# Round One 1.44-75

Virginia Certamen Questions, Round One, Lines 1.44-1.75. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/virginia-certamen-questions/round-one-8/1.44

9. What Roman orator was considered the best advocate of all? Cicero
a. His most famous oration was against which conspirator? Catiline
b. What rhetorical device is illustrated by his famous words: “O tempora, O mores!” apostrophe
10. What ablative is illustrated in this sentence? “Miles erat fortior ullo homine.” Abl. of Comparison
Name the uses of ablative in the following sentences:
a. Caesar vir humili genere erat. Abl. of Description
b. Captivus gladio interfectus est. Abl. of Means
11. What case would “we” be in this sentence? We had to do the work. Dative
a. Say in Latin: It had to be seen. Videndum erat
b. Translate “working” in this sentence: We did it by working hard. Laborando
12. Who took Aeneas to the underworld? Sibyl
a. Who was Aeneas’ faithful companion? Achates
b. Whom did Aeneas have to defeat in Latium? Turnus
13. What Shakespearean tragedy would the Romans have called “Labor amoris amissus?” Love’s Labor Lost
a. What classic would this be? “ Fortis novus orbis terrarum” Brave New World
b. How about this one? “Murum et hominum” Of Mice and Men
14. Give the genitive singular endings from 1st through 5th declension. Ae, i, is, us, ei
a. Now give the ablative singular endings. a, o, e, u, e
b. Now give the genitive plural endings. Arum, orum, um, uum, erum
15. What mythological father and son were the first to fly? Daedalus and Icarus
a. What famous winged horse flew? Pegasus
b. What son of Apollo took his father’s chariot and flew too high? Phaethon
16. What Roman holiday was similar to our Christmas? Saturnalia
a. To what deity was the holiday of Lupercalia dedicated? Faunus
b. What happened to some slaves during Saturnalia?

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