Latin
Lines 1.44-1.80
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three 1.44-80
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Bonus A: Who assigned the 12 labors to Hercules? Eurystheus
Bonus B: What goddess did Hercules marry after his death and deification? Hebe
10. What famous Roman defeated Hannibal at Zama? Scipio
Bonus A: For what country was Hannibal fighting? Carthage
Bonus B: In what war was the battle of Zama? Second Punic War
11. Which of the following nouns does not belong to the same declension as the others? p ars, urbs, res, ignis. Res
Bonus A: What declencion are the others? 3rd
Bonus B: What declension is res ? 5th
12. Which of the following mythological women did NOT suffer from unrequited love: Dido, Daphne, oe Echo? Daphne
Bonus A: What woman on this list appears in myths about the god Apollo? Daphne
Bonus B: What bizarre affliction caused Echo to be unable to tell Narcissus of her love?
She could only repeat what others said.
13. What was a confarreatio ? Wedding ceremony
Bonus A: With what was the brides hair parted? The point of a spear
Bonus B: To whom did she dedicate her girlish toys and clothes? Lares (household gods)
14. On what hill in ancient Rome was the Temple to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva located? Capitoline
Bonus A: On which Roman hill did the Emperor Domitian build his great Flavian palace? Palatine
Bonus B: Which Roman hill is named for the first Roman king? Quirinal
15. What did the Romans call their highest priest/head of religion in Rome? Pontifex Maximus
Bonus A: Who were the women who tended to the sacred flame? Vestal Virgins
Bonus B: Where in the Forum was the sacred flame located? Temple of Vesta
16. Mittis is to misisti as iubes is to? Iussisti
Bonus A: laboras is to laboravisti as facis is to? Fecisti
Bonus B: auditis is to audivistis as manetis is to? Mansistis
17. Answer in Latin. How many kings ruled during the Monarchy? Septem
Bonus A: Who was the first Etruscan king of Rome? Tarquinius Priscus
Bonus B: Who succeeded him? Servius Tullius
18. Sometimes Latin is disguised in English in the form of common abbreviations. What does the abbreviation AD stand for in Latin? Anno Domini