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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three 1.1-48
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2 nd ANNUAL CAPITAL CERTAMEN FEBRUARY 2002
Sponsored by the Maryland Senior Classical League
LEVEL I
ROUND III
1. Quis est filius Veneris? AMOR, CUPID, EROS, AENEAS
Bonus 1 &2: Of what two substances were Cupids arrows made?
LEAD AND GOLD
2. Give the ablative singular of the Latin word for field. AGRO
Bonus 1. Give the ablative singular of the Latin word for boy. PUERO
Bonus 2. Give the ablative singular of the Latin phrase for good teacher.
MAGISTRO BONO/MAGISTRA BONA
3. In what general direction would you go to get from Naples to Rome? NORTH
Bonus 1. Suppose you were going from Rome to Corinth? EAST
Bonus 2. From Rome to Carthage? SOUTH
4. Using the verb narro-are ,translate the verb in the sentence "Father will tell his children a story." NARRABIT
Bonus 1. Translate the word story in that sentence. FABULAM
Bonus 2. Now translate "children" in that sentence. LIBERIS /FILIIS
5. For the following word, tell me whether one should eat it, throw it, look at it, or wear it: Cibus . EAT IT
Bonus 1. Mensa LOOK AT IT
Bonus 2. Stola WEAR IT
6. Minerva's shield was used by Perseus to kill whom? MEDUSA
Bonus 1. Danae was the mother of Perseus. What is the Latin word for mother? MATER
Bonus 2. Who was the father of Perseus? JUPITER/ ZEUS
7. After you have been recognized, perform this action: Pone omnes decem digitos in tuo capite . PUT ALL TEN FINGERS ON YOUR HEAD.
Bonus 1. Aperi tuum os. OPEN YOUR MOUTH
Bonus 1. Tange tuum pedem. TOUCH YOUR FOOT
8. What landmark in Philadelphia would be known to the Romans as Tintinnabulum Libertatis?
LIBERTY BELL
Bonus 1. Suppose a Roman found himself at the Montes Saxosi in the United States. What would he call these? THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Bonus 2. What would an ancient Roman be viewing if he found himself suddenly in Paris looking at Nostra Femina ? NOTRE DAME
9. Quis erat filius Iovis et deus vini? BACCHUS
Bonus 1. Quis erat soror Iovis et dea flammae? VESTA
Bonus 2. Quis erat deus Romanus belli? MARS
10. Translate this sentence: Numa Pompilius erat rex secundus Romae .