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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.1-14
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Bonus: Translate into Latin: The story is very short. Fabula brevissima est.
2. What famous avian equine was said to have sprung from the blood of Medusa? Pegasus.
Bonus: What god was reputed to have sired Pegasus? Poseidon /Neptune.
3. Which of the following fruits did the Romans not grow: apples, cherries, grapes, oranges, pears, peaches? Oranges.
Bonus: Give the Roman names of two of the other fruits above. malum, cerasum, uva, pirum, persicum.
4. Even while denying the rumor, Julius Caesar divorced his wife Pompeia after it was said that a man had disturbed the rites of the Bona Dea (a festival only for women) in order to be with her. Who was this man? (Publius) Clodius Pulcher.
Bonus: What reason did Caesar give for divorcing Pompeia? That Caesar's wife must be above suspicion (or something like that).
5. "The story is very short" is a statement of fact and uses a verb in the indicative mood. If Marcus said that the story was very short, however, what would be different about the verb "was"? It would be an infinitive.
Bonus: Translate the sentence. Marcus dixit fabulam brevissimam esse.
6. This god began stealing on the very day he was born. After taking cattle from Apollo, he killed a tortoise and created the lyre. Who was this swift footed son of Zeus who soon became a messenger of the gods? Hermes /Mercury.
Bonus: What is the name for the winged staff that Hermes often carries? Caduceus.
7. In a Roman household, what was the special duty of a ianitor ? Doorkeeper.
Bonus: What was the job of the paedogogus ? To escort children to and from school
8. Rome's first major aqueduct, the Aqua Appia, was constructed under the supervision of what blind censor? Appius Claudius (Caecus).