# Round Two 1.27-39

Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two, 1.27 to 1.39. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/virginia-certamen-questions/round-two-12/1.27

Bonus: The movie would have you believe that Maximus killed Commodus in the arena. In fact, there was a conspiracy against Commodus in the first year of his reign; but all the conspirators, including his sister, were betrayed and executed. Commodus ruled for another 12 years before being assassinated. How specifically did he die? Strangled in his bath (by his athletic trainer). 15. Give the adverbial form of the adjective audax. Audacter . Bonus: Now give me the adverbial form of sapiens. Sapienter . 16. Off of what principal part of the verb does the future active participle form itself? 4th principal part. Bonus: Almost all future active participles form regularly from 4th principal part of the verb, or from the third principal part of deponent verbs. But the deponent verb morior is irregular. What is its future active participle? Moriturus (-a, -um). 17. What poet of the Late Republic was known for his notorious handbook on the seduction of women? It may have been the cause of his exile. Ovid . Bonus: What was the Latin title of this work? Ars amatoria. 18. Who was the healer who overstepped his bounds by bringing Hippolytus back to life? Asclepius / Aesculapius. Bonus: Who was Asclepius' wise tutor, whom he eventually surpassed in medical knowledge? Chrion . 19. Present participles are pretty regular, but one verb has an irregular form. What verb, with what meaning, is this? Eo, ire / to go. Bonus: How does eo, ire decline in its present participle form? iens, euntis, etc. 20. Many mythological characters appear in groups of three. Who are the sisters Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos? The Fates. Bonus: By what name were Briareus, Cottus, and Gyes known? Hecatoncheires / The Hundred Handed.

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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two. 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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