# Finals 1.1-18

Virginia Certamen Questions, Finals, Lines 1.1-1.18. Latin.

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Which of the Roman magistrates was in charge of the streets, markets, and games? Aedile.
Bonus 1: What Roman magistrate had the power to eject a person from membership in the Senate? Censor.
Bonus 2: Which Roman magistrate had the shortest term of office? Dictator.
The only safe way to kill Medusa was to cut off her head. But this had an unexpected side-effect. What animal sprang from her blood? Pegasus.
Bonus 1: What hero succeeded in cutting off Medusus' head? Perseus.
Bonus 2: What hero succeeded in taming and riding Pegasus? Bellerophone.
What was the name of the chief priest at Rome? Pontifex maximus.
Bonus 1: What group had charge of safekeeping the sacred flame of Rome? Vestal Virgins.
Bonus 2: What group of priests had special skill in foretelling the will of the gods? Augurs / haruspices.
Caesar crossed the Rubicon and began a civil war in Rome. What famous Roman was his chief opponent? Pompey.
Bonus 1: In what year did Caesar cross the Rubicon? 49 B.C.
Bonus 2: This round of the civil wars that brought the Republic to an end lasted until 45 B.C. In what province was the final battle in 45 fought? Spain.
Many states have Latin motto, but so does the United States. What is it and its meaning? E pluribus unum / One out of many.
Bonus 1: Another motto appears on our dollar bill: annuit coeptis . What does this mean? He has approved our undertakings.
Bonus 2: And there's another on the dollar bill: novo ordo seclorum . What does this mean. A new order of the ages.
What three tenses are derived from the third principal part of the verb? Perfect, Pluperfect, Future Perfect.
Bonus 1: What is the indicator for the future tense of a third conjugation verb? e-.

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