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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.1-20
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Bonus: Spell the Latin word for four . Quattuor
2. Writing certamen questions can be a time-consuming experience. What Latin expression might I use to express, "Time flies." Tempus fugit.
Bonus: Make that expression plural. Tempora fugiunt.
3. Put the following four people in chronological order of their deaths: Cicero, Tiberius, Augustus, Antony. Cicero, Antony, Augustus, Tiberius.
Bonus: In what year did Cicero die? 43 B. C
4. What was the expression used for a man such as Cicero who became consul without having any senatorial ancestors? Novus homo.
Bonus: How long was a consul in office? One year.
5. To which Greek goddess is the Parthenon dedicated? Athena.
Bonus: What gift did Athena give to Athens? The olive tree.
6. Of the verb forms ero, eram, or fuero ,which one happened earliest? Eram
Bonus: So we've heard ero, eram, fuero . Keeping the same person and number, give the other three indicative forms of this verb. Fueram, fui, sum
7. Of amaverat, miserat, audiverat, and poterat ,which one is not the same tense as the others? Poterat .
Bonus: What form would it be if it were the same tense? Potuerat.
8. Who were the Dioscuri? Castor and Pollux/Polydectes.
Bonus: What sign of the zodiac with what meaning do we get from these brothers? Gemini, twins.
9. What structures, a remarkable feat of Roman engineering, were under the control of the curator aquarum ? Aqueducts.
Bonus: Spell AQUEDUCT.
10. Rome's first major highway, the Via Appia was constructed in 312 B. C. The same man supervised the construction of Rome's first aqueduct. What was it called? Aqua Appia.
Bonus: Give the name of the man who was censor when these were built. Appius Claudius (Caecus)
11. Give the masculine counterparts of the following words: dea, domina, magistra. Deus, dominus, magister.