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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three 1.1-21
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2. Which of the following does not belong: pes, genu, pollex, avis, oculus ? Avis.
Bonus: Please define those body parts (repeat, leaving out avis ). Foot, knee, thumb, eye.
3. What Trojan priest warned his countrymen to beware of Greeks, even when bearing gifts? Laocoon.
Bonus: How was Laocoon punished for this warning? A pair of serpents devoured him (and his two sons).
4. Caesar's wife, he said, "must be above suspicion. Well, Caesar actually had a number of wives. Which one was this, whom he divorced because of the Bona Dea scandal. Calpurnia.
Bonus: What was the Bona Dea scandal? Clodius sneaking into the sacred rites dressed as a woman. (Accept anything reasonably close).
5. Translate this sentence: Equus celerior quam canis est. A horse is faster than a dog.
Bonus: Let's switch to the superlative. How would you say "the horse is very fast". Equus celerrimus est.
6. What hero, a glory to Hera, was also known as Alcides? Hercules.
Bonus: Who was Hercules' tutor in music, killed by his pupil? Linus.
7. What is unusual about the noun vulgus . It is neuter (mostly).
Bonus: What is unusual about the noun domus ? It is sometimes 2nd declension, sometimes 4th declension, always feminine. (Prompt for more).
8. What emperor ordered the compilation of the entire corpus of Roman law? Justinian.
Bonus: What was the name of this code of law? The Digest.
9. Translate the subordinate verb in this sentence: "He said that he is walking to town". Ambulare.
Bonus: Keeping everything else the same in the sentence, change the verb to "will walk". Ambulaturum (esse).
10. In how many declensions are both feminine and masculine nouns found? All five.
Bonus: What declensions have no neuter nouns? First and Fifth.