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Lines 1.20-1.37
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round One 1.20-37
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Bonus: What other moon of Jupiter bears the name of the lover whom Juppiter, transformed into a bull, carried away to Crete? Europa.
12. What is unusual about the verb odi, odisse ? It has perfect forms only, but no perfect meaning.
Bonus: What other verb, with what meaning, acts the same way? Memini /to remember.
13. In the sentence "He thinks he has enough money", how would you say in Latin "enough money". Satis pecuniae.
Bonus: Give me the one that doesnÿt belong, along with its gender and meaning. tempus, vulgus, quercus, pelagus. Quercus /feminine /oak.
14. What member of the Second Triumvirate attempted to woo Octavian's soldiers away from him during the campaign in Sicily in 36 B. C. and was removed from power for the attempt? Lepidus.
Bonus: Octavian was campaign against the last of the sons of Pompey. What was his name? Sextus Pompeius.
15. What do the following having in common? hasta, balista, saggita, gladius. They are all weapons.
Bonus: A soldier's shield was technically not a weapon, though clearly part of his arma. What is the Latin word for shield? Scutum.
16. What do we call the region known to the Romans as Cisalpine Gaul? The Po Valley (northern Italy).
Bonus: What region was Mauritania? Morocco.
17. What two gods helped build the walls of Troy? Apollo and Poseidon.
Bonus: What ancestor of Aeneas helped them? Abacus .
18. Polybius, the Greek historian, was sent to Rome as hostage after the victory of Paulus over the Macedonia king at what battle in 168 B. C.? Pydna.
Bonus: Who was the Macedonian king whom Paulus defeated? Perseus.
19. This author is famous for many works, but was exiled from Rome by Augustus probably because of his Ars Amatoria . Who was it? Ovid.