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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.13-24
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Bonus: Who were Agamemnon daughter and wife referred to above? Iphegenia and Clytemnestra.
15. From what material were most togas and tunics made? Wool.
Bonus: What was the toga pulla ? A toga of dark wool for those in mourning.
16. Translate the participle in the following sentence into Latin: The wounded general was being carried off the field. Vulneratus.
Bonus: Translate the participle in this sentence: We saw an unusual animal sitting under the tree. Sedens.
17. What mood of the verb occurs in this very question? Indicative
Bonus: Knowing that the Romans used the word modus, modi for mood, tell me how to say "what mood" in Latin. Qui modus.
18. Put the following four people in chronological order of their deaths: Cicero, Tiberius, Augustus, Julius Caesar Julius Caesar, Cicero, Augustus, Tiberius.
Bonus: In what year did Augustus die? 14 A.D.
19. What mortal woman hanged herself after Athena destroyed her weaving in a fit of rage? Arachne.
Bonus: What had made Athena so angry about the tapestry? It depicted the crimes of the gods.
20. Romans told time by using sundials and seasonal hours. How long was a seasonal hour? 1/12 of the daylight.
Bonus: Romans used clepsydrae to tell time at night. What were these? Water clocks.