MOS -"CUSTOM"
11) Toss-Up: After si ,nisi ,ne and num ,what is the meaning of quid ? "ANYTHING"
Bonus: What is the typical form of quid ? ALIQUID
12) Toss-up: Identify the common bond: Epidaurus, Delos, Delphi. ORACLES
Bonus: Identify: Albunea, Almathea, Deiphobe. SIBYLS
13) Toss-up: What deity did Juno send to release Dido's spirit? IRIS
Bonus: What did Iris do to release Dido's spirit? CUT A LOCK OF HER HAIR
14) Toss-Up: When a crack opened in the Roman Forum in 362 BC, an oracle said that Rome had to throw its most precious resource into it. Who leapt into the abyss to save Rome? METTIUS CURTIUS
Bonus: Speaking of pits, what was the name of the pit dug by Romulus into which were thrown the first fruits and earth from each of the countries of his followers? MUNDUS
15) Toss-up: Literally speaking, what does it mean "to decimate"? TO REDUCE BY ONE-TENTH OF ORIGINAL SIZE
Bonus: Literally speaking, what does it mean "to obliterate"? TO FORGET or CAUSE TO FORGET
16) Toss-Up: Who am I? I believed that the laws of heaven were more important than the laws of man so I defied King Creon's orders and buried my brother, who had attacked Thebes. I was eventually buried alive for my crime and I commited suicide. ANTIGONE