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Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals 1.28-43
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Bonus: 2 Along the same lines: Est difficillimum se ipsum vincere. The most difficult thing is to conquer yourself. 11. Place these coins in order of value, from least to greatest: quadrans, denarius, sestertius. Quadrans, sestertius, denarius Bonus 1: What was the denarius minted from? Silver . Bonus 2: What is the literal meaning of quadrans? A fourth part. 12. What early Roman writer, who might have been a freed slave, is well known for his comedy Pseudolus? Plautus . Bonus 1: Another of Plautus' famous plays is Miles Gloriosus. Translate that title into English. The Braggart Soldier (or variants). Bonus 2: Plautus was followed by another Roman writer of comedies, more sophisticated and less well known. Who was he? Terence . 13. If you saw a bottle with the abbreviation t. i. d. ,you might be able to give me the Latin of abbreviation and tell me what it means. Ter in die /3 times a day. Bonus1: What kind of number is quater? Numerical adverb. Bonus 2: Now give me the distributive of this number. Terni . 14. At the Battle of Cynoscephalae (ky no SKEFF a lie) in 197 B. C. T. Quinctius Flamininus utterly defeated what Macedonia king, who shared his name with the father of Alexander the Great? Philip . Bonus1: Flaminius won that victory because his legions were more flexible than the rigid Macedonian battle formation. What was the Macedonian formation called? Ph alanx. Bonus 2: After ending the war, Flaminius proclaimed the freedom of the Greeks at what Greek city? Corinth . 15. Who resolved the dispute between Zeus and Hera about which gender, men or women, enjoys sex more? Teiresias . Bonus1: What was Teiresias' answer? Women . Bonus 2: Why would he know? He had been both man and woman.