# Round Two 1.44-73

Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two, Lines 1.44-1.73. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/virginia-certamen-questions/round-two-6/1.44

Bonus B: Translate ‘happy farmer’. colonum laetum / agricolam laetum
10. Listen to the following words: premonition, monetary, mountainous, monk.
Which is an English derivative from the Latin verb ‘monere’?` Premonition
Bonus A: Using your knowledge of Latin, what is a ‘premonition’?
A forewarning (or warning before something happens)
Bonus B: What Latin noun gives us the word ‘mountainous’? Mons, montis, m.
11. Translate the following sentence into English: Marcus in Foro Romano sedet.
Marcus sits in the Roman Forum.
Bonus A: What are the principal parts of the verb to sit? Sedeo, sedere, sedi, sessum (sessurus)
Bonus B: How would you say in Latin: ‘to sit’? Sedere
12. As Hannibal led his troops ‘ab Hispania ad Italiam,’ in which general direction was he leading them? East
Bonus A: If one were to sail ‘ab Asia ad Graeciam,’ in which general direction would one be sailing? West
Bonus B: If one were to sail ‘a Roma ad Carthaginem,’ in which general direction would one be sailing? South
13. Translate the following into English: Agricolae frumentum ex agris portabunt.
The farmers will carry the grain out of the fields.
Bonus A: Make portabunt singular. portabit
Bonus B: Make portabit perfect. portavit
14. Besides the Tiber, name another river in Italy. Po, Arno, or Rubicon
Bonus A: Name the port city located at the mouth of the Tiber River. Ostia
Bonus B: Who started a civil war when he crossed the Rubicon River? Julius Caesar
15. Give the Roman name of the god from whom the Romans traced their descent. Mars
Bonus A: Give his Greek name. Ares
Bonus B: Give the name of the Trojan hero from whom the Romans traced their descent. Aeneas
16. Listen to the following words: copious, cornucopia, copper, copy.

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