Latin
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Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals 1.40-55
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Bonus 1: Pliny's last days are known to us from a letter written by whom? C. Plinius Jocundus/Pliny the Younger.
Bonus 2: Pliny the Younger is famous for his correspondence, and one of his letters is an early account of Christian worship as well as Roman persecution. To what emperor was this letter addressed? Trajan.
15. Change factus sum to the future tense. Fiam.
Bonus 1: Make that imperfect subjunctive. Fierem.
Bonus 2: Say in Latin, "I know that Caesar became dictator" Scio Caesarem dictatorem factum.
16. Name two subordinate clauses that regularly use the subjunctive in the perfect and pluperfect tenses. Indirect question, fearing, cum.
Bonus 1: What type of subordinate clause normally uses only present and imperfect subjunctive? Result.
Bonus 2: Say in Latin, "Our teacher encouraged us to come today!" Noster magister nos hortatus est ut hodie veniremus.
17. Which king is credited with reorganizing the Roman army and building a wall around the city? Servius Tullius.
Bonus 1: Roman historians believed that Servius Tullius had what origin? He was a slave in Tarquin's household.
Bonus 2: How did Servius Tullius die? He was murdered by Tarquinius Superbus.
18. Before drinking their wine, with what did the Greeks and Romans usually mix it? Water.
Bonus 1: What is the Latin for "grapes"? Uvae.
Bonus 2: Passus is an adjective meaning "dried"? As a noun, it refers to wine made from what? Raisins.
19. Before Paris, Troy had a reputation for treachery. What king of Troy accepted Heracles' offer to kill a sea monster but then reneged on giving Heracles the divine horses Zeus had given him? Laomedon.
Bonus 1: Heracles sacked Troy in his anger over this treachery. He kidnapped the princess whom he had saved from the sea monster and gave her to Telamon as a bride. Who was this princess? Hesione.