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Lines 1.1-1.19
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round One 1.1-19
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3. Which one of the following does not belong and why? Canis, corpus, caput, cubiculum. Canis, because it is not neuter.
Bonus: Amor, of course, is a noun and means love. But what other part of speech, with what meaning, can it be? Verb /I am loved.
4. Even love has its limits. What Roman emperor caused a great scandal by marrying his niece (forbidden under Roman law). Claudius.
Bonus: What was the name of this niece, the mother of Nero? Agrippina.
5. Which of the following does not belong, and why? Captus, locutus, visus, lectus. Locutus because it is a perfect active participle (accept active, or deponent verb form).
Bonus: What's out of place here and why? Ars, meta, auriga, nox. Auriga, because it is masculine.
6. Hercules was required in his 9th labor to recover what object from the queen of the Amazons? Her girdle.
Bonus: Who was this queen? Hippolyta.
7. What use of the ablative is seen in this sentence: Marcus altior Lucio est . Ablative of comparison.
Bonus: Say that sentence without using an ablative. Marcus altior quam Lucius est.
8. Responde Latine. In what room of the Roman house might you find a lectus ? Cubiculum /triclinium
Bonus: In what other room of the Roman house would you find one? Cubiculum /triclinium.
9. Please put these battles in order: Teutonburg Forest, Actium, Pharsalus, Cannae. Cannae, Pharsalus, Actium, Teutonburg Forest.
Bonus: What happened at the battle of the Teutonburg Forest? 3 Romans legions were destroyed by the Germans.
10. Make celeris manus accusative. Celerem manum.
Bonus: Now make it genitive plural. Celerium manuum.
11. What moon of the planet Jupiter was named after a lover of Jupiter who was turned into a cow? Io.