# Round Three 1.1-20

Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three, Lines 1.1-1.20. Latin.

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2. There were many types of togae. Please explain three of them. Toga virilis/libera/pura (assumed at manhood), toga praetexta (worn by boys and senators), toga sordida/pulla (worn in mourning), toga picta (worn by victorious general), toga candida (worn by candidate for office), toga trabea (striped toga worn by priests), toga purpurea (worn by emperors), toga muliebris (worn by prostitutes).
Bonus: Now explain two more.
3. Give the accusative singular of the third person reflexive pronoun. se or sese .
Bonus: What is the form of the reflexive possessive adjective? suus, -a, -um.
4. What woman was so quick on her feet that she would challenge her suitors to a race, with pretty dire consequences if they lost? Atalanta.
Bonus: Hippomenes managed to win the race with the help of what special items given to him by what goddess? Golden apples / Aphrodite.
5. When a person died in Rome, what was done for him to ensure his passage into the Underworld? Coins on the eyes / in the mouth.
Bonus: Yes, he had to pay the ferryman, Charon, for his passage. What was the river he was ferried across? Styx.
6. 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.
7. Make portamus perfect tense. Portavimus.
Bonus: Not make portavimus passive. Portati (ae, a) sumus.
8. Translate the relative pronoun in the following sentece: They saw the women whose sons were saved. Quarum.
Bonus: Translate the relative pronoun in this sentence: The temples which he saw were very beautiful. quae.
9. Whom did Hades abduct to be his wife. Persephone (Proserpina).
Bonus: They knew each other before the abduction. How were they releated? Uncle/niece.

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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three. Text: The Latin Library (thelatinlibrary.com), used with permission. Changes: HTML markup removed and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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