# Round Three 1.31-60

Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Three, Lines 1.31-1.60. Latin.

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Bonus A: Say in Latin, "through the woods." PER SILVAS
Bonus B: Say in Latin, "around the Circus Maximus." CIRCUM CIRCUM MAXIMUM
8. Let's not leave out the ablative! List two prepositions that take the ablative case. PRO, DE, CUM, IN (sometimes), etc.
Bonus A: Many Roman authors have used the preposition "de" to title their works of literature. Please translate the title of Cicero's work, "De Amicitia." ON FRIENDSHIP
Bonus B: One of the leadership positions in the Senate of the United States is the President pro tempore. What does pro tempore mean? FOR THE TIME
9. Figulus Pilosus! That's Harry Potter's name in Latin. It turns out that there are numerous instances in the Harry Potter series when Latin is used. For example, why is the name Albus Dumbledore so appropriate? BECAUSE ALBUS MEANS WHITE, AND ALBUS DUMBLEDORE IS AN OLD MAN
Bonus A: Who is Fluffy's mythological equivalent? CERBERUS
Bonus B: Fluffy and Cerberus both have three heads. How do we say "three" in Latin? TRES
10. Staying on the Harry Potter theme, let's talk about Professor Minerva McGonagle, named after the Roman goddess Minerva. What did the goddess Minerva control? (TACTICAL) WAR
Bonus A: Minerva possessed a shield with the face of who on it? MEDUSA
Bonus B: Who was Minerva's equivalent among the gods? MARS
11. Please translate into English, "Ad Forum ambulare cupit." HE DESIRES TO WALK TO THE FORUM
Bonus A: What form of the verb is "ambulare"? INFINITIVE
Bonus B: Translate "to love." AMARE
12. How many principal parts does a verb have? FOUR
Bonus A: Which principal part is the infinitive? SECOND
Bonus B: How do we say "second" in Latin? SECUNDUS
13. Welcome to question thirteen. Responde Latine. Quot sunt tredecim minus decem? TRES
Bonus A: Welcome to Bonus One. Responde Latine. Quot sunt unus multiplicatum per centum? CENTUM
Bonus B: Welcome to Bonus Two. Responde Latine. Quot sunt duo divisum per duo? UNUS
14. Quid est nomen tibi? STUDENT SHOULD SAY HIS/HER NAME
Bonus A: Quid est nomen praesidi Civium Consociatorum Americae? GEORGE W. BUSH
Bonus B: I will read two questions to you. Pick one of the two questions to answer. Question 1: Quid est nomen gubernatori Marylandiae? PARRIS N. GLENDENING Question 2: Quid est nomen gubernatori Virginiae? MARK WARNER

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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.
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