# Round Two 1.1-18

Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two, Lines 1.1-1.18. Latin.

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Bonus:What is the present singular imperative of sequor, sequi . Sequere .
2. If a Roman had an agnomen ending in -ianus, which did that normally tell us about him? He was adopted.
Bonus: Who was the first emperor to be adopted by the previos emperor? Tiberius.
3. Which of the following is not masculine? Terror, amor, ultor, arbor ? Arbor.
Bonus:And what is the meaning of ultor ? Avenger.
4. What mythological creatures were wild and lustful, mostly of human shape but having the horns and hooves of a goat? Satyrs.
Bonus: Which god, with the appearance of a satry, played the syrinx , an instrument made of reeds? Pan.
5. Which of the following adjectives is not in the superlative degree: optimus, longissimus, primus, simillimus, facilis ? Facilis.
Bonus : What is the comparitive degree of optimus ? Melior.
6. What was the original name of the month of the year named in honor of Augustus? Sextilis.
Bonus:On what day of the month did the Ides of Sextilis fall? 13th.
7. What disorder does a somnambulist suffer from? Sleepwalking.
Bonus: If you defenestrated your computer, what would you be doing? Either throwing it out a window or removing the Windows operating system from it.
8. What do these year have in common? 390 B.C., 88 B.C., 410 A.D., 455 A.D.? They were years in which Rome was captured.
Bonus: In one of these years Rome was not captured by a foreign enemy, but by a Roman general. What year, what general? 88 B.C. / Sulla.
9. Dic Anglice nomen diei quem Romani appellabant dies Solis . Sunday.
Bonus: Dic Anglice nomen diei de nomine patris Iovis appellatum. Saturday.
10. The Romans had many forms of marriage, each giving rise to a slightly different relationship. What form of marriage would you be entering if you were eating little cakes made of spelt? Confarreatio.

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