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Lines 1.71-1.100
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.71-100
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TRAJAN
B What territory, modern-day Romania, caused the extent of the empire to decrease between the reigns Trajan and Hadrian? DACIA
15 Ovid was exiled by what emperor to the Pontus Euxinus? AUGUSTUS
A If one were exiled to Syracuse, what island would he or she be on? SICILY
B What other Mediterranean island could serve as a place for exile, especially at the capital city of Knossos?
CRETE
16 The English word barbarian is derived from what Latin word meaning bearded? BARBARUS
A What color hair would someone with the nomen Flavius usually have? BLOND/YELLOW
B How about someone with the nomen Rufus? RED
17 What TV game show would the Romans have called: Dicere Verum. TO TELL THE TRUTH
A Try this TV show: Lex Ordoque. LAW &ORDER
B And this TV show: In Stellas Iter. STAR TREK
18 Give three Latin words that might serve as the origin for the English word regal.
REX, REGINA, REGIA, REGNUM, OR REGO
A Give another English derivative from these words.
REIGN, REGENT, REGICIDE, INTERREGNUM, etc
B Give an English derivative from the Latin word for a general. IMPERIAL, EMPEROR, EMPIRE, etc
19 This couple, who communicated through a crack in the wall, met their end when they tried to meet each other at a mulberry tree. PYRAMUS &THISBE
A What item of Thisbes did Pyramus find stained with blood. VEIL
B What animal bloodied that veil? LIONESS
20 Translate as an ablative absolute, when Caesar was leader. CAESARE DUCE
A Translate as an ablative absolute, when Caesar was killed. CAESARE INTERFECTO
B Translate as an ablative absolute, since the citizens were brave. CIVIBUS FORTIBUS