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Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals 1.34-48
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Bonus 1: What was the prize Rome won in the 1st Punic War? Sicily.
Bonus 2: What did Rome gain at the end of the 2nd Punic War? Spain.
13. What Titan brought fire to mankind? Prometheus.
Bonus 1: How was Prometheus punished for this crime? He was chained to a cliff, and his liver was eaten daily by an eagle.
Bonus 2: What brother of Prometheus was given a wife by the gods? Epimetheus.
14. If you went to Sunday School when you were little, you probably learned that God is all-knowing, and your teacher may have even taught you the fancy word "omniscient." Most of you probably didn't learn, though it wouldn't have been a bad thing, the word to describe man. What does "parviscient" mean? Knowing little.
Bonus 1: What's little on a parvifoliate tree? Leaves.
Bonus 2: How do you say "littlest" in Latin? Minimus, a, um.
15. There's an old abbreviation that used to be used on invitations and other such things. It was D.V. and was used to indicate that the plan would come to pass only if circumstances beyond the planners control allowed. Give the Latin words and English meaning of this abbreviation. Deo volente God willing.
Bonus 1: What part of speech is volente ? Be specific. Present active participle.
Bonus 2: What kind of construction is Deo volente ? Ablative absolute.
16. Who was the Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Zama? (Publius Cornelius) Scipio Africanus (Maior).
Bonus 1: What year did this occur? 202 B. C.
Bonus 2: Who was his grandson who finally destroyed Carthage in 146 B. C.? Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Minor (accept Scipio Africanus the Younger or Scipio Aemilianus).
17. What wily king of Corinth once handcuffed Hades and was therefore punished in the underworld by forever trying to roll a boulder up a hill? Sisyphus.