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Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals 1.21-37
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Bonus 2: Who was his son, who was eventually assassinated, sparking yet another round of civil wars. Commodus.
8. Say in Latin "on the fourth day". Quarto die.
Bonus 1: Now say in Latin "in the seventh month". Septimo mense.
Bonus 2: Now say in Latin "within seven months". Septem mensibus.
9. What temple in Rome was dedicated to all the gods? Pantheon.
Bonus 1: What woman supposedly gave all gifts to man (or so her name would suggest). Pandora.
Bonus 2: Actually, after she opened that box, we need a remedy for all the ills she inflicted. What English word, formed from Greek, means a "remedy for all evils" or a "cure-all"? Panacea.
10. We always ask a question like this: Crassus actually did not set out for his ill-fated Parthian campaign in 54 B. C. That year, of course, never existed. What year was it, counting A.U. C.? 700 A.U. C.
Bonus 1: What does a. u. c. stand for and what does it mean? Ab urbe condita /from the founding of the city.
Bonus 2: We say "from the founding of the city", but what kind of participle is condita ? Perfect passive.
11. Festina lente was a favorite motto of Augustus. What does it mean? Make haste slowly.
Bonus 1: Make festina lente plural. Festinate lente.
Bonus 2: Now make lente comparitive. Lentius.
12. Achilles' special troop of soldiers, industrious, strong, and brave, were called the Myrmidons and had been transformed into men from what creatures? Ants.
Bonus 1: Who transformed these ants into men? Zeus.
Bonus 2: Zeus transformed the ants of the island Aegina (named after the lovely maiden Aegina) because Hera had sent a plague to wipe out its population. What had made her so angry? Zeus had had an affair with Aegina.