# All Four Rounds 1.62-84

Virginia Certamen Questions, All Four Rounds, Lines 1.62-1.84. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/virginia-certamen-questions/all-four-rounds/1.62

ROUND 2
1) Toss-Up: What geographical phrase applied to the Greek territory in Southern Italy and Sicily before the Romans became dominant in Italy? MAGNA GRAECIA
Bonus: What other Mediterranean power shared possession of the island of Sicily? CARTHAGINIAN or PHOENICIAN
2) Toss-Up: What is the ablative singular of the Latin phrase "every time"? OMNI TEMPORE
Bonus: Change omni tempore to the genitive plural. OMNIUM TEMPORUM
3) Toss-Up: Identify the common bond: Aphrodite, Hera, Athena on Mt. Ida? THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS
Bonus: Identify: Eris, Ate, Discordia. THE GODDESS OF DISCORD
4) Toss-Up: Give the correct Latin equivalent for the prepositional phrase in the following Latin sentence: "He read the letter to the slaves." SERVIS
Bonus: Give the correct Latin equivalent for the prepositional phrase in the following Latin sentence: "The letter had been sent to the people." AD POPULUM
5) Toss-Up: According to Christopher Marlowe, Helen had a face which launched a thousand ships. Where in Greece did this fleet gather before departure? AULIS
Bonus: While at Aulis, who offended the goddess Artemis, thus causing the winds not to blow? AGAMEMNON
6) Toss-Up: What is the meaning (not translation) of the Latin phrase rara avis ? A TRULY UNUSUAL PERSON
Bonus: What Lain phrase describes a person who is no longer welcome? PERSONA NON GRATA
7) Toss-Up: Who built the first permanent theater in Rome? POMPEY
Bonus: What is the Greek term for theater which the movie house company Cineplex incorporates into its title? ODEON
8) Toss-Up: We always like to hear praise from our Latin treachers when we have translated well. With the Latin word for "praise" being laus , laudis , f., translate "We always like to hear praise." SEMPER AMAMUS AUDIRE LAUDEM.

---

Virginia Certamen Questions, All Four Rounds. Text: The Latin Library (thelatinlibrary.com), used with permission. Changes: HTML markup removed and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: Used with permission (https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/about.html). Source: https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/certamen/chan96.1.html.