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Lines 1.77-1.100
Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two 1.77-100
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PASSIVE PERIPHRASTIC/FUTURE PASSIVE PARTICIPLE PLUS THE VERB TO BE
A. Translate hoc est faciendum mihi. I MUST DO THIS (OR THIS MUST BE DONE BY ME)
B. Use a passive periphrastic to say in Latin, "We must do that."
ILLUD (ID) FACIENDUM/AGENDUM NOBIS
17. One famous Roman author died and another was born in the year 43 B. C. Name them both.
CICERO DIED AND OVID WAS BORN
A. Who was responsible for Cicero's death? SECOND TRIUMVIRATE (MARC ANTONY)
B. After Cicero's death, how did Marc Antony get revenge on him for the Philippics?
HE HAD CICERO'S HEAD AND HANDS CUT OFF AND DISPLAYED ON THE ROSTRA
18. Translate the following line. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus.
LET US LIVE, MY LESBIA, AND LET US LOVE.
A. "Lesbia" was the pseudonym for what Roman woman? CLODIA
B. What kind of animal was Lesbia's pet? SPARROW
19. Of the mythological women Alcmene, Amphitrite, Demeter, and Semele, which one did not bear a child of Zeus? AMPHITRITE
A. Of these women, which one was the mother of Heracles? ALCMENE
B. In what form did Zeus appear to Semele, and what was the result?
AS HIS TRUE FORM, AND IT KILLED HER
20. In Book I of the Aeneid, who says these words? Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. AENEAS
A. In the same book, who says "dux femina facti"? VENUS
B. Who says, "O fortunati, quorum iam moenia surgunt"? AENEAS