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Lines 1.21-1.38
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.21-38
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Bonus: Give the dative plural of each of dea, domina, magistra . Deabus, dominis, magistris.
12. Translate the following sentence: Et ego et tu ad ludum ambulamus . You and I are walking to school.
Bonus: We all know the word et . Now give another way to say "and" in Latin. Atque /ac.
13. In what year did four emperors rule? A.D. 69.
Bonus: Who were they? Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian.
14. What garment with what appearance was worn by senators? Toga praetexta, with a purple border.
Bonus: Who else wore the toga praetexta? Boys.
15. The Greeks didn't respect Ares too much because they thought of him as bloodthirsty. The Romans associated their mythological counterpart not only with war, however, but also with agriculture. They named what month after him? March
Bonus: What was significant about March 1st in the early Roman calendar? It was originally New Year's Day.
16. Say in Latin, "Are you watching?" Spectasne, spectatisne.
Bonus: What is the grammatical term for -ne ? Enclitic interrogative particle (accept grudgingly just enclitic).
17. Apollo's son, the god Aesculapius, was the god of medicine. His symbol was a staff with snakes twining around it. What other Roman god carried this staff? Mercury
Bonus: What was the name of this staff? Caduceus.
18. What name with what literal meaning did the Romans call the Mediterranean? Mare Nostrum, Our Sea.
Bonus: What are the literal meanings of the Latin words medius and terra which give our name for that body of water? Middle and land, earth.
19. In what year did Octavius become Octavian and why? 44 B. C. /adopted by Julius Caesar in Caesar's will.
Bonus: When did he become Augustus, and what does that title mean? 27 B. C. /August, revered
20. What is the Latin verb and meaning from which we get our English word "debt"? Debeo (-ere) I owe.