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Lines 1.23-1.26
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three 1.23-26
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Bonus: Cerberus also fell asleep when Aeneas and the Sybil went to the underworld. Why was that? Because the Sybil tossed him honey and drugged meat.
13. A censor was a Roman official who took the census and had control over public morals. They served for a term of 18 months but often were elections held for the office? Every 5 years.
Bonus: How many censors were there at one time? Two.
14. In July of 44 B. C. Octavian staged the Ludi Victoriae Caesaris to fulfill a vow to his adopted father. It is said that during this time the sidus Iulium appeared. What was the sidus Iulium ? The Julian Star.
Bonus: What did this star or comet supposedly signify? That Julius Caesar had become a god.
15. What word would introduce the subordinate clause in the following sentence? He sent men to explore the territory. Qui.
Bonus: What type of subordinate clause is this? Relative clause of purpose.
16. Keeping with the relative pronoun theme for the moment, I would like for the person whom I recognize to tell me what relative pronoun would be used if this whole sentence were translated into Latin. Quem.
Bonus: In that same long sentence, what case, number, and gender would "keeping" be? Nominative, singular, masculine or feminine (depending on the gender of the moderator).
17. The last Roman emperor in the West was deposed in 476 A.D. Give his name as well as the name of his deposer. Romulus Augustulus, Odoacer.
Bonus: In religious matters, Odoacer was of the Arian persuasion. This heresy which taught that Christ was a creature rather than God from eternity had been condemned at the Council of Nicaea which was convened by what Emperor? Constantine.