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TU:
At the beginning of the world, what was the only thing to exist?
B1:
Name two of Chaos’s children.
B2:
What son of Gaea later became her husband and father of the Titans?
CHAOS
GE (GAEA), TARTARUS, EROS, EREBUS, NYX
URANUS
2:
TU:
Change the phrase hic īrātus mīles to the dative.
B1:
Change huic īrātō mīlitī to the plural.
B2:
Change hīs īrātīs mīlitibus to the genitive.
HUIC ĪRĀTŌ MĪLITĪ
HĪS ĪRĀTĪS MĪLITIBUS
HŌRUM ĪRĀTŌRUM MĪLITUM
3:
TU:
Around 390 BC, what group of invaders sacked Rome?
B1:
Who was the leader of the Senonian Gauls who sacked Rome?
B2:
BRENNUS
Who became the so-called “Second Founder of Rome” because he was able to defeat Brennus and the Senonian Gauls?
CAMILLUS
(SENONIAN) GAULS / SENŌNĒS
4:
TU:
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which the English word “receipt” is derived?
B1:
Give a derivative of capiō that means “the starting point of an activity” or “the beginning”.
B2:
What English derivative of capiō is a synonym of “to trick”?
CAPIŌ – TO TAKE
INCEPTION
(TO) DECEIVE
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TU:
B1:
B2:
What distant relative of the Julio-Claudian dynasty became emperor of Rome after Domitian’s assassination?
(M. COCCEIUS) NERVA
Nerva became the first Roman emperor to be chosen by what group?
THE SENATE
Where was Nerva buried?
MAUSOLEUM OF AUGUSTUS
Translate the following sentence into English: servus est maior quam equus.
THE SLAVE/SERVANT IS BIGGER/LARGER THAN A HORSE
Translate the following sentence into Latin: You (pl.) are braver than all the gladiators.
(VŌS) ESTIS FORTIŌRĒS QUAM OMNĒS GLADIĀTŌRĒS.
Translate the following sentence into Latin: My brother was running very quickly.
MEUS FRĀTER CELERRIMĒ CURRĒBAT
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TU:
Quid Anglicē significat: portus?
B1:
Quid Anglicē significat: porta?
B2:
Quid Anglicē significat: porto?
HARBOR
GATE
CARRY
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TU:
Whose great beauty was responsible for the launch of a thousand ships?
B1:
Who was her twin sister?
B2:
Who were her twin brothers?
HELEN’S
CLYTEMNESTRA
DIOSCURI/CASTOR AND POLLUX (POLYDEUCES)
[SCORE CHECK]
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TU:
Identify the use of the ablative in the following sentence: gladiātor magnā cum fortitūdine pugnābat.
B1:
…: gladiātor cum multīs puellīs ambulābat.
B2:
…: gladiātor fortius servo pugnāvit.
MANNER
ACCOMPANIMENT
COMPARISON
10:
TU:
Give the Latin term for the dividing wall around which chariots raced.
B1:
What were used to mark the number of laps during a chariot race?
B2:
What were the turning posts that marked the ends of the spīna?
SPĪNA
EGGS & DOLPHINS / ŌVA ET DELPHĪNĪ
MĒTAE
11:
TU:
What son of Alcmene was known for his prodigious strength because his father was a god?
B1:
What did the jealous Juno send to kill the infant Hercules in his cradle?
B2:
What infant wailed in terror as baby Hercules strangled the two snakes?
HERACLES/HERCULES
SNAKES
IPHICLES (prompt on “his brother”)
12:
TU:
Listen to the following sentences, which I will read twice; then answer the question that follows in Latin:
ōlim multī nautae in agrīs labōrābant. subitō magnus leō ex silvā cucurrit et omnēs nautās
terrēbat. nautae, quod erant perterritī, ē agrō ad villām celeriter festīnāvērunt. (repeat)
The question: Ubi nautae labōrābant?
IN AGRĪS
B1:
…: unde magnus leō cucurrit?
B2:
…: quō nautae festīnāvērunt postquam leō appāruit?
EX SILVĀ
AD VILLAM
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EXTRA QUESTIONS
LANGUAGE SKILLS
TU:
Please give both the dative and accusative plural forms for the noun pater.
B1:
Please give both the dative and accusative plural forms for the noun nūntius.
B2:
Please give both the dative and accusative plural forms for the noun nauta.
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
What battle ended the Second Punic War?
B1:
In what year did this battle take place?
B2:
Who was the victor at the Battle of Zama?
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
Name three of the children of Zeus and Hera.
B1:
What was Hebe’s job?
B2:
Of what was Eileithyia in charge?
PATRIBUS, PATRĒS
NŪNTIĪS, NŪNTIŌS
NAUTĪS, NAUTĀS
ZAMA / NARAGGARA
202 BC
(P. CORNELIUS) SCIPIO AFRICANUS
ARES, EILEITHYIA, HEBE, HEPHAESTUS
CUPBEARER OF THE GODS
CHILDBIRTH
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TU:
Complete this analogy: laudō : laudāverāmus :: mittō : _____.
B1:
Change mīserāmus to the passive.
B2:
Change missī erāmus to the future.
MĪSERĀMUS
MISSĪ (-AE, -A) ERĀMUS
MITTĒMUR
2:
TU:
What battle in 260 BC was the first naval victory that the Romans had over the Carthaginians?
B1:
What device allowed the Romans to win this battle?
MYLAE
CORVUS / CORVĪ / THE “RAVEN” /
BOARDING-BRIDGE (WITH A HOOK)
B2:
Who was the Roman commander at the Battle of Mylae?
(C.) DUILIUS
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TU:
What is the Latin word for “fire”?
B1:
What is the Latin word for “ship”?
B2:
Give the genitive plural for these two nouns
IGNIS
NAVIS
IGNIUM/NAVIUM
4:
TU:
What son of Danae was fated to kill his grandfather?
B1:
Who was his grandfather?
B2:
In what form did Zeus visit Danae in her underground chamber?
PERSEUS
ACRISIUS
GOLDEN RAIN/SHOWER
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TU:
B1:
B2:
Which of the following, if any, does not belong because of derivation: sumptuous, consumer, resume, summit, presumption?
SUMMIT
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which we derive “summit”.
SUMMUS - HIGHEST
Give the Latin root and its meaning for the other words in the toss-up.
SŪMŌ – TO TAKE, TAKE UP, USE, USE UP, BEGIN, ETC.
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TU:
What kind of toga would a candidate for office wear?
B1:
Supporters would hold processions in the streets for their candidates. What were these supporters called?
B2:
FAUTŌRĒS
What pair of elected officials supervised the public markets, the grain supply, and places of public entertainment?
AEDĪLĒS
TOGA CANDIDA
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TU:
B1:
Translate the following sentence into English: multī agricolae ad urbem contendēbant.
MANY FARMERS WERE HURRYING / USED TO HURRY / HURRIED
TO THE CITY
…: servus fortis cum parvō puero prope silvam stābat.
THE STRONG/BRAVE SLAVE WAS STANDING / USED TO STAND / STOOD WITH
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THE LITTLE/SMALL BOY NEAR THE FOREST/WOODS
…: ille gladiātor diem nātālem in forō celebrābat.
THAT GLADIATOR WAS CELEBRATING / USED TO CELEBRATE / CELEBRATED (HIS)
BIRTHDAY IN THE FORUM/MARKETPLACE
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TU:
What two gods quarreled over the patronage for the city of Athens?
B1:
What were the gifts that each offered?
B2:
Who judged this contest between Athena and Poseidon?
ATHENA AND POSEIDON
OLIVE TREE AND SALTWATER SPRING / HORSE
CECROPS
[SCORE CHECK]
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TU:
B1:
B2:
Translate into English the Latin motto for the state of Colorado - Nīl Sine Nūmine.
NOTHING WITHOUT DIVINE GUIDANCE/DIVINE WILL
Translate into English the Latin motto for the state of Mississippi - Virtūte Et Armīs
BY VALOR AND ARMS
Translate into English the Latin motto for the state of North Carolina - Esse Quam Vidērī
TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM
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TU:
What nine-headed monster did Heracles slay in the swamps of Lerna?
B1:
What animal did Hera send to distract Heracles while he was fighting the Hydra?
B2:
What did Heracles do to this crab?
HYDRA
CRAB/ CANCER
KICKED IT INTO THE STARS
11:
TU:
Complete the following analogy: hic : horum :: idem : _____
B1:
Complete the following analogy: hic : huic :: ego : _____
B2:
Complete the following analogy: hic : hos :: nos : _____
EORUNDEM
MIHI
NOS
12:
TU:
Who became the first man to succeed his own father as emperor of Rome?
B1:
What city did Titus sack in 70 AD?
B2:
What structure in Rome depicts scenes from the sack of Jerusalem?
TITUS
JERUSALEM
ARCH OF TITUS
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
TU:
Give the Latin verb and its meaning from which the English word tradition is derived.
B1:
Give the Latin noun and its meaning from which the English word manipulate is derived.
B2:
Give the Latin adjective and its meaning from which the English word veteran is derived.
DO - GIVE
MANUS - HAND
VETUS - OLD
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
Name the emperors who immediately preceded and succeeded the emperor Tiberius. AUGUSTUS – CALIGULA / GAIUS
B1:
On what island did Tiberius live during the last years of his reign?
CAPRI / CAPREAE
B2:
Name the praetorian prefect who had convinced Tiberius to retire to Capri.
SEJANUS
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
Name three of the children of Zeus and Hera.
B1:
What was Hebe’s job?
B2:
Of what was Eileithyia in charge?
ARES, EILEITHYIA, HEBE, HEPHAESTUS
CUPBEARER OF THE GODS
CHILDBIRTH
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TU:
Give the Latin verb root and its meaning from which “chant” is derived.
B1:
Give the Latin verb root and its meaning from which “miscreant” is derived.
B2:
Give the Latin verb root and its meaning from which “besiege” is derived.
CANŌ – TO SING
CRĒDŌ – TO BELIEVE
SEDEŌ – TO SIT
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TU:
What nymph ran away from Apollo because she had promised to remain a virgin?
B1:
Into what was she transformed?
B2:
What god made Apollo fall in love with Daphne?
DAPHNE
A LAUREL TREE
EROS/CUPID
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TU:
B1:
B2:
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TU:
B1:
B2:
What use of the genitive case can be found in the following sentence: Marcus Pūblio nihil pecuniae dabit?
PARTITIVE/WHOLE
What use of the genitive case can be found in the following sentence: Marcus Pūblio pecuniam sui amici dabit?
POSSESSION
What use of the genitive case can be found in the following sentence: Marcus magnum amorem pecuniae habet?
OBJECTIVE
What Roman commander, known as the “Delayer”, was called “Hannibal’s lackey” because he didn’t dare to confront the
forces of Hannibal directly?
(Q.) FABIUS MAXIMUS (CUNCTATOR)
After what battle was Fabius Maximus made dictātor to deal with Hannibal?
LAKE TRASIMENE
In what year did the Battle of Lake Trasimene take place?
217 BC
[SCORE CHECK]
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TU:
Differentiate in meaning between tutus and stultus.
B1:
Differentiate in meaning between tum and dum.
B2:
Differentiate in meaning between rēs and spēs.
TUTUS – SAFE / STULTUS – FOOLISH, STUPID
TUM – THEN / DUM – WHILE, UNTIL
RĒS – THING, MANNER, CIRCUMSTANCE / SPĒS– HOPE
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What Trojan visited his wife and son on the walls of the city, only to have his son cry at the sight of his father’s helmet?
HECTOR
Who was the wife of Hector?
ANDROMACHE
Who was his son?
ASTYANAX / SCAMANDRIUS
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TU:
What philosopher was the tutor of Nero?
B1:
Name the praetorian prefect who helped Seneca the Younger keep Nero under control.
B2:
Name the mother of Nero who relied on Seneca and Burrus to keep Nero under control.
SENECA THE YOUNGER
BURRUS
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B2:
Please translate into English: Mea mater semper cēnam pessimam parābat.
MY MOTHER WAS ALWAYS PREPARING/PREPARED
A VERY BAD / THE WORST DINNER
Please translate into English: Mea mater semper cēnam quam celerrimē parābat.
MY MOTHER WAS ALWAYS PREPARING/PREPARED
DINNER AS QUICKLY/FAST AS POSSIBLE
Please translate into English: Mea mater semper cēnam celerius quam tuus parābat.
MY MOTHER WAS ALWAYS PREPARING/PREPARED
DINNER MORE QUICKLY THAN YOURS (YOUR MOTHER)
[SCORE CHECK]
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TU:
What daughter of Icarius was the long-suffering wife of Odysseus?
B1:
Who was Odysseus’s mother?
B2:
Who was Odysseus’s father?
PENELOPE
ANTICLEIA
LAERTES
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TU:
What was the heating system for the baths called?
B1:
What was the cold bath called?
B2:
What was the warm bath called?
HYPOCAUST / HYPOCAUSTUM
FRIGIDĀRIUM
TEPIDĀRIUM
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TU:
Give the comparative and superlative forms for the adjective nobilis.
B1:
... facilis.
B2:
... bonus.
NOBILIOR (NOBILIUS), NOBILISSIMUS
FACILIOR (FACILIUS), FACILLIMUS
MELIOR (MELIUS), OPTIMUS
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TU:
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which we derive “adjacent”.
B1:
Give the Latin root and its menaing from which we derive “ameliorate”.
B2:
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which we derive “sedition”.
IACEŌ – TO LIE (DOWN)
BONUS - GOOD
EŌ – TO GO
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
TU:
Which of the following, if any, is not from the same Latin root as the others: consent, sensational, resentment, extrasensory
NONE, ALL FROM SAME ROOT
B1:
What Latin word with what meaning is at the root of all of the words in the tossup?
SENTIO– TO FEEL, REALIZZE
B2:
What derivative of sentio means “given to gratification of the senses”?
SENSUAL
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
In total, how many senators were there at one time?
B1:
Where in the Forum did the senators meet?
B2:
What office must one have hold before becoming a senator?
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
How did Penelope fool her suitors into giving her more time?
B1:
B2:
600
IN THE CURIA
QUAESTOR
SHE UNWOVE A TAPESTRY
EVERY NIGHT THAT SHE WOVE EVERY DAY
While Penelope was stuck with her suitors Telemachus left the country for news about his father. Whom did he visit first?
NESTOR
Whom did he visit next?
MENELAUS
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TU:
Who became the first emperor to commit suicide when he killed himself in 68 AD?
B1:
What event in 64 AD allowed Nero to build a new palace for himself?
B2:
Give the Latin name of this palace.
NERO
(GREAT) FIRE (OF ROME)
DOMUS AUREA
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TU:
Consider the following abbreviations: prn., dsp., viz, q.v., and n.b. Which abbreviation should be used when a teacher wants
a student to pay special attention to certain details?
N.B.
Which abbreviation should be used on prescriptions?
PRN.
Which abbreviation should be used on a tombstone?
DSP
Please listen to the following sentences, which I shall read twice; then answer the question that follows in English:
duo agricolae per viās currēbant. subitō, suos inimīcōs vidērunt. ūnus ēx agricolarum
clāmāvit, “ecce! inimīci nostri stulti adsunt.” inimīcī, postquam eos audīvērunt,
duo ingentes lapides iecērunt et agricolas pepulērunt. (repeat)
The question: What were the merchants doing when they saw two enemies?
RUNNING THROUGH THE STREETS
B1:
Who hurled the first insult?
B2:
What did the enemies do in response to the insult?
ONE OF THE FARMERS
THREW STONES AT THE FARMERS
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TU:
Which deity did Pentheus offend?
B1:
Which deity did Arachne offend?
B2:
Which deity did Erysichthon offend?
BACCHUS
MINERVA
CERES
[SCORE SCHECK}
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TU:
Where were tombs often found in the Roman world?
B1:
What was the favorite drink of the dead?
B2:
What was often used as substitute for blood?
ALONG ROADS OUTSIDE OF CITY
BLOOD
WINE
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TU:
What Latin motto would a tourist shout in New York?
B1:
What Latin motto would a tourist shout in Maine?
B2:
What Latin motto would a tourist shout in Arkansas?
EXCELSIOR
DĪRIGŌ
RĒGNAT POPULUS
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Please give the accusative singular and plural forms for homō.
B1:
Please give the accusative singular and plural forms for fluctus.
B2:
Please give the accusative singular and plural forms for mare.
HOMINEM & HOMINĒS
FLUCTUM & FLUCTŪS
MARE & MARIA
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TU:
Complete the following analogy. Theseus : Hippolytus :: Achilles : _______
B1:
Complete the following analogy. Achilles : Briseis :: Agamemnon : _______
B2:
Complete the following analogy. Agamemnon : Atreus :: Theseus : _______
NEOPTOLEMUS/PYRRHUS
CHRYSEIS
AEGEUS
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TU:
Who, at the request of his mother and wife, stopped his attack on Rome?
B1:
Name the mother and wife of Coriolanus.
B2:
What group of enemy people did Coriolanus lead to the gates of Rome?
CORIOLANUS
VETURIA – MOTHER / VOLUMNIA - WIFE
VOLSCI(ANS)
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TU:
B1:
B2:
What English word, derived from the Latin word for “flame”, means “highly ornate or tending to attract attention because of
confidence and stylishness.”
FLAMBOYANT
What English word derived from the Latin word for “ground” that means “to place a body in a grave or tomb”
INTER
What English word derived from the Latin verb meaning “to feel” means “a premonition”?
PRESENTIMENT
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TU:
Please complete the following analogy: laudō : laudābātur :: moneō : _____.
B1:
Change monēbātur to the future.
B2:
Change monēbitur to the 2nd person.
MONĒBĀTUR
MONĒBITUR
MONĒBERIS
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TU:
To whom did Hera give birth in retaliation for Athena’s birth?
B1:
On what island did Hephaestus land after Hera threw him down from Mt. Olympus?
B2:
What “gift” did he make for his mother in retaliation for her mistreatment of him?
HEPHAESTUS
LEMNOS
SANDALS / A THRONE
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
TU
Make “eadem pars” plural.
B1:
Make “eaedem partes” ablative.
B2:
Make “eisdem/isdem partibus” genitive singular.
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
How many emperors ruled in the year 69 A.D.?
B1:
Which of these emperors was known for his extravagance?
B2:
Where were two battles fought between rival claimants for the throne in 69 AD?
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
What queen arrogantly boasted that her 14 children made her superior to the goddess Leto?
B1:
What two children of Leto slew Niobe’s children to avenge their mother?
B2:
Into what was Niobe transformed as she wept over her children?
EAEDEM PARTES
EISDEM/ISDEM PARTIBUS
EIUSDEM PARTIS
FOUR
VITELLIUS
CREMONA(Bediracum)
NIOBE
APOLLO & ARTEMIS
STONE/STATUE
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TU:
To whom did Meleager give the trophy of the Calydonian boar hunt?
B1:
Who objected to this and were killed by Meleager as a result?
B2:
HIS UNCLES (TOXEUS & PLEXIPPUS)
Angered by the death of her brothers, what did Meleager’s mother throw into a fire that killed him?
A LOG
ATALANTA
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B2:
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B1:
B2:
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TU:
B1:
B2:
Translate the verb form portāverāmus.
WE HAD CARRIED
Change the verb form portāverāmus to the future perfect and translate that verb form.
.
PORTĀVERIMUS – WE WILL HAVE CARRIED
Change portāverimus to the future tense and translate that verb form.
PORTĀBIMUS – WE WILL CARRY
How many times did chariots race around in the Circus?
SEVEN
Give the Latin terms for the four colors that represented the original chariot racing factiōnēs.
RUSSĀTA, ALBĀTA, PRASINA, VENĒTA
Which emperor added the aurāta and purpurea?
DOMITIAN
Which of the following, if any, is not from the same Latin root as the others: centrifuge, fugitive, fugue, refugee, effulgent?
EFFULGENT
What Latin word with what meaning is at the root of all of the other words?
FUGIŌ - FLEE
What Latin word with what meaning is at the root of “effulgent”?
FULGEŌ – TO SHINE
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TU:
Quid Anglicē significat: iam?
B1:
Quid Anglicē significat: numquam?
B2:
Quid Anglicē significat: non iam?
NOW, ALREADY
NEVER
NO LONGER
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TU:
What Colchian priestess aided Jason to get the Golden Fleece?
B1:
Whom did Medea murder by tricking his daughters into killing them?
B2:
Whom did Medea married after she was abandoned by Jason?
MEDEA
PELIAS
AEGEUS
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B1:
B2:
Who was a lanista?
GLADIATOR TRAINER / OWNER OF GLADIATOR SCHOOL
What Latin term refers to the wooden sword that was given to a gladiator as a symbol of his freedom?
RŪDIS
What type of gladiator fought blindly because their helmets had no eye-holes?
ANDABĀTA
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TU:
What battle in 295 BC was the decisive battle of the Third Samnite War?
B1:
What Roman cōnsul “devoted” himself at this battle?
B2:
DECIUS MUS
What other Roman cōnsul was able to rally the Roman troops and defeat the Samnites after the dēvōtiō of Decius Mus?
(FABIUS) RULLIANUS
SENTINUM
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TU:
B1:
B2:
What is the English meaning of the motto of Brooklyn College “nīl sine magnō labōre”?
NOTHING WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT (WORK)
What is the English meaning of the motto of the University of Michigan “artēs, scientia, veritās”?
THE ARTS, KNOWLEDGE, TRUTH
What is the English meaning of the motto of Tulane University “nōn sibi sed suīs”
NOT FOR HERSELF/HIMSELF/ONESELF, BUT FOR HER/HIS/ONE’S OWN
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TU:
On the voyage of the Argo, what Thracian musician kept time for the oarsmen?
B1:
What monsters did Orpheus help the Argonauts overcome?
B2:
How did he do this?
ORPHEUS
SIRENS
HE OUTSANG THEM/HE PLAYED HIS LYRE
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TU:
Which of the Five Good Emperors celebrated the 900th anniversary of the founding of Rome?
B1:
Who was the wife of Antoninus Pius?
B2:
What had Antoninus done to be given the nickname Pius?
ANTONINUS PIUS
FAUSTINA MAIOR
CONVINCED THE SENATE TO DEIFY HADRIAN
12:
TU:
Please give the comparative and superlative forms for the adjective magnus.
B1:
… malus.
B2:
… parvus.
MAIOR, MAXIMUS
PEIUS, PESSIMUS
MINOR, MINIMUS
13:
TU:
B1:
B2:
Translate the following sentence into Latin: The sad children walked into the bedroom.
TRISTES/MISERI LIBERI AMBULĀVĒRUNT/AMBULABANT
IN CAMERAM/IN CUBICULUM
Now translate this sentence into Latin: The sad children do not wish to sleep.
TRISTES LIBERI DORMIRE NON CUPIVERUNT/VOLUNT
Now translate into Latin: The children’s mother ordered them to listen.
LIBERORUM MATER EOS AUDIRE IUSSIT
14:
TU:
Distinguish in meaning between laudo and claudo.
B1:
Distinguish in meaning between novus and notus?
B2:
Distinguish in meaning between cor and cūr.
LAUDO – PRAISE / CLAUDO - CLOSE
NOVICE – NEW, STRANGE / NOTUS – (WELL) KNOWN
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COR - HEART / CUR - WHY
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TU:
Name the sister of Phrixus who died when she fell off the golden ram.
B1:
Name the wife of Admetus who was saved from death by Heracles.
B2:
Name the husband of Eos who was granted eternal life but not eternal youth.
HELLE
ALCESTIS
TITHONUS
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TU:
B1:
B2:
Identify the use of the accusative in the following sentence: Legatus putat suam urbem a hoste vicisse.
SUBJECT (OF INDIRECT STATEMENT)
Identify the use of the dative in the following sentence: Mei oculi simillimi tuīs sunt.
(SPECIAL) ADJECTIVES
Identify the use of the ablative in the following sentence: Illi liberi celeriores pedibus sunt.
RESPECT/SPECIFICATION
17:
TU:
What hundred-eyed giant was sent by Hera to guard a cow?
B1:
Who was this cow?
B2:
What god killed the Argus?
ARGUS
IO
HERMES
18:
TU:
Who was the first emperor to suffer the damnātiō memoriae?
B1:
What was a damnātiō memoriae?
B2:
THE PERSON’S NAME IS REMOVED FROM ALL PUBLIC RECORDS
Domitian gained lots of self-satisfaction when the senators addressed him with what title?
DOMINUS ET DEUS
DOMITIAN
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TU:
B1:
B2:
Give the Latin word and its meaning from which all of the following are derived: pioneer, peon, piedmont, pedicure.
PĒS - FOOT
Give the Latin verb and its definition at the root of the English word “futuristic”
SUM, ESSE – TO BE
Give a derivative of “sum, esse” that means “the state or fact of existing, occurring, or being in a place or thing”
PRESENCE
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TU:
B1:
B2:
Please translate this sentence into Latin: The boys have been praised by the citizens in the forum.
PUERĪ Ā CĪVIBUS IN FORŌ LAUDĀTĪ SUNT
Please translate this sentence into Latin using a dative of possession construction: I have two eyes.
DUO OCULĪ MIHI SUNT
Please translate this sentence into Latin: We traveled to Rome from Athens in five days.
RŌMAM ATHĒNĪS QUĪNQUE DIĒBUS ITER FĒCIMUS / FACIĒBĀMUS
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HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
What 4th century Roman emperor, known as the apostate, attempted to re-install paganism as the official religion of the
Roman Empire?
JULIAN
B1:
Who was the first emperor to adopt Christianity?
CONSTANTINE I (THE GREAT)
B2:
When did Constantine die?
337 A.D.
TU:
B1:
B2:
What Roman general famously mistreated the Sacred Chickens before the battle of Drepana in 249 B.C?
CLAUDIUS PULCHER
Near what large Mediterranean Island did this battle take place?
SICILY
During what conflict did this battle take place?
THE FIRST PUNIC WAR
LANGUAGE
TU:
From what Latin adjective with what meaning are the following words derived? cute, vinegar, acrid.
ACER – BITTER, SHARP
B1:
From what Latin adjective with what meaning are the following derived? iniquity, adequate, equinox.
AEQUUS - EQUAL
B2:
From what Latin adjective with what meaning are the following derived? couple, coapt, apt.
APTUS – SUITABLE
TU:
B1:
B2:
TU: What Latin motto would a Roman collegian shout if he were to visit the campus of the University of Washington?
LŪX SIT
What Latin motto would a Roman collegian shout if he were to visit the campus of New York University?
PERSTĀRE ET PRAESTĀRE
What Latin motto would a Roman collegian shout if he were to visit the campus of Columbia University?
IN LŪMINE TUŌ VIDĒBIMUS LŪMEN
MYTHOLOGY
TU
Attending the funeral of his father-in-law Catreus, whose absence allowed Paris to easily seduce his wife Helen?
MENELAUS
B1:
Paris got Helen as prize for choosing Aphrodite as the fairest. Where was Paris when this contest was conducted?
MT. IDA
B2:
Who was originally asked to be the judge of this beauty contest?
ZEUS
TU:
Who spontaneously burst into flames when she was granted her wish of seeing Zeus in her true form?
B1:
What goddess disguised as the old nurse Beroe and tricked Semele into asking for this?
B2:
What child was born after Zeus snatched it from Semele’s womb and sowed it into his thigh?
SEMELE
HERA
DIONYSUS
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Give the active participles for the verb oppugnō.
B1:
Give the passive participles for the same verb.
B2:
Using the future passive participle, say in Latin: I must attack the city.
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OPPUGNĀNS, OPPUGNĀTŪRUS
OPPUGNĀTUS, OPPUGNANDUS
URBS MIHI OPPUGNANDA EST
2:
TU:
What cannibalistic tribe did Odysseus encounter while wandering around the Mediterranean?
B1:
How many of Odysseus’ ships survived this encounter?
B2:
What did the Laestrygonians do to wreck the other ships?
LAESTRYGONIANS
1
HIT THE SHIPS WITH BOULDERS
3:
TU:
B1:
B2:
4:
TU:
B1:
B2:
From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we get the English word “diligence”?
LEGŌ, LEGERE – READ, CHOOSE, COLLECT
From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we get the English word “empire”?
PARŌ, PARĀRE – PREPARE, PROVIDE
From what Latin word, with what meaning, do we get the English word “commodore”?
MANDŌ, MANDĀRE – ORDER, ENTRUST, HAND OVER
Who were the men who ruled in the year 69 AD?
GALBA, OTHO, VITELLIUS, VESPASIAN
Which of these emperors ended up losing the support of the Praetorian Guards because he refused to pay the bribe that was
promised to them?
GALBA
Who had made the promise on behalf of Galba?
NYMPHIDIUS SABINUS
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TU:
B1:
B2:
6:
TU:
Who, because of his “adament” hatred, utilized a sickle to castrate his father Uranus?
CRONUS/SATURN
Which deity grew into existence from the white sea foam that resulted from Uranus’ genitals falling into the ocean?
APHRODITE/VENUS
According to Homer, who were the parents of Aphrodite?
ZEUS & DIONE
Differentiate in meaning between adeō and ardeō?
ADEO = SO MUCH, SO GREATLY/TO APPROACH, GO UP TO;
ARDEO = BURN, BE ON FIRE
B1:
… aetās and aestās?
AETAS = AGE, PERIOD OF LIFE
AESTAS = SUMMER
B2:
… praemium and praesidium?
PRAEMIUM = REWARD
PRAESIDIUM = DEFENSE, PROTECTION
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Which Roman general captured Corinth in 146 BC?
B1:
What league did Mummius also defeat in 146 BC?
MUMMIUS
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B2:
Where did Mummius defeat the Achaean League in 146 BC?
LEUCOPETRA
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TU:
B1:
B2:
What use of the subjunctive is illustrated in the following sentence: nesciēbāmus cūr dominus īrātus esset?
INDIRECT QUESTION
…: mercātōrēs in forō conveniēbant ut negōtium agerent?
(ADVERBIAL) PURPOSE CLAUSE
…: imperātor mīlitibus imperāvit ut castra movērent?
INDIRECT COMMAND
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TU:
Into what were Ceyx and Alcyone transformed?
B1:
Into what were Atalanta and Hippomenes transformed?
B2:
Into what were Haemus and Rhodope transformed?
KINGFISHERS
LIONS
MOUNTAINS
10:
TU:
B1:
B2:
11:
TU:
B1:
B2:
From what Latin word, with what meaning, are all of the following derived: ninny, nuisance, innocence, noxious?
NOCEŌ, NOCĒRE - HARM
Which of the following, if any, is not derived from “augeō”: auspicious, author, auxiliary, auction
AUSPICIOUS
From what Latin noun, with what meaning, is “precipitate” derived?
CAPUT - HEAD
Translate into English and identify the state with which the Latin motto “ad astra per aspera” is associated.
TO THE STARS THROUGH DIFFICULTIES
- KANSAS
Translate into English and identify the state with which the Latin motto “dum spiro, spero” is associated.
WHILE THERE’S LIFE, THERE’S HOPE
(OR, WHILE I BREATHE/LIVE, I HOPE)
– SOUTH CAROLINA
Translate into English and identify the state with which the Latin motto “virtūte et armīs” is associated.
BY VALOR AND ARMS
- MISSISSIPPI
12:
TU:
How many main streets were there in the plan of a typical legionary fortress?
B1:
What was the name of the street that ran from the main gate to the entrance of the prīncipia?
B2:
Which street passed behind the prīncipia?
THREE
VIA PRAETŌRIA
VIA QUĪNTĀNA
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LANGUAGE
TU:
Quid Anglicē significat “praeficiō”?
PUT IN CHARGE
B1: … “prōspicere”?
LOOK OUT
B2: … “persecūtus”?
HAVING PURSUED
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
What king of Thebes offended Ares when he killed a dragon that was feasting on his cattle and was advised by Athena to sow
its teeth into the ground?
CADMUS
B1:
What group of men sprang from the earth where these teeth were planted?
SPARTI
B2:
Which of the Sparti became the son-in-law of Cadmus when he married Agave and fathered Pentheus?
ECHION
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
In what year did the Romans finally capture the last stronghold of Celtiberian resistance in Spain?
133 B.C
B1:
What was the name of this stronghold?
B2:
What Roman general successfully prosecuted the siege of Numantia?
NUMANTIA
SCIPIO AEMLIANUS
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What case is governed by the verbs ūtor and fungor?
B1:
What case is governed by the verb grātulor?
B2:
What case is governed by the verb oblīvīscor?
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ABLATIVE
DATIVE
GENITIVE
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TU:
B1:
B2:
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TU:
B1:
B2:
4:
TU:
B1:
B2:
Against whom did the Romans wage the First Illyrian War?
(QUEEN) TEUTA
After seeing the arrival of a fleet of 200 Romans ships off the island of Corcyra in 229 BC, who betrayed Teuta and the
Illyrians by surrendering to the Romans?
DEMETRIUS
Name one of the conditions that Queen Teuta had to accept from the Romans after she sued for peace in 228 BC.
1. RENOUNCE HER CONQUESTS IN GREECE
2. ABANDON ALL CLAIMS TO ISLANDS & COASTAL TOWNS CAPTURED BY ROMANS
3. AGREE NOT TO LET MORE THAN 2 ILLYRIAN SHIPS AT A TIME SAIL PAST LISSUS
What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the ultimate root of the word “incense”?
CANDEŌ, CANDERE – SHINE, BE HOT
What Latin word with what meaning lies at the root of the word “qualitative”?
QUĀLIS – WHAT SORT OF
What Latin nouns with what meanings lie at the root of the word “meticulous”?
METUS – FEAR & PERĪCULUM - DANGER
What son of Cephisus and Liriope was destined to live to an old age so long as he didn’t “come to know himself?”
NARCISSUS
What vocally repetitive nymph fell in love with Narcissus?
ECHO
Why had Hera made Echo able only to repeat what other people had already said?
ECHO DISTRACTED HERA BY TALKING
SO THAT SHE WOULDN’T CATCH ZEUS CHEATING
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B1:
B2:
6:
TU:
B1:
B2:
Translate the following sentence into English: nesciēbāmus rēgem interfectum esse.
WE DIDN’T KNOW THAT
THE KING HAD BEEN KILLED
Translate the following sentence into English: sciēbāmus rēgīnam imperium post mortem rēgis obtentūram esse.
WE KNEW THAT THE QUEEN WOULD OBTAIN POWER
AFTER THE KING’S DEATH
Translate the following sentence into English: Did you (plural) think that the queen did not kill the king?
PUTĀBĀTISNE/PUTAVISTISNE RĒGINAM REGEM NON INTERFICERE?
What evil man replaced Burrus as praetorian prefect and was responsible for Nero’s reign of terror?
TIGELLINUS
Under the influence of Tigellinus and, with his mother Agrippina the Younger assassinated, whom did Nero marry?
(POPPAEA) SABINA
Whom did Nero divorce in order to marry Poppaea Sabina?
OCTAVIA
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Zeus caused smoke from a funeral pyre to become birds and sprinkle dew on the grave of what son of Eos to honor his death
at Troy?
MEMNON
With which side had Memnon allied at Troy?
TROJANS
Which Greek warrior killed Memnon?
ACHILLES
8:
TU:
Give a Latin synonym for “nōtus”.
B1:
Give a Latin synonym for cognoscō.
B2:
Give a Latin synonym for imperātor.
(PRAE)CLĀRUS
SCIŌ, INTELLEGŌ/NOSCO
DŪX/PRINCEPS
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TU:
B1:
B2:
Which of the following, if any, is NOT derived from the Latin word meaning “body”? corsage, leprechaun, courage, corpse,
incorporate
COURAGE
From what verb with what meaning is “irresolute” derived?
SOLVŌ, SOLVERE – LOOSEN, UNTIE, CAST OFF
From what word with what meaning is “countess” derived?
COMES – COMRADE, COMPANION
10:
TU:
Complete the following analogy. augeō : augendus :: occīdō : _________
B1:
… augeō : augendus :: dormiō : _________
B2:
…. augeō : augendus :: eō : _________
OCCĪDENDUS
DORMIENDUS
EUNDUS
11:
TU:
From what Amazon queen did Heracles have to retrieve a girdle?
B1:
Under what Lydian queen did Heracles have to serve as a manservant?
B2:
Whose man-eating mares did Heracles have to capture?
HIPPOLYTA
OMPHALE
DIOMEDES
12:
TU:
In what month did the Romans celebrate the Parentalia?
B1:
In what month did the Romans celebrate the Feralia?
B2:
In what month did the Romans celebrate the Matralia?
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY
JUNE
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LANGUAGE
TU:
What Latin word with what meaning is at the ultimate root of the word “apparition”?
PĀREŌ, PĀRĒRE – APPEAR
B1:
What Latin word with what meaning is at the root of the word “facular”?
B2:
What Latin word with what meaning is at the root of the word “proxemics”?
FAX – TORCH
PROXIMUS – NEAREST, NEXT TO
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
Who was the child of Aphrodite and Hermes?
HERMAPHRODITUS
B1:
What nymph fell in love with him?
B2:
What happened to Hermaphroditus?
SALMACIS
SALMACIS PRAYED THAT THEY BE TOGETHER FOREVER
AND THEIR BODIES COMBINED
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
Which of the emperors of 69 AD was lynched in the Forum?
GALBA
B1:
Which of the emperors of 69 AD was known for his gluttony?
B2:
Which of the emperors of 69 AD crushed the rebellion led by Clodius Macer in North Africa?
VITELLIUS
GALBA
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Who was punished in the underworld for attempting to lay with Hera by perpetually rotating on a wheel of fire?
IXION
Who, because he had also attempted to rape Hera, was punished by having his liver eaten out by a vulture each day while
being stretched over nine acres?
TITYUS
What Titan also had his liver eaten as a punishment, but by an eagle?
PROMETHEUS
2:
TU:
For the verb noceō, what is the 1st person plural, imperfect active subjunctive?
B1:
For the verb diligō, what is the 2nd person plural, pluperfect active subjunctive?
B2:
For the verb imperō, what is the 3rd person plural, present active subjunctive?
NOCĒRĒMUS
DILEXISSĒTIS
IMPERENT
3:
TU:
Who became the emperor of Rome after winning the imperial throne in an auction?
B1:
How much money did Didius Julianus promise to each praetorian that won him the auction?
B2:
Whom did Didius Julianus outbid in this auction?
DIDIUS JULIANUS
25,000 SESTERCES
SULPICIANUS
4:
TU:
Quid Anglicē significat “ventus”?
B1:
… “vīcus”?
B2:
… “impetus”?
WIND
VILLAGE, NEIGHBORHOOD
ATTACK
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TU:
B1:
B2:
What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the root of the word “tedious”?
TAEDET, TAEDĒRE – BE TIRING
What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the ultimate root of the word “constituency”?
STŌ, STĀRE – STAND
What Latin noun with what meaning lies at the root of the word “heredity”?
HĒRĒS - HEIR
6:
TU:
What battle in 168 BC did the Romans win over the forces of Perseus?
B1:
To what island did Perseus escape after his defeat at Pydna?
B2:
In whose triumph was Perseus later displayed in 167 BC?
PYDNA
SAMOTHRACE
(LUCIUS AEMILIUS) PAULLUS
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TU:
What type of ablative is the following phrase: summā cum laude?
B1:
What type of ablative is in this sentence: dūce interfectō, exercitus fūgit?
B2:
What type of ablative is in this sentence: Marcus callidior Quīntō erat?
MANNER
ABSOLUTE
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TU:
What son of Poseidon complained that “nobody” had stabbed him in the eye?
B1:
What sea-nymph, a daughter of Phorcys and Ceto, was the mother of Polyphemus?
B2:
With what instrument had Odysseus blinded the monstrous Cyclops?
POLYPHEMUS
THOOSA
SHARPENED OLIVE TREE TRUNK
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TU:
What European city has the Latin motto fluctuat nec mergitur?
B1:
What European city has the Latin motto Domine, dīrige nōs?
B2:
What European city has the Latin motto estō perpetua?
PARIS
LONDON
VENICE
10:
TU:
Give a Latin synonym of “socius”.
B1:
… “gēns”.
B2:
… “propter”.
COMES/SODĀLIS/AMICUS
NATIŌ/POPULUS/FAMILIA
OB
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TU:
What Latin term refers to a Roman legionary soldier’s rectangular shield?
B1:
What Latin term refers to a Roman legionary soldier’s helmet?
B2:
What Latin term refers to a Roman legionary soldier’s breastplate?
SCŪTUM
GALEA
LŌRĪCA
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LANGUAGE
TU:
Using the passive periphrastic, say in Latin: The spectators must praise us.
NŌS SPECTĀTŌRIBUS LAUDANDĪ SUNT
B1:
…: I must give kisses.
B2:
…: The comrades had to cross the sea.
ŌSCULA MIHI DANDA SUNT
MARE COMITIBUS TRĀNSEUNDUM ERAT
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
Into what was Nyctimene transformed?
OWL
B1:
What goddess granted her this transformation as she was hiding in shame after being raped by her father?
B2:
Who was Nyctimene’s father?
ATHENA
EPOPEUS
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
What Carthaginian general was both the best Carthaginian general in the First Punic War and the father of Hannibal?
HAMILCAR BARCA
B1:
After the First Punic War, Carthaginian power was severely reduced. To where did Hamilcar Barca lead a Carthaginian army
in order to conquer more land?
SPAIN
B2:
How did Hamilcar Barca die?
HE DROWNED
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B2:
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What Sabine king of Rome, grandson of Numa Pompilius, was elected by the people who were weary of a period of
seemingly endless wars?
ANCUS MARCIUS
Ancus Marcius was a builder of sorts and decided to construct a place where criminals would be sent. What was the name of
this structure located in the Forum Romanum?
MAMERTINE PRISON / TULLIANUM
What hill did Ancus incorporate to make Rome a larger city?
JANICULUM
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TU:
Complete the following analogy: digitus : manus :: dēns : _____.
B1:
With what body part would you lacrimō?
B2:
With what body part would you audiō?
ŌS/CAPUT/FACIES
OCULUS
AURIS
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TU:
B1:
B2:
4:
TU:
B1:
B2:
Translate the following sentence into English: mīlitēs, ā hostibus vulnerātī, quam celerrimē effūgērunt.
THE SOLDIERS, (HAVING BEEN/WHO WERE) WOUNDED BY THE ENEMIES,
ESCAPED/FLED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
…: mīlitēs, ad urbem adventūrī, subitō imperātōrem vidērunt.
THE SOLDIERS, ABOUT TO ARRIVE AT/COME TO THE CITY, SUDDENLY SAW
THE EMPEROR / COMMANDER
…: imperātor, postquam mīlitēs appropinquantēs vīdit, statim ex urbe discessit ut eos peteret.
THE EMPEROR, AFTER HE SAW THE SOLIDERS APPROACHING,
IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED FROM THE CITY TO ATTACK THEM.
Who in mythology invented the flute, but later discarded it because she didn’t like the way it distorted her face when she
played it?
ATHENA/MINERVA
Who later found the discarded flute and became so skilled and confident that he challenged Apollo on his lyre?
MARSYAS
Who judged this contest between Apollo and Marsyas?
MUSES
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TU:
What two immortals helped to build the walls of Troy?
B1:
Which mortal also helped to build the walls of Troy?
B2:
Who, King of Troy at this time, cheated his immortal contractors out of their pay?
POSEIDON, APOLLO
AEACUS
LAOMEDON
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TU:
Listen carefully to this sentence, which I will read twice; then answer in Latin the question that follows.
fīliā comprehēnsā, imperātor mīlitibus imperāvit ut fīliam suam ad īnsulam barbaram dēdūcerent. (repeat)
The question: quibus imperātor mandāta dedit?
MĪLITIBUS
B1:
quō cōnsiliō imperātor mīlitibus imperāvit?
B2:
quō mīlitēs fīliam dēdūxērunt?
UT FĪLIAM (SUAM AD ĪNSULAM BARBARAM) DĒDŪCERENT
AD ĪNSULAM (BARBARAM)
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TU:
Against what people did both the emperors Domitian and Trajan fight?
B1:
Who was the King of the Dacians during all three Dacian Wars?
B2:
DECEBALUS
How did the emperor Trajan memorialize his ultimate victory over the Dacians?
BY ERECTING A COLUMN IN HIS FORUM
THE DACIANS
8:
TU:
What English word, derived from the Latin word meaning “mouth”, means “to kiss”?
B1:
The word “premium” is derived from what Latin verb with what meaning?
B2:
What derivative of “mīlle” means “a significant event in the life of a person”?
OSCULATE
EMŌ – TO BUY
MILESTONE
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TU:
What beast was originally captured by Heracles but killed by Theseus at Marathon?
B1:
Which labor of Heracles took place on the island of Erytheia?
B2:
How did Heracles manage to capture the Erymanthia Boar?
CRETAN BULL
CAPTURING THE CATTLE OF GERYON
TRAPPED IT IN DEEP SNOW (AFTER
CHASING IT FOR A WHOLE YEAR)
10:
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Give all the active infinitives for the verb ferō.
B1:
Give all the passive infinitives for the verb ferō.
B2:
Give all the participles for the verb ferō.
FERRE, TULISSE, LĀTŪRUS ESSE
FERRĪ, LĀTUS ESSE, LĀTUM ĪRĪ
FERĒNS, LĀTUS, LĀTŪRUS, FERENDUS
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According to its derivation, what does the word “sublingual” mean?
B1:
What derivative of the Latin word meaning “near” means “a guess or estimate”?
B2:
APPROXIMATION
What derivative of the Latin word meaning “kindness” means “the recipient of funds under a will or trust”?
BENEFICIARY
UNDER THE TONGUE
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Which imperial arch stands closest to the cūria in the Roman Forum?
B1:
Which imperial arch stands closes to the Colosseum?
B2:
ARCH OF CONSTANTINE
Which imperial arch used to be located between the Temple of Divine Julius Caesar and the Temple of Castor and Pollux?
ARCH OF AUGUSTUS
ARCH OF SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
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Language
TU
Which of the following, if any, is not derived from the same Latin root as the others: innocent, nocturnal, nuisance,
obnoxious, inoculate?
NOCTURNAL
B1:
From what Latin verb with what meaning is nocturnal derived?
NOX = NIGHT
B2:
From what Latin verb with what meaning are the other words derived?
NOCEŌ = (TO) HARM, HURT, INJURE
History/Culture
TU:
For what occasion would a bloodless offering of spelt cake be made to Jupiter by the pontifex maximus?
A WEDDING
B1:
What type of Roman wedding began with the fictitious sale of the bride?
B2:
What was the name for the feast at the end of the wedding ceremony?
COEMPTIO
CENA NUPTIALIS
Mythology
TU:
In Book 5 of the Odyssey, what deity ventures to Ogygia to convince Calpyso to free Odysseus from her charms?
HERMES
B1:
B2:
For how long had Odysseus remained with Calypso under her spell?
7 YEARS
As Odysseus sails away from Ogygia his raft capsizes. What goddess covers him in a veil and guides him safely to the island
of Scheria?
INO / LEUCOTHEA
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What son of Agave and king of Thebes was torn to pieces by his mother and aunts?
B1:
Name all of Pentheus’ maternal aunts
B2:
Who had Pentheus offended to deserve this fate?
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PENTHEUS
INO, AUTONOE, SEMELE
DIONYSUS/BACCHUS
2:
TU:
What use of the dative case is illustrated in the Latin sentence, “mihi agendum est”?
B1:
What use of the dative case is illustrated in the Latin sentence, “locum castrīs dēligit?”
B2:
What use of the dative case is illustrated in the Latin sentence, “aurum eī dētrāxit?”
(DATIVE OF) AGENT
(DATIVE OF) PURPOSE
(DATIVE OF) SEPARATION
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In a legionary fortress, what was the Latin name for the room where the aquila was housed?
B1:
What was the valētūdinārium?
B2:
In the barracks of a legionary fortress, how many men could a contubernium accommodate?
SACELLUM
HOSPITAL
EIGHT
4:
TU:
Of mūrus, pōns, turbō, and passus which would most likely be a “praesidium”?
B1:
Of īnsula, pecūnia, causa, and hōra which would most likely be “opēs”?
B2:
Of īra, beneficium, celeritās, and salūs which would most likely result from “arrogantia”?
MŪRUS
PECŪNIA
ĪRA
5:
TU:
What Latin adjective with what meaning lies at the root of the word “dismal”?
B1:
What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the root of the word “appalling”?
B2:
PALLEŌ, PALLĒRE – BE PALE, FADE
What Latin verb with what meaning lies at the root of the word “joystick”?
GAUDEŌ, GAUDĒRE – BE PLEASED, REJOICE
MALUS – EVIL, BAD
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What city was captured by the Romans in 262 BC?
B1:
Who was the Carthaginian commander at Agrigentum?
B2:
HANNO
What Sicilian city had the Romans failed to besiege the previous year, though they were able to secure a diplomatic alliance?
SYRACUSE
AGRIGENTUM
7:
TU:
B1:
B2:
From what crippled son of Hephaestus and Anticleia did Theseus seize a bronze club that the bandit had used to crack the
skulls of passersby?
PERIPHETES / CORYNETES
Name the king of Eleusis who was no match for Theseus in the arts of wrestling.
CERCYON
Give the name of the giant sow that Theseus killed at Crommyon.
PHAEA
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Translate the following sentence into Latin: The father said that his son had been killed.
PATER DĪXIT (FĪLIŌS SUŌS) INTERFECTOS/NECĀTŌS ESSE
Translate the following sentence into English: senex scrībit uxōrem mox domum reventūram esse.
THE OLD MAN WRITES THAT THE WIFE WILL RETURN HOME SOON
Translate the following sentence into Latin: I thought that the slave would prepare the food.
PUTĀVĪ / PUTĀBAM SERVUM CIBUM PARĀTŪRUM ESSE
What Nereid, beloved by Polyphemus, rejected his advances only to cause him to jealously throw a mountaintop at her lover?
GALATEA
Who was Galatea’s lover, the son of Symaethis and Faunus, whom Polyphemus attempted to destroy with a mountaintop?
ACIS
What happened to Acis after Polyphemus hit him with the mountaintop?
TURNED INTO A RIVER-GOD
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For the verb loquor, give the 2nd person plural, present subjunctive.
B1:
Change loquāminī to the imperfect tense.
B2:
Change loquerēminī to the perfect tense.
LOQUĀMINĪ
LOQUERĒMINĪ
LOCŪTĪ (-AE, -A) SĪTIS
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B1:
B2:
13:
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B1:
B2:
Which of the following, if any, is not derived from “īra”: irritate, irascible, irate, ire?
IRRITATE
Which of the following, if any, is not derived from “manus”: maneuver, manual, manipulate, legerdemain, mansion
MANSION
From what Latin verb with what meaning is “indolent” derived?
DOLEŌ, DOLĒRE – HURT, BE IN PAIN
What Roman told Antiochus IV to choose war or peace before he left a circle in the sand during his invasion of Egypt?
(C.) POPILIUS (LAENAS)
What revolt did Antiochus IV then stir up as he tried to save face?
THE REVOLT OF THE MACCABBEES IN ISRAEL
When did the Romans join an alliance with the Maccabees?
161 BC
What use of the subjunctive is in the following sentence: dominus tam īrātus erat ut nihil dīcere posset?”
RESULT CLAUSE
…: dominus servōs mīsit quī cibum emerent?
RELATIVE CLAUSE OF PURPOSE
…: dominus servōs rogat ut surgerent?
INDIRECT COMMAND
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What deity caused the sky to rain blood after the death of his son Sarpedon?
B1:
Who killed Sarpedon?
ZEUS
PATROCLUS
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What two deities carried Sarpedon’s body home to Lycia?
HYPNOS & THANATOS
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What use of the subjunctive is illustrated in the Latin phrase, “caveat emptor”?
B1:
What use of the subjunctive is illustrated in the Latin phrase, “utinam Clōdius vīveret!”
B2:
What use of the subjunctive is illustrated in the Latin phrase, “quid agam?”
HORTATORY/JUSSIVE
OPTATIVE
DELIBERATIVE
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B1:
B2:
Who, believing that an emperor should not die while lying down, asked to be propped up as he uttered the words, “vae, putō
deus fīō”?
VESPASIAN
How had Vespasian incurred the displeasure of Nero?
HE FELL ASLEEP DURING ONE OF NERO’S MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
What unusal item did Vespasian tax, resulting in the Latin saying pecūnia nōn olet, which means “money doesn’t stink”?
URINE
17:
TU:
Quid Anglicē significant: gemitus?
B1:
… “tinniō”
B2:
… “susurō”
GROAN
RING
WHISPER
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TU:
Carefully listen to the following passage, which I shall read twice; then answer the question that follows in English:
ōlim parvus homō in silvā habitābat. parvus homō parvam vīllam habēbat. homō, ānulō
mīrābilī inventō, ē vīllā discēssit ut ad montem ardentem cum octō amīcīs iter facerent.
amīcīs ambulantibus, mōnstra terribilia appāruērunt et cum homine et amīcīs pugnābant.
(repeat)
The question: When did the little man decide to leave from his house?
AFTER HE FOUND
A (STRANGE/MARVELOUS/WONDERFUL) RING
B1:
How many people traveled toward the burning mountain?
B2:
What hazard did the fellowship encounter?
NINE
MONSTERS
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What son of Theseus rejected the advances of his stepmother, though a note left behind asserted otherwise?
B1:
Who was this woman who committed suicide after trying to seduce her stepson?
B2:
What deity, according to Aeschylus, reprimanded Theseus for causing Hippolytus’ death?
HIPPOLYTUS
PHAEDRA
ARTEMIS
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Which emperor raised two legions from all social classes, including gladiators and slaves, and freed Italy of the threat of the
invading Quadi and the Marcomanni?
MARCUS AURELIUS
What text did Marcus Aureilus spend his nights writing while dealing with the invading Germans?
THE MEDITATIONS
In what city did Marcus Aurelius die while campaigning?
VINDOBONNA / VIENNA
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Extra Questions
Language
TU:
B1:
B2:
What English word, derived from the Latin word “tantus” means “equivalent in value, force, effect, or signification”?
TANTAMOUNT
The word “occasion” comes from what Latin verb with what meaning?
CADŌ, CADERE – TO FALL
What derivative of the Latin word meaning “hope” means “a bold criminal or outlaw”?
DESPERADO
TU
What use of the subjunctive is illustrated in the Latin sentence, “tanta vīs probitātis est ut eam in hoste diligāmus?”
RESULT CLAUSE
B1:
What use of the subjunctive is illustrated in the Latin sentence, “erant quī censērent?”
RELATIVE CLAUSE OF CHARACTERISTIC
B2: W hat use of the subjunctive is illustrated in the Latin sentence, “ōderint dum metuant?”
(CLAUSE OF) PROVISO
Mythology
TU:
What queen of Joppa boasted that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful than the Nereids?
B1:
Who was the father of Andromeda?
B2:
What sea monster did Poseidon send to destroy Andromeda?
CASSIOPEIA
CEPHEUS
CETUS
TU:
Complete the following analogy: Eurystheus : Heracles as Admetus : ________.
B1:
…. Aeneas : Achates as Orestes : ________.
B2:
…. Coronis: Aesclepius as ________: Phaeton
APOLLO
PYLADES
CLYMENE
History/Culture
TU:
B1:
B2:
What battle of 105 B.C ended so disastrously for the Romans that it was considered to be the worst defeat since Cannae?
ARAUSIO
What two tribes were victorious over the Romans at Arausio?
THE CIMBRI AND TEUTONES
Where did Marius defeat the Cimbri in 101 B.C?
VERCELLAE
TU:
What king of Caenina did Romulus kill and, as a result, he was rewarded the very first spolia opima?!
B1:
Whom did Cossus kill in 425 BC and, as a result, also earned him the spolia opima?
B2:
TOLUMNIUS
Whom did Marcellus kill at the Battle of Clastidium and, as a result, he was declared the winner of the spolia opima?
VIRIDOMARUS
ACRON
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Give all the supine forms for the verb inveniō.
INVENTUM & INVENTŪ
Say in Latin using a supine: “the soldiers hurried to the camp to find weapons”
MĪLITĒS AD CASTRA FESTĪNĀVĒRUNT/CONTENDĒRUNT
ARMA/TĒLA INVENTUM.
Say in Latin using a supine: “a beautiful dress is very easy to find”
STOLA PULCHRA EST FACILLIMA INVENTŪ
Which Roman historian broke with the traditions of scholars such as Atticus and Varro by utilizing very little documentary
evidence in his Ab Urbe Condita?
LIVY
Which later author characterized Livy’s work as having lactea ubertas because of its rich and flowing abundance of material?
QUINTILIAN
Which general does Livy claim that the Romans would have defeated had he invaded Italy?
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
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What domineering mother exerted a majority of the power during the reign of Severus Alexander?
B1:
What distinguished jurist served as Alexander’s Praetorian Prefect?
B2:
What Thracian put an end to the rule of Mamaea and Alexander?
JULIA MAMAEA
(DOMITIUS) ULPIANUS
MAXIMINUS THRAX
4:
TU:
B1:
B2:
Who, after being mocked by his companion Epaphus concerning his parentage, travelled to his father’s palace and asked to
drive his chariot?
PHAETHON
In what river did Phaethon land after Jupiter knocked him out of the sky?
ERIDANUS / PO
Which of Phaethon’s relatives turned into a swan?
CYCNUS
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5:
TU:
Differentiate in meaning between bōs and bis.
B1:
Differentiate in meaning between nōmen and nūmen.
B2:
Differentiate in meaning between pontus and pondus.
COW/TWICE
NAME/DIVINE WILL
SEA/WEIGHT
6:
TU:
In the Aeneid, what Gaetulian cheiftan prayed to his father Jupiter to rid Africa of Aeneas?
B1:
How did Iarbas learn of the relationship between Aeneas and Dido?
B2:
Who appeared to Aeneas and instructed him to leave Carthage?
IARBAS
RUMOR / FAMA
MERCURY
7:
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With whom did Julius Caesar serve his first consulship?
B1:
In what year did Caesar and Bibulus serve their consulship?
BIBULUS
59 BC
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What tribune, a partisan of Caesar, passed a bill that granted Caesar immediate proconsular power for five years over the
provinces of Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum?
(P.) VATINIUS
What work in dactylic hexameter covered a plague in Athens, the theory of atoms, and the philosophy of Epicurus in six
books?
DĒ RĒRUM NĀTŪRĀ
Who wrote the Dē Rērum Nātūrā?
(T.) LUCRETIUS (CARUS)
What other famous author is said to have edited the work for Lucretius?
(M. TULLIUS) CICERO
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What derivative of the Latin word meaning riot means, “noisy and disorderly”?
B1:
What derivative of the Latin word meaning change means, “not able to be changed”?
TUMULTUOUS
B2:
IMMUTABLE
What derivative of the Latin word meaning consider means, “undertaken with previous consideration, with some degree of
planning”?
PREMEDITATED
10:
TU:
At his trial on the Areopagus, who defended Orestes on the charge of murder?
B1:
Who had cast the deciding vote in favor of Orestes’ acquittal?
B2:
What name was given to the Furies after Orestes’ acquittal?
APOLLO
ATHENA
EUMENIDES
11:
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Which elegiac poet is famous for his Cynthia in his poems?
B1:
What was Cynthia’s real name?
B2:
What Greek title does Propertius give to his collection of poems?
PROPERTIUS
HOSTIA
(CYTHIA) MONOBIBLOS
12:
TU:
At what location in Africa were two battles fought in 255BC and 49BC?
B1:
Who was the victorious general at the battle in 49BC?
B2:
What Roman general was defeated by Juba I?
BAGRADAS VALLEY
JUBA I
(GAIUS SCRIBONIUS) CURIO
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LITERATURE
TU:
What famous writer’s correspondence with the emperor Trajan, gives readers a picture of how provinces were governed in
the time of the emperors?
PLINY THE YOUNGER
B1:
In one letter, Pliny discusses with Trajan the handling of what oft-persecuted religious group?
CHRISTIANS
B2:
In what province was Pliny governor?
BITHYNIA
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
At what site were two emperor-deciding battles fought in 69 AD?
B1:
B2:
CREMONA / BEDRIACUM
What governor of Syria marched with 20,000 men through Asia Minor to invade Italy under the flag of Vespasian?
(C. LICINIUS) MUCIANUS
What general supporting Vespasian defeated the generals of Vitellius?
ANTONIUS PRIMUS
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
Name the deity who saved the Dardanian prince Aeneas from the hands of Achilles.
POSEIDON
B1:
B2:
Why did Poseidon save Aeneas despite the fact that Poseidon was supporting the Greeks?
AENEAS WAS
DESTINED TO FOUND A NEW HOME FOR THE TROJANS (LAVINIUM)
Name the deity who saved Paris from Menelaus.
APHRODITE
LANGUAGE
TU
What use of the accusative case can be found in the phrase “en quattuor aras”?
EXCLAMATION
B1:
What use of the accusative case can be found in the phrase “redolens vinum”?
B2:
COGNATE / KINDRED SPECIFICATION
What use of the accusative case can be found in the phrase “maximam partem”?
ADVERBIAL
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Who wrote the stories of a eunuch, a mother-in-law, and a self-tormentor into his comedies in the Second Century B.C.?
(P.) TERENTIUS AFER / TERENCE
Which of Terence’s works is his earliest?
ANDRIA
Which of Terence’s works is the story of two brothers, one raised in the city and one raised in the country?
ADELPHOI
2:
TU:
Name the son of Peirithous who led forty ships to Troy.
B1:
Name the king of Cyprus who sent his son Mygdalion with 50 ships to Troy.
B2:
Of what were the majority of the ships made?
POLYPOETES
CINYRAS
CLAY
3:
TU:
B1:
B2:
What garment, known as the vestis cēnātōria or cēnātōrium, was worn by fashionable men over the tunic at dinner parties?
SYNTHESIS
The synthesis was never worn out of the house except during which festival?
SATURNALIA
To what general Latin term of clothing do garments such as the synthesis belong?
AMICTUS
4:
TU:
Which of the following, if any, does not belong? educate, abduction, deuce, produce, conduct
B1:
Give the Latin verb and its definition that lies at the root of the other words in the toss-up.
B2:
What derivative of duco means “to make smaller”.
DEUCE
DŪCŌ - LEAD
REDUCE
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Who gave Odysseus the bow that the suitors tried and failed to use?
B1:
Who killed Iphitus, preventing Odysseus from hosting him and returning his generosity?
B2:
Who brought the bow out when Penelope asked him to?
IPHITUS
HERACLES
EUMAIUS
6:
TU:
Give an antonym of extrā.
B1:
Give an antonym of incipiō.
B2:
Give an antonym of sapiens.
INTRĀ
FINIO, CŌNFICIŌ, PERFICIŌ
STULTUS
7:
TU:
The great library at Alexandria was destroyed when which emperor sacked the city in 215 AD?
B1:
Of which famous Greek did Caracalla believe himself to be the reincarnation?
B2:
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Outside of which city, the site of a previous Roman defeat, was Caracalla murdered in 217 AD?
CARRHAE
CARACALLA
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What composition by Cicero ultimately brought about his death?
B1:
Which Greek orator was the inspiration for Cicero’s Philippics?
B2:
How many speeches did Cicero write in the Philippics?
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DEMOSTHENES
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B1:
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Name the three men sent by Agamemnon to appease Achilles.
PHOENIX, ODYSSEUS, AJAX THE GREATER (TELAMON)
Name Agamemon’s three daughters whom he was willing to marry off to Achilles in exchange for Achilles returning to the
fight.
CHRYSOTHEMIS, LAODICE, IPHIANASSA
Why did Phoenix flee his homeland?
HE SLEPT WITH HIS FATHER’S MISTRESS AT HIS MOTHER’S
BEQUEST AND HIS FATHER DECLARED A BLOOD FEUD
Translate the following sentence into English: sī Mārcus rēgem interfēcerit, senātōrēs laetissimī erunt.
IF MARCUS KILLS THE KING, THE SENATORS WILL BE VERY HAPPY
What type of condition is in that sentence?
FUTURE-MORE-VIVID
Make all necessary changes to the Latin sentence in the Toss-up to make the condition Future-Less- Vivid.
INTERFICIAT, SINT
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TU:
Whose assassination led to the Social War?
B1:
Why was the Social War sometimes called the Marsic War?
(LIVIUS) DRUSUS THE YOUNGER
B2:
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B1:
B2:
MARSI WAS ONE OF THE
ITALIAN TRIBES WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE ROMANS
What law, passed by Lucius Caesar, granted citizenship to allies who had not rebelled against Rome?
LĒX IŪLIA
Whose jealousy of a sparrow was one of the many sticking points in his tumultuous relationship with the woman he called
Lesbia?
(C. VALERIUS) CATULLUS
What was Lesbia’s real name, according to most sources?
CLODIA
What two friends did Catullus send to break up with Lesbia, according to his poem 11?
FURIUS and AURELIUS
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LANGUAGE
TU:
Complete this analogy: amīcus:amīcitia::pius:___________
PIETĀS
B1:
dēns:ōs::sīdus:______________
B2:
siccus:ūmidus::dūrus:______________
CAELUM, AETHĒR, POLUS
MOLLIS
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU
Against Germanic Chieftain did Caesar fight in 58 B.C?
ARIOVISTUS
B1:
Of what tribe was Ariovistus the chieftain?
B2:
Where did Caesar defeat Ariovistus in 58 B.C?
SUEBI
BATTLE OF VOSGES
MYTHOLOGY
TU: Name the son of Capaneus who rode off with the horses of Aeneas.
STHENELUS
B1: Name the son of Tydeus who stole the horses of Rhesus.
DIOMEDES
B2: Name the horses of Achilles.
XANTHUS AND BALIUS
LITERATURE
TU:
What Roman poet wrote the words Exegī monumentum aere perennius at the end of his third book of Odes?
HORACE
B1:
What did Horace call his Satires in Latin?
B2:
In which of his works did Horace invoke both Apollo and Diana as a celebration of Roman youth?
SERMONĒS
CARMEN SAECULARE
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Which of Constantine’s rivals was captured and executed in 325 AD?
LICINIUS
Which emperor had elevated Licinius to the rank of Augustus to replace the deceased Severus in November of 308 AD?
GALERIUS
What did Constantine build to celebrate his victory over Licinius?
CONSTANTINOPLE
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TU:
According to most versions, which king of Tyre was the father of Europa?
B1:
Who was Agenor’s wife, the mother of Europa?
B2:
Name the three sons of Zeus and Europa.
AGENOR
TELEPHASSA / ARGIOPE
MINOS, RHADAMANTHYS, & SARPEDON
3:
TU:
B1:
B2:
Please translate the following sentence into Latin using an archaic present passive infinitive form: A beautiful woman wants
to be loved by everyone.
FĒMINA PULCHRA AB OMNIBUS AMĀRIER VULT
Please translate the following sentence into Latin using a future imperative: You all, work diligently tomorrow!
(VŌS OMNĒS), DĪLIGENTER LABŌRĀTŌTE CRĀS
Please translate the following sentence into Latin using a future imperative: Embrace your wives tomorrow, men!
VIRĪ, AMPLECTANTOR UXŌRĒS / CONIUGĒS (VESTRĀS) CRĀS
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TU:
What Thracian writer, a lībertus Augustī, wrote five books of fables?
B1:
On whose Greek fables were these based?
B2:
In what meter did Phaedrus write his fables?
(C. IŪLIUS) PHAEDRUS
AESOP’S
IAMBIC TRIMETER / IAMBIC SENARIUS
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5:
TU:
Please distinguish in meaning between cor and for.
B1:
Please distinguish in meaning between tendō and tundō.
B2:
Please distinguish in meaning between fīgō and fīngō.
HEART // TO SPEAK
TO STRETCH // TO BEAT, STRIKE
TO FASTEN // TO PRETEND, INVENT, FORGE
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In whose satirical picaresque Latin novel are the adventures of Encolpius and Ascyltus recounted?
PETRONIUS’
Petronius’ Satyricon is considered to be a Menippean satire. What does this mean?
SATIRE WRITTEN WITH A MIXTURE OF PROSE & POETRY
Whose lavish banquet is the principal episode of the extant portion of Petronius’ Satyricon?
TRIMALCHIO’S
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What impudent boy was transformed into a lizard for mocking the way Ceres drank?
B1:
Who was changed into an owl for telling on Proserpina?
B2:
According to Ovid, how many pomegranate seeds did Proserpina eat?
ASCALABUS / STELLIO
ASCALAPHUS
SEVEN
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Where in 47 BC did Julius Caesar defeat Pharnaces and utter the phrase “vēnī, vīdī, vīcī”?
B1:
Pharnaces was the son of which great enemy of Rome?
B2:
MITHRIDATES (VI / EUPATOR)
Which two famous Roman commanders precipitated civil war by fighting over the original command against Mithridates?
MARIUS & SULLA
ZELA
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B1:
B2:
Which Silver Age author made fun of the abilities of the doctors of his day by accusing a certain Symmachus’ medical
students of making him sick in one of his epigrams?
(C. VALERIUS) MARTIAL(IS)
What is the Latin title of Martial’s earliest extant work, in which the spectacles of the inaugural games of the amphitheātrum
Flāvium are described?
LIBER SPECTĀCULŌRUM
Give the titles of the two books of epigrams that contain mottoes appropriate to gifts sent to friends and gifts taken home
from the banquets at the festival of Saturnalia.
XENIA & APOPHORĒTA
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Give the present, singular imperative for the verb profiteor.
B1:
Change profitēre to the plural.
B2:
Change profitēre to the negative.
PROFITĒRE
PROFITĒMINĪ
NŌLĪ PROFITĒRĪ
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Name Odysseus’ comrade who, while intoxicated, fell off a roof and broke his neck.
B1:
On what island did this occur?
B2:
To what land does Odysseus travel after returning to bury Elpenor?
ELPENOR
AEAEA
THRINACIA
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B1:
B2:
What was a suovetaurīlia?
A SACRIFICE OF A PIG, SHEEP, & OXEN
At what temple would a triumphal general perform this sacrifice?
TEMPLE OF JUPITER OPTIMUS MAXIMUS / CAPITOLINUS
During what annual festival was the suovetaurīlia performed by farmers to purify the fields while the Arval Brotherhood
purified the boundaries of the State?
AMBARVĀLIA
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LANGUAGE
TU:
Say in Latin: “in the thirtieth year”.
TRĪCĒNSIMŌ ANNŌ (OR TRĪCĒSIMŌ)
B1:
Say in Latin “in the twelfth month”
B2:
Say in Latin “on the twenty-first birthday”
DUŌDECIMŌ MĒNSE
VĪCĒNSIMŌ PRĪMŌ DIĒ NATĀLĪ
HISTORY/CULTURE
TU:
Where did the Romans defeat a Carthaginian army under the command of Hasdrubal in 208 B.C?
BAECULA
B1:
Who commanded the Roman forces at this battle?
B2:
At what battle was Hasdrubal ultimately killed in 207 B.C?
SCIPIO AFRICANUS
BATTLE OF THE METAURUS RIVER
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
Who flung himself from the peak of Mt. Parnassus while grieving over his daughter and was transformed by Apollo into a
hawk?
DAEDALION
B1: Who was his daughter?
CHIONE
B2: Artemis killed Chione for boasting that she slept with two gods on the same day. Who were these two gods?
HERMES & APOLLO
LITERATURE(
TU
In which speech, delivered in 63 B.C., does Cicero defend a consul designate accused of electoral corruption?
PRO MURENA
B1:
In which speech of 59 B.C. does Cicero defend a man against a charge of extortion as proconsul in Asia?
PRO FLACCO
B2:
In which speech of 52 B.C. does Cicero argue that his client had only murdered Clodius out of self-defense?
PRO MILONE
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Who imprisoned Ares in a bronze vessel?
OTUS & EPHIALTES (THE ALOIDAE)
What mountains did they pile on top of each other in an attempt to reach Mt. Olympus?
PELION & OSSA
How did the brothers die?
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED EACH OTHER WHILE
PURSUING ARTEMIS
“Helping the homeless”, “a perfect score on the SAT”, “stealing from a charity,” or “meeting a childhood friend.” Which of
these would best be described as odious?
STEALING FROM A CHARITY
Is someone culpable: formidable, commendable, enraged, or blameworthy?
BLAMEWORTHY
Is a disputation a lie, an argument, a deferment, or based on what is earned?
AN ARGUMENT
Other than alliteration, what figure of speech is illustrated in these lines from Vergil:
tum pinguēs agnī, et tum mollissima vīna,
tum somnī dulcēs, dēnsaeque in montibus umbrae.
ANAPHORA
B1:
Other than alliteration, name the figure of speech that is illustrated in this line from Ennius:
ibid quid agat sēcum cōgitat, cūrat, putat.
B2:
What figure of speech, other than alliteration, is illustrated in this line from Lucretius:
sēminaque innumerō numerō summāque profundā.
ASYNDETON / TRICOLON
CHIASMUS, OXYMORON
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B2:
What emperor restored control of Macedonia and Achaea to the Senate as well as the right of the Senate to elect curule
magistrates as he assumed the role of Censor?
CLAUDIUS
Who, the husband of Claudius’ mother-in-law, was accused of plotting against Claudius in 42 AD?
(GAIUS APPIUS JUNIUS) SILANUS
Along with Tiberius’ grand-daughter Julia, Tiberius executed what other relative, his own niece and a sister of the former
Emperor Caligula?
(JULIA) LIVILLA
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B1:
B2:
What foreign people, considered noble savages by some Roman historians, were the subjects of works by Pliny the Elder and
Tacitus?
GERMANS
What biography did Tacitus write in the same year as his Germania?
AGRICOLA
What early work of Tacitus addressed the decline in oratory?
DIALOGUS DĒ ŌRĀTŌRIBUS
What aged couple emigrated to Illyria from Thebes after their four daughters and two grandchildren all died tragically due to
hybris or madness?
CADMUS & HARMONIA
What Illyrian tribe did they lead in battle while riding in an oxcart?
ENCHELEANS
Into what did Ares change Cadmus and Harmonia before he sent them to the Elysian Fields?
SNAKES
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Please translate the following sentence into idiomatic English: captīvīs nūlla spēs effugiendī est.
THE CAPTIVES HAVE NO HOPE OF ESCAPING
What case and use is captīvīs?
DATIVE OF POSSESSION
What form and case is effugiendī?
GERUND – GENITIVE
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Who led the Roman army that captured the city of Eryx circa 248 BC?
B1:
On the mountain behind Drepana, Pullus captured a temple dedicated to which Greek goddess?
B2:
APHRODITE
What Carthaginian admiral had defeated Iunius Pullus at Cape Passaro in 249 BC, a few days after the disaster at Drepana?
CARTHALO
(IUNIUS) PULLUS
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B1:
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Identify the type of subjunctive clause found in the following sentence: crīmen probābit, dummodo vēritātem reperiat.
CLAUSE OF PROVISO
Translate the sentence in the toss-up:
HE WILL PROVE THE CHARGE, PROVIDED THAT HE FINDS THE TRUTH
Make all necessary changes to make the clause of proviso in the toss-up negative:
ADD a “NĒ” after DUMMODO
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Declarations of war and ratifications of peace were overseen by which Roman priests?
B1:
How many fētiālēs were there?
B2:
Haruspicēs, or soothsayers, originally came from what people?
FĒTIĀLĒS
TWENTY
ETRUSCANS
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Who wrote a 15 book epic, a series of stories about mythological transformations, called the Metamorphoses?
(P.) OVID(IUS NASO)
Who is the last character to be transformed in Ovid’s Metamorphoses?
(C. JULIUS) CAESAR
What work on the Roman calendar and festival days did Ovid leave unfinished when he was exiled?
FASTI
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Who made it home from Troy without a single wound after he killed Priam?
B1:
Who was awarded to Neoptolemus as a concubine?
B2:
Name Cassandra’s suitor whom Neoptolemus killed.
NEOPTOLEMUS / PYRRHUS
ANDROMACHE
COROEBUS
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LANGUAGE
TU:
Translate the following sentence into English: Nesciō quis hās epistulās mittat.
I DON’T KNOW WHO SENT THESE LETTERS
B1:
Translate: Miror ubi meī amicī sint.
I WONDER WHERE MY FRIENDS ARE
B2:
Translate: Lucius Marcum rogāvit utrum laetus an maestus esset.
LUCIUS ASKED MARCUS WHETHER HE WAS HAPPY OR SAD
MYTHOLOGY
TU:
Who injured a Dryad when he cut down a tree in Demeter’s sacred grove?
ERYSICHTHON
B1:
How was Erysichthon punished?
B2:
Name Erysichthon’s daughter whom he sold for food on a daily basis?
INSATIABLE HUNGER
MESTRA
HISTORY/LIFE
TU:
The eastern part of which of the Seven Hills of Rome contained the graves of paupers?
B1:
B2:
THE ESQUILINE HILL
The danger to public health became so great that Augustus made the Esquiline into a park. What was this park called?
HORTI MAECENATIS / GARDENS OF MAECENAS
What happened to the bodies of criminals who had been put to death and where did these bodies end up?
THEIR BODIES WERE LEFT UNBURIED AT THE ESQUILINE GATE
LITERATURE
TU
What Milesian tale follows the story of a man named Lucius turned into a donkey and the course of events which follow?
THE GOLDEN ASS / METAMORPHOSES
B1:
In order to become human again, what must Lucius do?
EAT ROSES
B2:
After Lucius transforms back into a man, he converts into the cult of what goddess?
ISIS
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In which of his Eclogues does the shepherd Tityrus represent Vergil himself?
According to Eclogues #6 & #9, what Roman general helped Vergil regain his farm?
B2:
In Eclogue #10, what poet appears in the countryside lamenting over his love for Lycoris?
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ECLOGUE 1
(ALFENUS)VARUS
(CORNELIUS) GALLUS
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Name the son of Capaneus who rode off with the horses of Aeneas in Homer’s Iliad.
B1:
Name the son of Tydeus who stole the horses of Rhesus.
B2:
Name the immortal horses of Achilles.
STHENELUS
DIOMEDES
XANTHUS AND BALIUS
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B1:
B2:
What use of the accusative case is found in phrases such as id temporis and meam vicem?
ADVERBIAL ACCUSATIVE
What use of the dative is found in the following: quid mihi cum libertāte?
ETHICAL DATIVE / DATIVE OF REFERENCE
What use of the genitive is found in the following: foederis heu tacitī?
GENITIVE OF EXCLAMATION
Who was misled by a false rumor of the death of Marcus Aurelius and had himself proclaimed emperor only to be crushed
immediately?
AVIDIUS CASSIUS
Who sent a letter that led Cassius to believe that the emperor had passed?
FAUSTINA THE YOUNGER
What daughter of Marcus Aurelius and wife of Lucius Verus unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate her own brother
Commodus?
LUCILLA
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Differentiate in meaning between torvus and torus.
B1:
Differentiate in meaning between pergō and peragō.
B2:
Differentiate in meaning between habēna and harēna.
STERN, GRIM/COUCH
CONTINUE/ACCOMPLISH
REIN, STRAP/SAND
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Whose herdsman Onetor failed to protect his flocks in Phthia from being ravaged?
B1:
What animal attacked Onetor’s cattle?
PELEUS
B2:
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B1:
B2:
A WOLF
Peleus concluded that the wolf attacked Onetor because Peleus himself had killed the son of Psamanthe. Name Psamanthe’s
son.
PHOCUS
At what battle in 340 BC did Publius Decius Mus commit the first devotio of his family according to Livy?
MT. VESUVIUS
What co-consul of Decius executed his own son after the battle for leaving his post against orders?
(TITUS MANLIUS) TORQUATUS
How had Torquatus earned his cognomen in his youth?
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WRESTLED A GIANT GAUL & STOLE HIS COLLAR
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For the verb ferō, give the third person singular, future active imperative form.
B1:
Change fertō to the plural.
B2:
Change feruntō to the passive.
FERTŌ
FERUNTŌ
FERUNTOR
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In which of his works did Horace employ 19 different metrical patterns, all borrowed from the Greek?
CARMINA / ODES
B1 & B2:
For five points each, name two of the three dominant meters used in the Odes.
ALCAIC / SAPPHIC / ASCLEPIAD
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TU:
Does the English derivative “probity” mean, integrity, betrayal, investigation, or denial?
B1:
Which derivative from the same root means, “a morally unprincipled person”?
B2:
Which derivative from the same root means “to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed”?
INTEGRITY
REPROBATE
REPROVE
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According to Ovid, who was recognized by his companion Macareus upon his arrival to Italy as a new member of Aeneas’
crew?
ACHAEMENIDES
How did Macareus and Achaemenides know each other?
THEY BOTH SERVED UNDER ULYSSES
Where did Aeneas pick up Achaemenides?
AETNA (SICILY)
Identify the type of conditional sentence found in the following: sī illam fāmam fīnxissēs, sociōs prōdidissēs.
PAST CONTRARY-TO-FACT
Translate the sentence in the toss-up:
IF YOU HAD FAKED / MADE (UP) THAT RUMOR, YOU WOULD HAVE BETRAYED {YOUR}
COMPANIONS / FRIENDS / ALLIES
Make all necessary changes to make this a present contrary-to-fact condition.
FINGERĒS, PRŌDERĒS
Domitian was largely hostile to foreign gods, except one. Name this deity, on whose order Domitian had disguised himself
while fleeing Rome during the Civil War of 69 AD?
ISIS
Domitian actually restored the temple complex of Isis and Serapis, which had been destroyed in the great fire. What
architectural addition did he make to the temple?
EGYPTIAN OBELISKS
Along with the completion of the Colosseum and the Arch of Titus, Domitian built several more public works. What two
Hellenic structures did he build on the Campus Martius?
THE STADIUM & ODEUM (MUSIC HALL)
Which of the following Latin words is not related to the others? vērō, vir, vēritās, vērum
VIR
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Which of the following Latin words is not related to the others? fortūna, fortiter, fortis, fortissimus
B2:
Which of the following Latin words is not related to the others? lībertās, līberō, liber, līberī
FORTŪNA
LIBER
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Satis eloquentiae, sapientiae parum was the chiastic description of Catiline penned by what terse historian?
(C.) SALLUST(IUS CRISPUS)
What is the title of Sallust’s work on Catiline’s conspiracy?
BELLUM CATILINAE
What other conflict did Sallust cover in a similar monograph?
THE JUGURTHAN WAR
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Upon Caesar’s return from a poorly executed invasion of Britain, what Gallic city did he besiege in response to an uprising
led by Vercingetorix?
AVARICUM
However, Caesar was not always victorious. At what siege was Caesar defeated by Vercingetorix farther south of Avaricum?
GERGOVIA
What final major siege, in which Caesar truly broke the Gallic resistance, did the Romans face a two-front battle from both
the besieged Gauls and the reinforcements from around Gaul who rallied to Vercingetorix?
ALESIA
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Differentiate in meaning between iuvō and iūrō.
B1:
Differentiate in meaning between queror and quaerō.
B2:
Differentiate in meaning between iam diū and iam prīdem.
HELP/SWEAR
COMPLAIN/SEEK, ASK
FOR A LONG TIME NOW/LONG SINCE
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Who was the literary patron of Lygdamus, Sulpicia, and Tibullus?
B1:
To whom are Sulpicia’s love poems addressed in the Corpus Tibullianum?
B2:
For the conquest of what Gallic tribe did Messala celebrate a triumph in 27 BC?
MESSALA CORVINUS
CERINTHUS (HER HUSBAND)
AQUITANI
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What water-nymph, having been given immortality by Jupiter in return for her favors, is the sister of Turnus?
B1:
Juturna disguises herself as which charioteer of Turnus?
B2:
Whom does Jupiter send to let Juturna know that she must leave Turnus to meet his fate?
JUTURNA
METISCUS
CALAENO
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B1:
When you are recognized by the moderator, complete the actions described in the sentence:
surge, et simulāns tē esse caecum, ambulā ad auditōrēs.
STUDENT STANDS AND WALKS TOWARDS LISTENERS AS IF BLIND
When you are recognized by the moderator, complete the actions described in the sentence
surge, et simulāns tē artem magicae scīre, mutā socium in equum.
STUDENT STANDS AND PRETENDS TO MAGICALLY TURN A FRIEND INTO A HORSE
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When you are recognized by the moderator, complete the actions described in the sentence
surgite et dīcite Anglicē “sī quis nōbīs auxiliō sit, pecūniam eī dēmus”.
STUDENTS STAND AND SAY “IF ANYONE SHOULD BE OF HELP TO US,
WE WOULD GIVE HIM MONEY”
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LANGUAGE
What use of the genitive case can be found in the following sentence? Meminī hūmānae īnfirmitatis.
GENITIVE WITH VERBS OF REMEMBERING
B1: What use of the genitive case can be found in this sentence? Mē furtī arguit.
CHARGE / PENALTY
B2: What use of the genitive case can be found in this sentence? Haec domus est patris meī.
PREDICATE / POSSESSION
Translate the following sentence into English. Omnēs civēs timent nē Catilina rem publicam delēre vēlint.
ALL THE CITIZENS FEAR THAT CATILINE WANTS TO DESTROY THE REPUBLIC
B1: Translate this sentence into English. Senatus consulem mīsit quī Catilinam punīret.
THE SENATE SENT THE CONSUL TO PUNISH CATILINE
B2: Translate this sentence into English. Civēs gaudēbunt dummodo Catilina absit.
THE CITIZENS WILL REJOICE PROVIDED THAT CATILINE IS AWAY
What grammatical term refers to nouns such as lepus and vulpes?
EPICENE
B1: What grammatical term refers to nouns such as domus and colus?
HETEROCLITE
B2: What grammatical term refers to nouns such as carbasus and balneum?
HETEROGENEOUS
MYTHOLOGY
What deity disguises as both Lycaon and Agenor to lend assistance to the Trojans and help them defend themselves from Achilles in
the Iliad?
APOLLO
B1: Whom does Apollo in the form of Lycaon encourage to fight Achilles in Book 20?
AENEAS
B2: In Book 21, how does Apollo assist the Trojans in the form of Agenor?
LURES ACHILLES AWAY FROM THE SCAEAN GATE
HISTORY & LIFE
Olives were pressed twice in the process of making olive oil. What was the name for the result from the first pressing?
AMURCA
B1: What was the result from the second pressing called?
OLEUM OLIVUM
B2: Give the name for the jar used to collect the olive oil.
LABRUM FICTILE
What Novus Homo, after being expelled from the senate and stripped from his power as governor, retired from a life of politics in
order to write historical monographs about them instead?
SALLUST
B1: In what newly established province did Sallust hold his power as governor?
AFRICA NOVA
B2: Give the Latin titles of both of Sallust’s historical monographs.
BELLUM CATILINAE & BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
LITERATURE
Which play of Plautus concludes with the line: “clap your hands, audience, for Jupiter almighty’s sake”?
AMPHITRUO
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B1 and B2: For five points each, name two of Plautus’s works which are said to be his favorites.
EPIDICUS & PSEUDOLUS
What author whose father had participated in the battle of Bedriacum of 69 A.D. compiled a collection of biographies of authors
entitled De Viris Illustribus?
SUETONIUS
B1: Give the title of the only extant section of De Viris Illustribus which focuses on scholars and philologers.
DE GRAMMATICIIS ET RHETORIBUS
B2: From what section of De Viris Illustribus do we learn about the lives of Lucan, Horace, and Terence?
DE POETIS
In what work does the author act as an umpire while his friends, a pagan and a Christian, debate Christianity?
OCTAVIUS
B1: Who was the author of this work?
MINUCIUS FELIX
B2: The Octavius may have been written to refute an attack against Christianity by what other author?
FRONTO