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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three 1.1-23
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2. As you progress in Latin, you will surely read the works of Marcus Tullius Cicero. Which of these names is a nomen . Tullius
Bonus: What is the term for Marcus? praenomen
3. What famous first emperor of Rome claimed to have restored the Republic in 27 B. C. but really inaugurated one man rule? Augustus
Bonus: By what name was Augustus know when he was fighting the civil wars? Octavian/if they answer Caesar, ask them to be more specificlook for Octavianus
4. What wily Greek won a footrace to earn Penelope's hand in marriage? Odysseus
Bonus: Whom had Odysseus wanted to marry but lost out to Menelaus? Helen
5. Give the part of speech and meaning for the Latin word diu . Adverb, for a long time.
Bonus: Give the adverbs meaning "yesterday," "today," and "tomorrow." heri, hodie, cras
6. We all know that one cannot tell the declension of a noun by its nominative singular. What three declensions could have nominatives ending in -us? 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Bonus: What gender are most third declension nouns ending in -us? Neuter
7. Who am I? I traveled from Troezen to Athens to claim my birthright as the prince, and along the way I killed some famous bandits. One of these was
Procrustes, who used to stretch or slice people to fit his bed. I later traveled to Crete to kill the Minotaur. Theseus
Bonus: Who helped Theseus kill the Minotaur and how? Ariadne, by giving him a ball of thread so that he could find his way out of the labyrinth
8. What is the traditional birthday of Rome? April 21st, 753 B. C.
Bonus: What year did the Western Roman empire fall? 476 A.D.