# Round Three 1.1-43 Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three, Lines 1.1-1.43. Latin. Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/virginia-certamen-questions/round-three-7/1.1 2 nd ANNUAL CAPITAL CERTAMEN – FEBRUARY 2002 Sponsored by the Maryland Senior Classical League LEVEL II ROUND III 1. In a Roman house, what is the name of the great hall, which is open to the sky? Atrium Bonus A: Name the opening in the roof. Compluvium Bonus B: Name the basin underneath used to catch rainwater. Impluvium 2. Name the creature, which was half man/half bull. Minotaur Bonus A: Which hero slew this creature? Theseus Bonus B: Which princess helped him in this adventure? Ariadne 3. Translate the following sentence into English: A milite interfectus est. He was (has been) killed by a soldier. Bonus A: What type of ablative is milite ? Ablative of (personal) agent Bonus B: If you replace ‘by a soldier’ with ‘by a weapon’, what would the Latin for this phrase be? telo 4. In the sentence ‘I like her,’ the word for ‘her’ is what? Eam Bonus A: What is the word for ‘us’ in the sentence, “They don’t like us.” Nos Bonus B: How would you say ‘with us’ in the sentence, “She was walking with us.” Nobiscum 5. In which direction would you travel from Rome if you wanted to arrive in Helvetia? North(west) Bonus A: From Helvetia, which direction is Gallia? West Bonus B: From Gallia, which direction is Hispania? South(west) 6. What famous Roman put down his plow to assume the dictatorship of Rome? Cincinnatus Bonus A: What Roman hero cut off his right hand to prove his loyalty to Rome? Mucius Scaevola Bonus B: What Roman hero singlehandedly defended the Pons Sublicius? Horatius (Cocles) 7. Amo is to amabo as capio is to what? Capiam Bonus A: Give the 3rd person plural present active form of capio . Capiunt Bonus B: Give the 3rd person plural pluperfect active form of capio . Ceperant 8. Give the English noun derived from multus that means “great number” or “crowd”? Multitude Bonus A: Give the nominative, genitive and gender of the Latin noun that is etymologically related to laborare . Labor, is, um Bonus B: Give a derivative of the Latin word for garden that means “gardening.” Horticulture 9. What goddess caused Hercules nothing but trouble? Hera (Juno) --- 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. License: Used with permission (https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/about.html). Source: https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/certamen/capital2002.2.3.html.