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Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals 1.1-20
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2. In the sentence Audio magistrum pueris respondentem what is the case and construction of pueris ? Dative of indirect object.
Bonus 1: In the sentence Pueri dormientes servos clamantes audiunt who is doing the shouting? The slaves.
Bonus 2: Listen carefully and translate: Canis animal volans non est; animalia volantia sunt aves. A dog is not a flying animal; flying animals are birds.
3. What office died out in Rome between the end of the 2nd Punic war and its revival by Sulla? Dictatorship.
Bonus 1: Only one person after Sulla held the office of dictator. Who was it? Caesar.
Bonus 2: This office also fell into abeyance after 70 A.D., during the period of the Civil Wars, due to its enormous power over the composition of the senate. Censorship.
4. Translate the verb in this sentence: "Let's remain at home". Maneamus.
Bonus 1: Translate "at home". Domi.
Bonus 1: Now make the sentence negative. Ne maneamus domi.
5. What unusual physical characteristic did Arges Brontes, and Steropes share? They had only one eye (they were Cyclops).
Bonus 1: What unusual physical characteristic did Briareus, Cottus, and Gyges share? They had 100 hands (Hecatoncheires or Centimani).
Bonus 2: What unusual physical characteristic did Teiresias endure? To be both man and woman.
6. Translate the following sentence into Latin: He thinks that the man is fighting. Putat (cogitat, censet, etc.) virum pugnare.
Bonus 1: Now this: "He thinks that the man was fighting". Putat (etc.) virum pugnavisse.
Bonus 2: Now: He thinks that the man will fight. Putat (etc. )virum pugnaturm esse.
7. What emperor of Rome brought the Age of the 5 Good Emperors to an end? Marcus Aurelius.
Bonus 1: What happenstance of nature caused this group of Good Emperors to come to an end? Marcus Aurelius had a son.