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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three 1.25-43
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Bonus: What cases always look alike in the neuter. Nom. &Acc.
14. Who was this blind poet, the author of the first work of Greek literature? Homer.
Bonus: Name the two works of Homer. Illiad and Odyssey.
15. Which of these ablative uses will never take a preposition? Motion from, accompainment, manner, means, or personal agent? Means.
Bonus: The ablative of accompaniment is not to be confused with the ablative of means. Translate the ablative of means in the sentence: "The men fight with swords." Gladiis.
16. Which king allegedly created the religious institutions of Rome? Numa (Pompilius).
Bonus: Rome was founded on the Palantine. But where did Remus, Romulus' brother, want to found it? Aventine.
17. In Latin and English, what do the initials S. P.Q.R. mean? Senatus populusque Romanus /The Senate and the People of Rome.
Bonus: Now what does the abbreviation i. e. stand for in Latin in English? Id est; that is.
18. It's the first of the month . . . The Kalends.
Bonus: This day is either the 5th or the 7th. The Nones.
19. What outstanding musician followed his wife to the Underworld and successfully pled for her to be allowed to accompany back to the world of the living? Orpheus.
Bonus: Eurydice was her name, and she never actually made it out of the Underworld. What happened? Orpheus looked back.
20. Give the Latin noun at the root of our word "ignition". Ignis.
Bonus: Give the Latin adjective at the root of our word "acceleration". Celer.