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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round One 1.18-27
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Bonus: Give the Roman numeral for the year in which Julius Caesar became Pontifex Maximus, Cicero as consul exposed the Catalinarian conspiracy, and Augustus was born. LXIII
10. Participles share the functions of what two parts of speech? Verbs and adjectives.
Bonus: Give the translation of the participle in the following sentence: Loving grammar, the students were eager to answer the question. Amantes.
11. D.V. is an old abbreviation that used to be used on invitations and other such things to indicate that the plan would come to pass only if circumstances beyond the planner's control allowed. Give the literal meaning of Deo volente . With God being willing (or equivalent).
Bonus : What part of speech is volente ? Be specific. Present active participle.
12. When a man became consul without having a distinguished family he was referred to as a "new man." What is this expression in Latin? Novus homo.
Bonus: How long was a consul in office? One year.
13. The only year that Cicero (one such "novus homo") was consul was 63 B. C. Whose conspiracy did he put down at that time? Cataline's.
Bonus: What future emperor was born during this year? Augustus.
14. There is a story in the Bible about two missionaries, Paul and Barnabas, who perform a miracle in Phrygia. The people of the town immediately conclude that these two men are Zeus and Hermes, and they want to show their devotion by offering sacrifices. The people were probably remembering the story of the punishment that had befallen a town that failed to extend hospitality to these two gods and wanted to avoid that for themselves. What was that punishment? The town was turned into a swamp/the people drowned.