Latin
Lines 1.1-1.16
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round One 1.1-16
Not analysed yet
Bonus: What is the verb and meaning from which morituri derives? Morior (mori, mortuus sum) /to die.
2. What warlord of the late Republic, famous for being "Fortunate," had Marius as his greatest enemy. Sulla.
Bonus: Sulla fought a great war against the King of Pontus, defeating him but not removing him as a future threat to Rome. Who was this King? Mithridates.
3. What number is missing from the following seqence: duo, quattuor, octo, decem ? Sex.
Bonus: What number is missing from this sequence? viginti triginta quinquaginta sexaginta ? quadraginta.
4. What brother of Tiberius died while campaigning against the Germans on the Rhine frontier? Drusus.
Bonus: Drusus' son also became a famous general on the German front, quite obviously from the agnomen by which he is known today. Who is he? Germanicus.
5. Hecate, the three-formed goddess, was the patron of witches. Which niece of Circe and daughter of Aeetes called on her powers to aid a handsome Greek? Medea.
Bonus: What Argonaut, a nephew of Medea, led Jason there? Argus.
6. What did the Romans call desert? Secunda mensa.
Bonus: Now tell me the Latin words for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Ientaculum, prandium, cena.
7. What use of the ablative is seen in the following sentence: Urbe capta Aeneas fugit. Ablative absolute.
Bonus: How 'bout: Romam veniemus tribus diebus . Time within which.
8. Jealous gods were always dangerous. What goddess sought to punish Psyche to whose beauty the entire world was offering divine honors? Venus.
Bonus: How did Venus plan to punish Psyche? Cupid was sent to make her fall in love with the most wretched man possible (anything close is fine).
9. What is the literal meaning of the English word agenda ? Things having to be done (anything close, but the concept has to be plural).