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Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.1-42
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2 nd ANNUAL CAPITAL CERTAMEN FEBRUARY 2002
Sponsored by the Maryland Senior Classical League
LEVEL II
ROUND II
1 Translate the two adjectives in this English sentence into Latin: Even though the elephant at the zoo is bigger, this is the biggest one weve ever seen today. MAIOR, MAXIMUS
Now, translate the adjectives indicated in these sentences:
A The lions try to chase the larger elephants but constantly overtake them. MAIORES
B The lions find more competition when chasing smaller and faster wildebeests. CELERIORES
2 This man, a grandson of Scipio Africanus, put forth some of the land reform of the late 2nd century BC, only to be murdered by the Senate because of his anti-patrician measures. TIBERIUS GRACCHUS
A Who was Tiberius Gracchus mother? CORNELIA
B His grandfather defeated Hannibal at what battle in Africa, effectively ending the 2nd Punic War.
[Battle of] ZAMA
3 Place these cities in order from west to east: Lutetium, Olympia, Roma. LUTETIUM, ROMA, OLYMPIA
A What modern day city is Lutetium. PARIS
B What was the Roman name for London. LONDINIUM
4 Who wore the toga candida? CANDIDATES
A What was the length of a term for consul in the Roman Republic. ONE YEAR
B How many years were ex-consuls supposed to wait before being to run again for the consulship.
TEN YEARS
5 She was left on the island of Naxos by Theseus on his return from Crete to Athens.
ARIADNE
A What mother of Ariadne sired the mintotaur with a bull? PASIPHAE
B Who was Pasiphaes husband? MINOS
6 Canine and feline are obviously derived from the Latin nouns canis and felis, cat and dog. From what Latin noun is the zoological adjective bovine derived? BOS, bovis
A What is the meaning of that Latin noun? COW
B What is the genitive plural of bos? BOVUM
7 What is the 2nd person singular, future active indicative of the 3rd conjugation verb that means to put or place. PONES
A Make pones future perfect. POSUERIS
B Make posueris passive. POSITUS ERIS
8 Translate the two verbs in this sentence: He says that you are thinking wrong. NARRAT/DICIT, PUTARE