# Finals 1.49-59

Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals, Lines 1.49-1.59. Latin.

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Bonus 1: What wily king of Ithaca is sometimes said to be Sisyphus' son? Odysseus/Ulysses.
Bonus 2: Who is more commonly said to be the father of Odysseus? Laertes.
18. A dormouse is not a mouse at all, but something like a squirrel, and its name has nothing to do with a door. What Latin verb with what meaning is the source of the name of these noctural animals? Dormire / to sleep.
Bonus 1: Romans had delicacies unknown in modern America. What would you be eating if you were dining upon glires ? Dormice
Bonus 2: Romans of course did have mice but they didn't have house cats to catch them until the reign of Augustus. What creatures did the Romans employ for that service during the Republic? Ferrets.
19. Dic mihi nomina trium animalium. Porcus, equus, canis, feles, avis, ovis, bovis, piscis, asinus, gallina, etc.
Bonus 1: Name three more.
Bonus 2: Give three more.
20. When recognized, please perform the following command. Sta et dic duas Americanas sed non Romanas litteras. The student should stand and say J and W.
Bonus 1: Perform the following command. State omnes et cantate Anglice "Ubi, ubi ivit canis parvus meus?" The entire team should stand and sing "O where, o where has my little dog gone".
Bonus 2: Perform the following command. Ambulate circum sellas et considite. All should walk around the chairs and sit down .

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