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2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN
NOVICE DIVISION - ROUND I
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Quid Anglicē significat: imperium?
Quid Anglicē significat: induō?
Quid Anglicē significat: tumultus?
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EMPIRE, POWER
TO PUT ON
RIOT
Who, despite the fact that he had suffered through various illnesses in his youth and was
deaf in one ear and was crippled, became the fourth emperor of Rome? CLAUDIUS
What dangerous precedent did Claudius set?
PAID (EACH OF) THE PRAETORIAN
GUARDS (A DONATIVE OF 15,000 SESTERCES)
How was Claudius related to Caligula?
CLAUDIUS WAS CALIGULA’S UNCLE
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Which of the Olympians was crippled when he was thrown out of Olympus by Zeus?
HEPHAESTUS
On what island did Hephaestus eventually land?
LEMNOS
Name the first female known to man, which Hephaestus created.
PANDORA
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Change the phrase senex laetus to the plural.
Change the phrase puella trīstis to the plural.
Change the phrase ānulus pulcher to the plural.
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Who rode Pegasus and slew the Chimera?
BELLEROPHON(TES) / HIPPONOUS
Who gave Bellerophon a present that helped him tame Pegasus? ATHENA / MINERVA
What was this item?
A GOLDEN/MAGICAL BRIDLE
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SENĒS LAETĪ
PUELLAE TRĪSTĒS
ĀNULĪ PULCHRĪ
Please translate: ego ad urbem hodiē currere volō.
I WANT TO RUN TO THE CITY TODAY
Please translate: mercātōrem in forō salūtābis.
YOU WILL GREET THE MERCHANT IN THE FORUM / MARKET PLACE
Please translate: fēmina pulchra dominō vendita est.
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN HAS BEEN / WAS SOLD TO THE MASTER
What Seleucid sovereign invaded Greece in the early 2nd century BC, thus bringing him
into direct conflict with Rome?
ANTIOCHUS (III / THE GREAT)
What former enemy of Rome had fled to the court of Antiochus and helped to lead his
navy against the Romans?
HANNIBAL
Where in Asia did the Romans decisively defeat Antiochus in 190 BC?
MAGNESIA
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What English noun, derived from the Latin noun meaning “moon”, means “an insane
person”?
LUNATIC
What English noun, derived from the Latin noun meaning “death”, means “a place in
which dead bodies are kept”?
MORGUE / MORTUARY
What English adjective, derived from the Latin verb meaning “to kill”, means
“characterized by great slaughter”?
INTERNECINE
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The orchēstra and the cāvea were both associated with which type of building in
the town of Pompeii?
THEATER
How many theaters were there in the town of Pompeii?
TWO
What was the orchēstra?
THE RESERVED SEATS (FOR TOWN OFFICIALS)
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Give a synonym of the Latin noun mōns.
Give a synonym of the Latin adjective pār.
Give a synonym of the Latin verb discēdō.
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Who was the best fighter on the Trojan side during the Trojan War?
HECTOR
Who was Hector’s wife?
ANDROMACHE
What was their son’s name?
ASTYANAX / SCAMANDRIUS
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COLLIS
AEQUUS
EXCĒDŌ // EXEŌ
As it is used in English, what is the meaning of the Latin phrase AD NAUSEAM?
TO THE POINT OF DISGUST
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase IPSŌ FACTŌ?
BY THE VERY FACT/DEED ITSELF
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase PRĪMĀ FACIĒ?
ON FIRST SIGHT/APPEARANCE
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NOVICE DIVISION - ROUND II
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Which of the Five Good Emperors had the shortest reign?
NERVA
Name one of the disadvantages that Nerva faced during his reign.
HIS AGE / HIS LACK OF MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Whom did Nerva appoint as his successor?
TRAJAN
If a Roman says he is a “persōna nōn grāta”, what does he mean?
AN UNWELCOME PERSON
What Latin saying means TIME FLIES?
TEMPUS FUGIT
What Latin saying means TO ERR IS HUMAN?
ERRĀRE HŪMĀNUM EST
To whom did Zeus appear in the form of a golden shower while she was imprisoned in a
bronze tower?
DANAE
Who had imprisoned Danae in order to prevent her from having a son?
(HER FATHER) ACRISIUS
Why didn’t Acrisius want a grandson?
IT HAD BEEN PROPHESIZED THAT ACRISIUS WOULD BE KILLED BY HIS
GRANDSON
Which of the following, if any, is NOT from the same Latin root as the others?
audible, auditory, obey, obedient, oboe?
OBOE
Which of the following, if any, is NOT from the same Latin root as the others?
imbibe, beer, beverage, bibber, bonbon?
BONBON
Which of the following, if any, is NOT from the same Latin root as the others?
ability, exhibit, prohibit, rehabilitate, avoirdupois? ALL FROM THE SAME ROOT
Under what circumstance would a slave be given a pilleus?
AFTER/WHEN HE WAS FREED / MANŪMISSIŌ
How old did a slave need to be before he could be freed?
30 YEARS OLD
Who were vernae?
SLAVES WHOSE PARENTS WERE ALSO SLAVES
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Supply the correct form of the relative pronoun to complete the following sentence:
rēx, _____ vidēs, est vir fortis.
QUEM
…: rēx importāverat flōrēs, _____ erant in hortō.
QUĪ
…: rēx senātōrēs, _____ crēdēbat, arcessīvit.
QUIBUS
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With whom did Helen elope?
To whom was Helen married when she ran away with Paris?
Where was Menelaus when Paris and Helen eloped?
PARIS
MENELAUS
ON CRETE
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Quid Anglicē significant: tandem?
Quid Anglicē significant: iterum?
Quid Anglicē significant: quotannīs?
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AT LAST, FINALLY
AGAIN
YEARLY, ANNUALLY
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For the verb mittō, give the 2nd person singular, perfect passive indicative.
MISSUS (-A, -UM) ES
Change missus es to the future perfect.
MISSUS (-A, -UM) ERIS
Change missus es to the future.
MITTĒRIS
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Name the loyal Ithacan servant who offered his hut to a disguised Odysseus. EUMAEUS
What cowherd also assisted Odysseus in regaining his throne?
PHILOETIUS
What palace servant recognized Odysseus by a scar on his leg?
EURYCLE(I)A
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Against what war-like tribe to the south did the Romans fight a series of wars in the 4th
and 3rd centuries BC?
SAMNITES
At what battle in 321 BC were the Romans disastrously defeated?
CAUDINE FORKS
At what battle in 315 BC did the Romans suffer a similar defeat?
LAUTULAE
Give the Latin words and their meanings from which “magnificent” is derived.
MAGNUS – BIG & FACIŌ – TO MAKE, DO
Give the Latin word and its meaning from which “commensal” is derived.
MĒNSA – TABLE
Give the Latin word and its meaning from which “competition” is derived.
PETŌ – TO ASK, SEEK, ATTACK, HEAD FOR
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NOVICE DIVISION – ROUND III
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Listen to the following sentences, which I shall read twice; then answer the question that
follows in Latin:
iuvenis, postquam thermās intrāvit, ad āthlētam ingentem celeriter ambulāvit et
eī discum ostendit.
The question: quālem āthlētam iuvenis vīdit?
INGENTEM
quō modō iuvenis ad āthlētam ambulāvit?
CELERITER
quandō iuvenis ad āthlētam ambulāvit?
POSTQUAM THERMĀS INTRĀVIT
With whom did Odysseus spend 7 years while trying to return home from Troy?
CALYPSO
What was the name of the island on which she lived?
OGYGIA
What was the name of the island to which Odysseus was trying to return?
ITHACA
Which of the Julio-Claudian emperors had the second longest reign of all Roman
emperors?
AUGUSTUS
After what battle in 31 BC did Octavian, the future Augustus, become sole “ruler” of
Rome?
ACTIUM
Which of Octavian’s associates was instrumental in his victory at Actium?
(M. VIPSANIUS) AGRIPPA
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Quid Anglice significat: hospes?
Quid Anglice significant: donum?
Quid Anglice significant: intus?
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To the Romans, what was their prandium?
What was the gārum, which they used to flavor their food?
Which course of the dinner was also known as promulsis?
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Who placed the eyes of Argus on the peacock after Argus was killed?
HERA / JUNO
Who killed Argus?
HERMES / MERCURY
Whom was Argus guarding when he was killed?
IO
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GUEST/HOST
GIFT
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LUNCH
FISH-SAUCE
GUSTĀTIŌ
Please translate into Latin: We will walk to Rome tomorrow.
(NŌS) RŌMAM CRĀS AMBULĀBIMUS
Please translate into Latin: You (pl.) were sleeping in the kitchen often.
(VŌS) SAEPE IN CULĪNĀ DORMIĒBĀTIS
Please translate into Latin: I was accustomed to counting money in the study.
(EGO) PECŪNIAM IN TABLĪNŌ NUMERĀRE SOLĒBAM / SOLITUS SUM
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Name the emperors who ruled immediately before and after Galba.
NERO & OTHO
Name the emperors who ruled immediately before and after Vespasian.
VITELLIUS & TITUS
What nōmen was shared by Vespasian and Titus?
FLĀVIUS
Who organized the Calydonian Boar Hunt?
MELEAGER
Who was Meleager’s father whose forgetfulness led to Artemis sending the boar to
Calydon?
OENEUS
Who was Meleager’s mother and the wife of Oeneus?
ALTHAEA
Give the Latin verb and its meaning from which we derive the English word “premium”.
EMŌ – TO BUY
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which we derive the English word “journey”.
DIĒS – DAY
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which we derive the English word “captain”.
CAPUT - HEAD
Against what city did Rome wage a 10-year war from 406 – 396 BC?
VEII
What Roman dictator eventually led the Romans to victory against Veii?
CAMILLUS
After being exiled, Camillus returned to Rome and chased away what group of barbarian
invaders?
(SENONNIAN) GAULS
Give a Latin antonym for the verb āmittō.
Give a Latin antonym for the noun pax.
Give a Latin antonym for the noun aestās.
INVENIŌ, REPERIŌ
BELLUM
HIEMS
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What is the difference in meaning between exerceō and exeō?
EXERCEŌ – TO EXERCISE // EXEŌ – TO LEAVE, GO OUT
B1: What is the difference in meaning between sollicitus and stultus?
SOLLICITUS – WORRIED, ANXIOUS // STULTUS - STUPID
B2: What is the difference in meaning between ōlim and iamprīdem?
ŌLIM - ONCE UPON A TIME // IAMPRĪDEM - A LONG TIME AGO, LONG SINCE
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Who, the daughter of Idmon, was turned into a spider by Athena?
ARACHNE
Who, the daughter of Atlas, was turned into a bear by Zeus because he was embarrassed
after being caught having a romantic liaison with her?
CALLISTO
Whom did Zeus, in the shape of a bull, carry to the island of Crete?
EUROPA
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Complete the following analogy: laudat : laudāvit :: offert : _____.
Change obtulit to the imperfect.
Change offerēbant to the present.
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OBTULIT
OFFERĒBANT
OFFERUNT
Who, at the age of 56, became the oldest of the Julio-Claudian emperors to ascend the
throne?
TIBERIUS
What did Tiberius build between 19 and 23 AD at the edge of the city of Rome that
endeared him to the Praetorian Guards?
(THE PRAETORIAN) BARRACKS
Whom did Tiberius appoint as prefect of the Praetorians after he was informed of
Sejanus’ plot to remove him?
MACRO
Which of the following, if any, does NOT have the same Latin root as the rest:
penchant, penult, peninsula, penumbra?
PENCHANT
Which of the following, if any, does NOT have the same Latin root as the rest:
genial, gentle, genteel, gentry?
GENIAL
Which of the following, if any, does NOT have the same Latin root as the rest:
mountain, insurmountable, piedmont, tantamount?
ALL ARE FROM THE SAME LATIN ROOT
Name the daughter of Aeetes who fell in love with Jason and helped him acquire the
golden fleece.
MEDEA
Whom did Medea chop into pieces and scatter into the sea in order to delay the Colchians
pursuing the Argo?
(HER BROTHER) AB/PSYRTUS
Name Medea’s aunt who purified the Argonauts of the murder of Apsyrtus.
CIRCE
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What is the meaning of the motto of the state of Missouri, salūs populī suprēma lēx
estō?
THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE SHALL BE THE SUPREME LAW
What state has the motto scūtō bonae voluntātis tuae corōnāstī nōs?
MARYLAND
What institute of higher education has the motto cīvium in mōribus reī publicae salūs?
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
What derivative of the Latin word meaning “to fall” means “an occurrence or event?”
INCIDENT
What derivative of the Latin word meaning “to protect” means “a place where water is
collected and stored for use”?
RESERVOIR
What derivative of the Latin word meaning “book” means ”defamation by written or
printed words or pictures”?
LIBEL
What king of Numidia fought at Zama as a Roman ally?
MASINISSA
What other Numidian was an ally of the Carthaginians at Zama?
SYPHAX
Once an ally of Carthage, Masinissa had earlier conducted a guerilla campaign against
which Roman general?
(P. CORNELIUS) SCIPIO (THE FUTURE) AFRICANUS
What son of Poseidon and Amphitrite is called the “Trumpeter of the Seas”?
TRITON
Why is Triton called the “Trumpeter”?
HE BLOWS ON HIS CONCH SHELL
To what group of sea nymphs does Amphitrite belong?
NEREIDS
Please give the comparative and superlative forms for the adjective pulcher.
PULCHRIOR, PULCHERRIMUS
… facilis.
FACILIOR, FACILLIMUS
… nōbilis.
NŌBILIOR, NŌBILISSIMUS
Which of the following, if any, does NOT have the same Latin root as the rest:
cable, catch, receipt, catapult?
CATAPULT
Which of the following, if any, does NOT have the same Latin root as the rest:
raptor, ravenous, surreptitious, rapid
ALL FROM THE SAME LATIN ROOT
Which of the following, if any, does NOT have the same Latin root as the rest:
virile, triumvirate, viridian, virtue?
VIRIDIAN
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NOVICE DIVISION – FINALS
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What does the Latin phrase “caveat emptor” mean?
What does the Latin phrase “cavē canem” mean?
What does the Latin phrase “carpe diem” mean?
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LET THE BUYER BEWARE
BEWARE OF THE DOG
SEIZE THE DAY
Who offered to make Paris king of all Asia, if he should give her the golden apple?
HERA / JUNO
Who offered to make Paris successful in battle, if he should give her the golden apple?
ATHENA / MINERVA
Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite. What did she offer?
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD (HELEN) AS HIS WIFE
Please translate: amīcī, postquam fābulam dē fūre audīvērunt, nōs laudāvērunt.
THE FRIENDS, AFTER THEY HEARD THE STORY ABOUT THE THIEF,
PRAISED US
Please translate: nōs, quod erāmus celeriōrēs quam āthlētae, vīcimus.
BECAUSE WE WERE FASTER THAN THE ATHLETES, WE WON
Please translate: vōs, quod nōbīs fāvistis, dōnum nōbīs dedistis.
BECAUSE Y’ALL FAVORED US, Y’ALL GAVE US A GIFT
Who was the first co-Augustus as the imperial colleague of Marcus Aurelius?
LUCIUS VERUS
Verus was the equal of Marcus Aurelius in all respects except for what position?
PONTIFEX MAXIMUS
To whom was Lucius Verus married?
LUCILLA (DAUGHTER OF MARCUS AURELIUS)
Consider the following: ūnctōrium, apodytērium, frigidārium, tepidārium,
lacōnicum. Which would be the closest to the furnace of the hypocaust?
LACŌNICUM
What was the apodytērium?
DRESSING ROOM
What was the ūnctōrium?
MASSAGE ROOM
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “infringe” is derived.
FRANGŌ – TO BREAK
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “retain” is derived. TENEŌ – TO HOLD
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which ‘attain” is derived.
TANGŌ – TO TOUCH
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What creature ravaged the country around Psophis until Eurystheus ordered Heracles to
capture it as his fourth labor?
ERYMANTHIAN BOAR
With what centaur did Heracles stay on his way to complete this task?
PHOLUS
After capturing the Erymanthian Boar, Heracles took it back to Eurystheus. Where did
the terrified taskmaster hide?
IN A BRONZE JAR
What were the weapons of choice for a rētiārius?
How was a dimachaerus armed?
How did a laqueārius fight?
NET AND TRIDENT
TWO SWORDS
BY USING A LASSO
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GRAMMAR
TU: Give the dative singular and plural forms for the noun senātor.
SENĀTŌRĪ, SENĀTŌRIBUS
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Give the dative singular and plural forms for the noun vir.
VIRŌ, VIRĪS
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Give the dative singular and plural forms for the pronoun ego.
MIHI, NŌBĪS
DERIVATIVES
TU: Give the Latin root and its meaning of the English word “timid.”
A: “timeo,” meaning “to be afraid”
B1: Give the Latin root and its meaning of the English word “contemplate.”
A: “templum,” meaning “temple”
B2: Give the Latin root and its meaning of the English word “dissent.”
A: “sentio,” meaning “to perceive”
VOCABULARY
TU: Quid Anglice significat MITTŌ?
SENDS
B1: What is the idiomatic (i.e., not literal) meaning of ĀMITTŌ?
LOSES
B2: Quid Anglice significat INTERMITTŌ?
INTERRUPT/STOP
MYTHOLOGY
T.U. Who deposed Uranus using a flint sickle? Cronus
B1. Whom did Cronus marry? Rhea
B2. With whom did Cronus father Chiron? Philyra
HISTORY – EMPIRE
TU: Name a husband of Julia, the daughter of Augustus.
see below for answer
B1: Name another.
MARCELLUS, AGRIPPA, AND TIBERIUS
B2: Which of the three had to divorce Vipsania in order to marry Julia?
TIBERIUS
HISTORY – MONARCHY & REPUBLIC
TU: Which of the seven kings of Rome was responsible for appointing the first group of
priests?
NUMA POMPILIUS
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Which of the subsequent king of Rome was the grandson of Numa? ANCUS MARCIUS
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Which of the seven kings of Rome reorganized the citizens of Rome on a timocratic
basis?
SERVIUS TULLIUS
LIFE
Toss Up – How many laps consisted a chariot race?
Bonus 1: What Latin term refers to a charioteer?
Bonus 2: What Latin terms refers to a four-horse chariot?
Ans. – 7
Ans. – aurīga
Ans. - quadriga
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What is the idiom for “to give the right of way”?
What is the idiomatic translation for “inter sē dare”?
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POENĀS DARE
ITER DARE
TO EXCHANGE
Narcissus, Pallas, and Callistus all served under which of the Julio-Claudian emperors?
CLAUDIUS
What was unusual about each of these individuals with regards to their social standing in
Rome?
THEY WERE FREEDMEN
By whom was Claudius declared emperor following the death of Caligula?
THE PRAETORIAN GUARDS
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CARCER - PRISON
B1: …from which “perfidy” is derived.
FIDĒS – FAITH, LOYALTY
B2: …from which “transition” is derived.
TRĀNS – ACROSS // EŌ – TO GO
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What king of Thebes received the disturbing prophecy that his son would kill him and
then marry his wife?
LAIUS
What steps did he take to prevent this from happening?
HE HAD HIS SON EXPOSED ON A MOUNTAIN
(AFTER PIERCING HIS ANKLES)
Who was this infant son of Laius?
OEDIPUS
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How many cohorts are in a legion?
How many maniples are in a cohort?
How many centuries are in a maniple?
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Which word, if any, does not come from the same Latin root as the others:
relate, referendum, furtive, refer?
What word is the Latin root for relate, referendum, and refer?
What word is the Latin root for furtive?
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CHRYSES
The daughter of Chryses had been captured and given to Agamemnon as concubine by
which Greek hero?
ACHILLES
Who was the war prize of Achilles, whom Agamemnon demanded in place of Chryseis?
BRISEIS
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Translate this sentence into English: cum ad forum ambulārem, senātōrem conspexī.
WHEN I WAS WALKING TO THE FORUM, I CAUGHT
SIGHT OF A SENATOR
What use of the dependent subjunctive can be found in that sentence?
CUM CIRCUMSTANTIAL CLAUSE (NOT TEMPORAL)
Translate this sentence into Latin: When the thieves had entered the house, they
diligently searched for the money.
CUM FŪRĒS VĪLLAM / CASAM INTRĀVISSENT, PECŪNIAM
DĪLIGENTER QUAESĪVĒRUNT
On the island of Sicily, what race of giants did Odysseus encounter? THE CYCLOPES
What Cyclops held Odysseus and his men prisoner in his cave, eating some each day?
POLYPHEMUS
Odysseus used wine given to him by what priest of Apollo to lull Polyphemus to sleep?
MARON
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Quid Anglicē significat: numquam?
Quid Anglicē significat: neuter?
Quid Anglicē significat: nūsquam?
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Change laudās to the plural.
Change laudāminī to the pluperfect tense.
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NEVER
NEITHER
NOWHERE
LAUDĀRIS
LAUDĀMINĪ
LAUDĀTĪ ERĀTIS
During the Second Punic War, whose delaying tactics helped save Rome from Hannibal?
(Q.) FABIUS MAXIMUS CUNCTATOR
To what office was Fabius appointed so that he might have better control of the Roman
forces?
DICTATOR
After what battle in 217 BC did the people appoint Fabius Maximus as dictator?
LAKE TRASIMENE
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From what Latin word are town names such as Winchester and Chester derived?
CASTRA - CAMP
The English word “imperious” is derived from what Latin verb?
IMPERŌ
The English word “concomitant” is derived from which Latin noun?
COMĒS
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In Roman religion, who was the chief priest?
During the time of the empire, who held this position?
Who was the head of religion in a household?
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Give the present passive infinitive for the verb tangō.
Change tangī to the perfect tense.
Change tactus esse to the active.
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PONTIFEX MAXIMUS
EMPEROR
PATER FAMILIAS
TANGĪ
TACTUS (-A, -UM) ESSE
TETIGISSE
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What elderly Phrygian couple offered Jupiter and Mercury hospitality?
BAUCIS AND PHILEMON
What were they attempting to do when the gods finally revealed themselves?
CATCH THEIR GOOSE TO SERVE AS DINNER
Into what were they turned upon their deaths?
OAK AND LINDEN/LIME TREES
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What Greek fights against the gods themselves in Book V of the Iliad?
DIOMEDES
What goddess aids Diomedes?
ATHENA
Name the two deities whom Diomedes wounded.
APHRODITE & ARES
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The revolt of Queen Boudicca and the Iceni occurred in the year 61 AD during which
Roman emperor’s reign?
NERO’S
Not too long after, Nero exiled his wife Octavia, the daughter of Claudius, and married
whom?
POPPAEA SABINA
Poppaea Sabina had been the wife of what general and future Roman emperor?
OTHO
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Which of the following, if any, does not come from the same Latin root as the others?
transpose, component, potable, deposit
POTABLE
What is the Latin root of transpose, component, and deposit?
PŌNŌ
What is meaning of the Latin word at the root of “potable”?
DRINK
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What is the Latin motto of South Carolina?
What is the Latin motto for Virginia?
What is the Latin motto for New York State?
DUM SPĪRŌ, SPĒRŌ
SĪC SEMPER TYRANNĪS
EXCELSIOR
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What use of the dependent subjunctive can be found in the following sentence: senēs
convēnerant ut imperātōrem audīrent?
(ADVERBIAL) PURPOSE CLAUSE
What use of the dependent subjunctive can be found in the following sentence:
nesciēbam quō modō equī effūgissent?
INDIRECT QUESTION
Translate both sentences into English.
THE OLD MEN HAD GATHERED TO HEAR THE EMPEROR/LEADER //
I DIDN’T KNOW HOW THE HORSES HAD ESCAPED
Quid Anglicē significat: oppugnō?
Quid Anglicē significat: orior?
Quid Anglicē significat: orbis?
TO ATTACK
TO RISE
GLOBE, CIRCLE
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At whose hands was Lucretia violated, thus sparking the overthrow of the Tarquins?
SEXTUS TARQUINIUS
How did Lucretia “preserve” her honor?
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Who was the husband of Lucretia?
(TARQUINIUS) COLLATINUS
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Who encountered a trio of women who shared one tooth and one eye?
PERSEUS
What was the collective name of these strange women?
GRAEAE
On whose instruction did Perseus seek out the Graeae?
ATHENA’S / MINERVA’S
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In Homer’s Iliad, what river god attacks Achilles?
XANTHUS / SCAMANDER
What had Achilles done to anger the river god?
FILLED HIS RIVER WITH BODIES
Whom did Hera send to save Achilles from Xanthus?
HEPHAESTUS
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Complete the analogy: amō : amandus :: capiō : _____.
…: amō : amandus :: eō : _____.
…: amō : amandus :: sequor : _____.
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CAPIENDUS
EUNDUS
SEQUENDUS
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What political rival and grandson of Augustus did Tiberius have killed at the beginning
of his reign?
AGRIPPA POSTUMUS
To what island had Tiberius chosen to exile himself in 6 BC?
RHODES
On what island did Tiberius spend the last ten years of his reign?
CAPRI
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Quid Anglicē significat: aula?
Quid Anglicē significat: aliquid?
Quid Anglicē significat: āra?
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PALACE
SOMETHING
ALTAR
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “conscious” is derived.
SCIŌ – TO KNOW
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “ablation” is derived.
FERŌ – TO BRING
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “gravid” is derived.
GRAVIS – HEAVY, SERIOUS
What was the biggest inconvenience about living near a thermae?
THE NOISE
How many baths did the city of Pompeii have?
THREE
When would a Roman go to the baths?
(MID-LATE) AFTERNOON
What is the Latin expression that means “a slip of the tongue”?
LAPSUS LINGUAE
What is the Latin expression that means “with a grain of salt”? CUM GRĀNŌ SĀLIS
What is the Latin expression that means “not of sound mind”?
NŌN COMPOS MENTIS
In the Underworld, whose ghost did Odysseus see first?
ELPENOR
What had happened to Elpenor?
HE HAD FALLEN OFF CIRCE’S ROOF
What did he request of Odysseus?
THAT HE BE BURIED PROPERLY
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Give the passive participles for the verb moneō.
MONITUS, MONENDUS
Change monitus to the future active participle.
MONITŪRUS
Say in Latin: I am about to warn the dictator about the danger.
DICTĀTŌREM DĒ PERĪCULŌ MONITŪRUS (-A) SUM
The Romans suffer their worst defeat since Cannae at what battle in 105 BC? ARAUSIO
What two barbarian groups inflicted this defeat?
TEUTONES & CIMBRI
Name one of the two Roman commanders at Arausio.
(Q. SERVILIUS) CAEPIO / (CN.) MALLIUS (MAXIMUS)
What daughter of Priam was cursed with the gift of prophecy that would never be
believed?
CASSANDRA
Who raped Cassandra during the sack of Troy?
AJAX OILEUS / THE LESSER
To whose altar did Cassandra cling for sanctuary?
ATHENA’S
Which word, if any, does not come from the same Latin root as the others:
benevolent, willy-nilly, volatile, volition?
VOLATILE
What is the Latin root for benevolent, willy-nilly, and volition?
VOLŌ – TO WANT
Give the second principal part of the verb at the root of “volatile”.
VOLĀRE
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Marcus is young boy in ancient Pompeii, about 7 years old, and he is very excited for his
first day of school. What would be the Latin term for his teacher?
LUDĪ MAGISTER / LITTERĀTOR
Marcus has had a great day at school, and he cannot wait to get home to tell his mother
about all he did and learned at school. On his way home, what is the Latin term for
the slave who would accompany Marcus on his way home for his protection?
PAEDAGŌGUS
Marcus is now 16 and will be going to school to learn the art of public speaking. What is
the Latin term for his new teacher?
RHĒTOR
Complete this analogy: laudābam : laudārem :: nōlēbam : _____.
…: laudābam : laudārem :: ībam : _____.
…: laudābam : laudārem :: sequēbar : _____.
NŌLLEM
ĪREM
SEQUERER
Tiberius Gemellus served as joint heir to the throne along with which Julio-Claudian
emperor to be?
GAIUS or CALIGULA
What praetorian prefect was put to death along with Tiberius Gemellus in 38 AD?
MACRO
Which sister of Caligula died and was deified that same year?
DRUSILLA
For whose hand in marriage did Heracles wrestle Achelous?
DEIANEIRA
Who had told Heracles to marry Deianeira?
MELEAGER
Deianeira’s jealousy of what daughter of Eurytus caused her to accidentally send
Heracles a cape poisoned with the blood of the hydra?
IOLE
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which we derive “exhort”.
HORTOR – TO URGE, ENCOURAGE
Give the meaning of the Latin word at the root of “amplexus”.
TO EMBRACE, HUG
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which we derive “naïve”.
NASCOR – TO BE BORN
In Book XIV of the Iliad, what does Hera do to distract Zeus from the Greek armies?
SHE SEDUCES HIM
What god puts Zeus to sleep at Hera’s behest?
HYPNOS
Which Grace does Hera promise Hypnos in return for this?
PASITHEA
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Translate this sentence into Latin by using a gerundive: The centurion must provide the
food.
CIBUS CENTURIŌNĪ PRAEBENDUS EST
…: We must find the soldiers.
MĪLITĒS NŌBĪS INVENIENDĪ SUNT
…: I had to tell a story.
FĀBULA MIHI NĀRRANDA ERAT
What Roman emperor presided over the re-construction of the Pantheon?
HADRIAN
Where in Italy did Hadrian construct an elaborate villa?
TIVOLI / TIBUR
What double temple standing opposite the Colosseum is Hadrian rumored to
have designed himself?
VENUS ET ROMA
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LETHE
What was the River of Fire called?
(PYRI)PHLEGETHON
What was the River of Woe called?
ACHERON
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Quid Anglicē significat: pōculum?
Quid Anglicē significat: poscō?
Quid Anglicē significat: posteā?
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Who was the wife of Trajan?
Who was the wife of Hadrian?
Who was the wife of Antoninus Pius?
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CUP, GOBLET
TO DEMAND
AFTERWARDS
PLOTINA
SABINA
FAUSTINA THE ELDER
Translate: nēmō sciēbat quam diū fugitīvus in silvā latēret.
NO ONE KNEW FOR HOW LONG THE FUGITIVE WAS HIDING /
LYING HIDDEN IN THE FOREST / WOODS
…: custōs explicāre nōn poterat quō captīvī fūgissent.
THE GUARD WAS NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO WHERE THE PRISONERS /
CAPTIVES HAD FLED
…: nesciēbāmus cūr dominus ancillam perterritam pūnīre vellet.
WE DIDN’T KNOW WHY THE MASTER WAS WANTING/
WANTED TO PUNISH THE TERRIFIED SLAVE-GIRL
What does the Latin idiom prīmā lūce mean?
What is the two word Latin idiom for “late at night”?
What is the two word Latin idiom for “at sunset”?
AT DAWN
MULTĀ NOCTE
SŌLIS OCCĀSŪ
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Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “neglect” is derived.
LEGŌ - TO READ, TO ATTEND TO
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “negotiate” is derived.
ŌTIUM - LEISURE
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “oppressive” is derived.
PREMŌ – TO PUSH, PRESS
Who is allegedly responsible for massacring 80,000 men, women, and children in
Anatolia in 88 BC, sparking a series of wars with Rome?
MITHRIDATES (VI)
Who commanded the Roman forces during the First Mithridatic War?
SULLA
What Roman commander was responsible for finally defeating Mithridates in 63 BC?
POMPEY
Which word, if any, does not come from the same Latin root as the others:
agenda, active, prodigal, agent, age?
AGE
What word is the Latin root for agenda, active, and agent?
AGŌ
What derivative of the Latin word agō means “to subject substances such as drugs to an
analysis for the determination of their potency or composition”?
ASSAY
What use of the Ablative is found in the sentence: adveniēmus Rōmam trībus diēbus?
TIME WITHIN WHICH
What use of the Ablative is found in the sentence: rēx multōs annōs magnā cum
prudentiā regnābat?
MANNER
What two uses of the Ablative are found in the sentence: hic senātor est multō
eloquentior illō?
COMPARISON AND DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE
The Underworld, the source of the Styx river, the top of a talking tower, and a field where
some sheep with golden fleece grazed were all places visited by whom while she was
trying to accomplish her assigned tasks?
PSYCHE
What made the sheep with golden fleece dangerous for Psyche?
THEY ATE PEOPLE
Why did Psyche have to go to the Underworld?
TO FETCH A BOX OF BEAUTY FROM PROSERPINA
After leaving Sicily, on what island did Odysseus arrive next?
AEOLIA / ISLAND OF AEOLUS
What gift did Aeolus give to Odysseus?
A BAG OF WINDS (EXCEPT THE WEST)
What did Odysseus’ men think to find in this bag when they opened it?
TREASURE / MONEY
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Give the Latin root and its meaning for the English word “society.”
SOCIUS - ALLY
Give the Latin root and its meaning for the English word “approbate.”
PROBŌ – TO PROVE
Give the Latin root and its meaning for the English word “assuage.”
SUĀDEŌ – TO ADVISE
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GRAMMAR
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Say in Latin: I must sleep.
MIHI DORMIENDUM EST
…: You must write good questions.
QUAESTIŌNĒS BONAE TIBI SCRĪBENDAE SUNT
…: We must win.
NŌBĪS VINCENDUM EST
DERIVATIVES
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STRUŌ – TO BUILD
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “reverse” is derived. VERTŌ - TURN
Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “prudent” is derived. VIDEŌ – TO SEE
VOCABULARY
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What is the two letter abbreviation which detectives often use to talk about a
“criminal’s pattern of behavior”, literally “method of working”?
(M.O.)
What is the Latin for m.o.?
(MODUS OPERANDI)
How would you say in Latin “method of living”?
(MODUS VIVENDI)
MYTHOLOGY
TOSS UP: What Amazon queen fought for the Trojans?
B1: Who killed her and fell in love with her lifeless body?
B2: What ugly Greek warrior mocked Achilles and was therefore killed?
Penthesilea
Achilles
Thersites
HISTORY – EMPIRE
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What structure did the Titus build on the site of Nero’s Domus Aurea?
BATH COMPLEX
The construction of what temple intended to glorify the Flavian dynasty began under
Titus?
TEMPLE OF VESPASIAN AND TITUS
How did Titus eventually die?
SICKNESS / NATURAL CAUSES
HISTORY – MONARCHY & REPUBLIC
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Who was the father of the Punic commander Hannibal?
What was the name of Hannibal’s trusted cavalry commander?
What was largest Roman defeat during the 2nd Punic War?
HAMILCAR BARCA
HASDRUBAL
BATTLE OF CANNAE
LIFE
TU: Who was the prīmus pīlus?
B1: Who was the praefectus castrōrum?
B2: Who assisted the centurion?
MOST SENIOR CENTURION
COMMANDER OF THE CAMP
OPTIŌ
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Which of the following words, if any, is not derived from the same Latin root as the rest:
secure, sure, sequester, assure?
SEQUESTER
Which of the following words, if any, is not derived from the same Latin root as the rest:
moratorium, demur, memorial, remora?
MEMORIAL
Which of the following words, if any, is not derived from the same Latin root as the rest:
putative, account, amputate, contemplate?
CONTEMPLATE
For the verb loquor, give the 2nd person plural, present imperative.
Change that loquiminī to the singular.
Change that loquere to the future.
LOQUIMINĪ
LOQUERE
LOQUITOR
Who told the story of Iphis and Anaxrete to convince a goddess to choose him over all
the other suitors?
VERTUMNUS
To whom did he tell this story?
POMONA
The story had no effect on Pomona, but Vertumnus got the girl anyway. How?
POMONA WAS TAKEN BY HIS BEAUTY
What Roman poet was born in Mantua and is buried at Naples?
(P.) VERGIL(IUS MARO)
Who enlisted Vergil to write Rome’s great epic?
AUGUSTUS
After Vergil’s death, what did Augustus have Varius and Tucca do?
EDIT VERGIL’S MANUSCRIPT (FOR PUBLICATION)
Who was the father of Caligula, who was intended as an heir to Tiberius?
GERMANICUS
Who was the wife of Germanicus?
AGRIPPINA MAIOR / THE ELDER
What governor of Syria was accused of poisoning Germanicus at Antioch?
(CN. CALPURNIUS) PISO
Please translate the following sentence into Latin: they believe that the prisoner has
weapons.
CRĒDUNT CAPTĪVUM ARMA HABĒRE
…: the centurion says that he (himself) has captured the town.
CENTURIŌ DĪCIT SĒ OPPIDUM CĒPISSE
…: I think that my neighbor is lying.
PUTŌ/ARBITROR/AESTIMŌ/COGITŌ/ (MEUM) VICĪNUM MENTĪRĪ
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What race of men destroyed all but one of Odysseus’ ships and then speared and ate the
men as if they were fish?
LAESTRYGONIANS
Who was the king of these Laestrygonians?
ANTIPHATES
What was Laestrygonian’s chief city, the name of which means “far stronghold”?
TELEPYLUS
What English derivative of the Latin meaning “to become” means an “ultimate decree?”
FIAT
From what Latin verb with what meaning do we derive the English adjective “enviable?”
VIDEŌ – TO SEE
From what Latin verb with what meaning do we derive the English adjective
“indubitable?”
DUBITŌ – TO HESITATE, DOUBT
Which step in the cursus honōrum qualified a Roman for entrance into the senate?
QUAESTOR
Which step in the cursus honōrum qualified a Roman to be a governor of a province?
PRAETOR
Which step in the cursus honōrum qualified a Roman to be a governor of one of the ten
most important provinces?
CŌNSUL
Which of the following does not belong because of meaning:
ēgregius, īnsignis, singulāris, iūcundus, eximius?
…: ōra, rīpa, aura, lītus?
…: caeles, interitus, perniciēs, lābes?
IŪCUNDUS
AURA
CAELES
What Silver Age poet came to Rome in 64 AD and wrote countless epigrams?
(M. VALERIUS) MARTIAL
From what town in Spain did Martial hail?
BILBLIS
What was the name of Martial’s first work, which commemorated the dedication of
the Colosseum?
LIBER SPECTĀCULŌRUM
Please translate the following sentence into English: sī hoc fēcissēs, tē laudāvissem.
IF YOU HAD DONE THIS, I WOULD HAVE PRAISED YOU
…: sī sōlus adessēs, tamen alium mallem.
IF YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE HERE, I WOULD STILL PREFER ANOTHER
…: sī dignus amīcitiā sīs, tuus amīcus sim.
IF YOU SHOULD BE WORTHY OF FRIENDSHIP,
I WOULD BE YOUR FRIEND
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Who was crushed with a giant boulder by a jealous, lovesick Cyclops and became a
stream?
ACIS
Who was this jealous Cyclops?
POLYPHEMUS
Who was the object of affection of both Acis and Polyphemus?
GALATEA
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Change dūcāmus to the imperfect.
Change dūcerēmus to the pluperfect.
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DŪCERĒMUS
DŪXISSĒMUS
Name the Roman poet who was born at the military colony of Venusia on December 8,
65 BC.
(Q.) HORATIUS (FLACCCUS) / HORACE
Which of Horace’s works consists of seventeen short poems and was published along
with his second book of Satires?
EPODES
To whom did Horace dedicate his Satires?
MAECENAS
What derivative of the Latin noun meaning “cause” means “to regard or judge with
forgiveness”?
EXCUSE
What derivative of the Latin verb meaning “to turn” means “to comment unfavorably or
critically”?
ANIMADVERT
What derivative of the Latin adjective meaning “black” means “to speak damagingly of”?
DENIGRATE
What emperor of 69 AD brought Verginius Rufus out of retirement to hold a second
consulship?
OTHO
Name one of Otho’s generals who advised him against fighting against the forces of
Vitellius at Bedriacum.
(SUETONIUS) PAULINUS / (ANNIUS) GALLUS / (MARIUS) CELSUS
Name one of Otho’s supporters who advocated that the decisive battle against the
Vitellian forces must take place before their troops could melt away, or before
Vitellius himself could arrive.
(OTHO) TITIANUS / (LICINIUS) PROCULUS
Using a gerundive, say in Latin, “They are coming to seek peace.”
VENIUNT AD PĀCEM PETENDAM
Say in Latin using a gerundive, “We learn by reading many books.”
DISCIMUS LIBRĪS MULTĪS LEGENDĪS
Say in Latin, “Seeing is believing.”
VIDĒRE EST CRĒDERE
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What senator was responsible for leading the mob that killed Tiberius Gracchus?
SCIPIO NASICA
What tribune did Tiberius Gracchus have removed from office because the tribune
continually exercised his veto power over Tiberius’ land laws?
M. OCTAVIUS
Name the two other men who comprised the original land commission set up
by Tiberius Gracchus.
APPIUS CLAUDIUS PULCHER & GAIUS GRACCHUS
Which of the following would you NOT typically do with your mēns:
dubitō, fruor, oblīvīscor, putō, facessō?
Which of the following could you NOT do with your vōx:
polliceor, hortor, loquor, opīnor, mentior?
Which of the following could you NOT do with īgnis:
dēmōlior, incendō, luō, vastō, inflammō?
FACESSŌ
OPĪNOR
LUŌ
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Which Roman author is known for his book on Epicurean philosophy, Dē Rērum
Nātūrā?
(T.) LUCRETIUS (CARUS)
Into how many books was Lucretius’ Dē Rērum Nātūrā divided?
SIX
What goddess was invoked by Lucretius at the beginning of Dē Rērum Nātūrā? VENUS
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quid Anglicē significat: quisquis?
quid Anglicē significant: interim?
quid Anglicē significat: nēquīquam?
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Who in mythology is credited with bringing the alphabets to Greece?
When he founded Thebes, what did Cadmus name the city originally?
After whose wife was it named Thebes?
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WHOEVER
MEANWHILE
IN VAIN
CADMUS
CADMEA
ZETHUS’
Listen to the following passage, which I shall read twice; then answer IN ENGLISH the
question about it.
mī cārissime amīce multōrum annōrum, in tuā epistulā nūper lēgī tē dē ūnō ex
potentissimīs virīs Rōmae male scrīpsisse. mihi graviter admonendus es. scīs id
perīculōsissimum dē istīs male scrībere. facile offenduntur et tuās nūgās nōn
leviter habēbunt. nisi cāvēris, occidēris.
The question: How long have the letter writer and recipient been friends?
MANY YEARS
Why is the letter writer concerned for his friend?
HE HAS WRITTEN BADLY ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
MEN IN ROME
What does the writer fear will be the outcome?
HIS FRIEND WILL BE KILLED
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Please translate the following sentence into English: audīmus lēgātum superātum
provinciam vēnisse.
WE HEAR THAT THE COMMANDER CAME TO CONQUER / OVERPOWER
THE PROVINCE
…: cīvēs sciant Rōmānum exercitum ā deō potentiōre Germanīs dūcī.
(MAY) LET THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT THE ROMAN ARMY IS (BEING)
LED BY A GOD MORE POWERFUL THAN THE GERMANS
…: nōn dubitō quīn imperātor mīlitēs mīserit quī provinciam vincerent.
I DO NOT DOUBT (BUT) THAT THE EMPEROR / COMMANDER SENT
(HIS) SOLDIERS TO CONQUER THE PROVINCE
Identify the figure of speech, other than alliteration, illustrated by the sentence
ōre locūta erat.
PLEONASM
… lūctus et cūrae cubicula posuērunt.
PERSONIFICATION
… quae mē cumque vocant terrae.
TMESIS
Which member of the Flavian household served as the praefectus urbī for the city of
Rome during the reigns of Nero and Otho?
(FLAVIUS) SABINUS
For how many years, in tōtō, did Sabinus serve as praefectus urbī of Rome?
12
Where did Sabinus take refuge, albeit unsuccessfully, when the soldiers of Vitellius, not
wanting their leader to negotiate with Vespasian, came looking for him?
CAPITOL(INE)
Give the Latin word for “indeed”.
Give the Latin word for “whenever”.
Give the Latin word for “how many”.
QUIDEM / VĒRŌ
QUOTIĒNS
QUOT
What Lydian sailor saw his whole crew changed into sea-creatures by an angry Bacchus?
ACOETES
What had Acoetes’ crew done to deserve this fate?
TRIED TO KIDNAP BACCHUS
According to Ovid, to what king did Acoetes tell this story in an unsuccessful attempt to
make him fear the god?
PENTHEUS
Which of the following, if any, is not derived from the same Latin root as the others:
marital, meretricious, emeritus, demerit?
MARITAL
…: doubt, dozen, indubitable, redoubtable?
DOZEN
…: contaminate, contagious, attain, contact? ALL FROM THE SAME LATIN ROOT
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What Roman elegiac poet’s first work is a single volumn collection of poems
addressed to his mistress Cynthia?
PROPERTIUS’
According to Apuleius, what was Cynthia’s true name?
HOSTIA
Propertius thought of himself as a Roman version of what Hellenistic scholar
and poet of the third century BC?
CALLIMACHUS
Under what queen of Lydia did Heracles serve as a servant in punishment for one of his
crimes?
OMPHALE
For the murder of whom did Heracles have to serve this sentence?
IPHITUS
Who was the sister of Iphitus that Heracles desired to marry?
IOLE
Give the supine forms of videō.
VĪSUM, VĪSŪ
For what purpose is the accusative supine used?
EXPRESS PURPOSE AFTER VERBS OF MOTION
For what purpose is the ablative supine used?
SPECIFICATION / RESPECT
What law of 180 BC established the term limit interval for holding curule offices?
LĒX VĪLLIA ANNĀLIS
What law of 139 BC established the secret ballot?
LĒX GABINIA
What law of 122 BC authorized the establishment of a colony on the site of Carthage?
LĒX RUBRIA
From what Latin verb with what meaning do we derive the name “Miranda”?
MĪROR – TO ADMIRE, WONDER AT, MARVEL AT
From what Latin verb with what meaning do we derive the English adjective
“fructiferous”?
FRUOR – TO ENJOY
From what Latin verb with what meaning do we derive the English word “lapse”?
LABOR – TO SLIP, FALL
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase in diēs.
DAILY
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase tantī est.
IT IS WORTHWHILE
Give the English meaning for the Latin phrase ad multam noctem.
UNTIL LATE AT NIGHT
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What Roman author, born at Como in 61 or 62 AD, wrote a collection of epistulae
in ten books?
PLINY THE YOUNGER
What book of Pliny’s letters contains both private and official letters to the emperor
Trajan?
BOOK X
Where was Pliny serving as governor during the composition of a majority
of
correspondence with Trajan?
BITHYNIA
From what Latin verb with what meaning do we derive the English word “sample”?
EMŌ – TO BUY
From what Latin noun with what meaning do we derive the English word “initiative”?
INITIUM - BEGINNING
From what Latin noun with what meaning do we derive the English word “curtsy”?
COHORS – COHORT
Who intentionally disobeyed Creon’s decree not to bury Polyneices?
ANTIGONE
What son of Creon was Antigone’s betrothed?
HAEMON
Who was Haemon’s mother, who killed herself when she learned of Antigone’s and
Haemon’s suicides?
EURYDICE
Listen to the following passage, which I shall read twice; then answer the question that
follows in English:
multās mensēs fēmina exspectābat nūntium, verēns nē suus coniunx in proeliō
periisset. ūnō diē ancilla vēnit ad fēminam dormientem in cubiculō et
vehementer exclāmāvit.
The question: What did the woman fear?
THAT HER HUSBAND HAD DIED IN BATTLE
The story continues: ancilla exclāmāvit, “ōrīre, domina! prō certō habeō nostrum
dominum vīvere! omnia propter adventum dominī sunt paranda!”
The question: What did the slave-girl say they must do?
PREPARE EVERYTHING FOR HIS ARRIVAL
The story concludes: “ Nōlī mē dēcipere!” inquit fēmina. “quōmodō hoc scīs?”
ancilla respondit, “ego ipsa eum in forō conspexī, oscula tuae sorōrī dantem!”
The question: How did the slave-girl know the woman’s husband was alive?
SHE SAW HIM KISSING HER SISTER IN THE FORUM
What emperor’s full name was Gaius Iulius Caesar Germanicus?
CALIGULA’S
Who were the parents of Caligula?
GERMANICUS & AGRIPPINA THE ELDER
What tribune of the Praetorian Guard led the plot to assassinate Caligula in 41 AD?
CASSIUS CHAEREA
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What Roman author was the first to write in dactylic hexameter?
(Q.) ENNIUS
Which work of Ennius chronicled the history of Rome in either 15 or 18 books?
ANNĀLĒS
Which Roman general , about whom he wrote a fābula praetexta entitled Ambracia, did
Ennius accompany to Greece in 189 BC?
(M. FULVIUS) NOBILIOR
Whom does the ghost of Achilles demand as a sacrifice before the Greeks sail home from
Troy?
POLYXENA
The murder of which of her other children did Hecuba learn about in a dream shortly
after the demand of Achilles’ ghost?
POLYDORUS
After the death of so many of her children, into what was Hecuba transformed?
A (FEMALE) DOG (WITH EYES OF FIRE) / A HELL HOUND
Please translate the following into Latin using the verb sciō: I know that I have offended
the emperor.
SCIŌ MĒ IMPERĀTŌREM OFFENDISSE.
Using intellegō, say in Latin: we understand what we must do.
INTELLEGIMUS QUID NŌBĪS AGENDUM SIT
Please translate into Latin: I fear that the prisoner has escaped.
TIMEŌ / VEREOR / METUŌ NĒ CAPTĪVUS EFFŪGERIT
quid Anglice significat: locuplēs?
quid Anglice significat: obsēs?
quid Anglice significat: vīcus?
RICH, WEALTHY
HOSTAGE
VILLAGE, CANTON
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What Roman war was concluded by the Treaty of Dardanus in 85 BC?
FIRST MITHRIDATIC WAR
Name one of the two battles of 86 BC in which Sulla defeated the forces of Mithridates
in Greece.
CHAERONEIA & ORCHOMENUS
Who held the chief command of the Pontic armies at these battles?
ARCHELAUS
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Please change faciam to the passive.
Please change fiam to the perfect tense.
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FACIAM
FIAM
FACTUS SIM
What follower of Artemis was turned into a subterranean spring to escape the advances of
a river god?
ARETHUSA
Who was the river god?
ALPHEUS
Where in Sicily did the stream Arethusa surface?
SYRACUSE
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Give an antonym for supplex.
Give an antonym for praemium.
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DOCEŌ, ĒRUDIŌ
SUPERBUS
SUPPLICIUM
Which of his poems describes Ovid’s suffering in exile?
TRĪSTIA
Which is in the form of fictitious letter by mythological women addressed to their absent
lovers?
HEROIDĒS
Which describes how to get and retain a loved one?
ARS AMĀTŌRIA
What Mauretanian by birth became the first prīnceps without prior membership in the
Senate to reach the throne?
MACRINUS
In what capacity did Macrinus serve Caracalla?
PRAETORIAN PREFECT
To affiliate himself to the Severan dynasty, Macrinus adopted the name of Severus and
bestowed that of Caracalla upon his son. What was the name of Macrinus’ son?
DIADUMENIANUS
Which class of people wore the mulleus?
Who wore the caligae?
Which shoes were worn only in the house?
PATRICIANS / SENATORS
SOLDIERS
SOLEAE
According to Ovid, into what was Daphnis, an Idaean shepherd-boy, transformed?
STONE
Into what was Celmis transformed, according to Ovid?
(LUMP OF) STEEL
Who, according to Ovid, became indeterminate of gender, now a man, now a woman?
SITHON
Which of the following, if any, is not derived from the same Latin root as the others:
affinity, paraffin, finance, finale?
ALL ARE FROM THE SAME ROOT
Which of the following, if any, is not derived from the same Latin root as the others:
veterinarian, veteran, introvert, inveterate?
INTROVERT
Which of the following, if any, is not derived from the same Latin root as the others?
armadillo, arms, alarm, armoire?
ALL ARE FROM THE SAME ROOT
What unfaithful mistress does Tibullus address in Books I of his elegies?
DELIA
Whom does he addresses in Book II who adds greed to faithlessness as well? NEMESIS
Whose literary patronage benefited Tibullus?
MESSALLA CORVINUS’
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What type of subjunctive clause is in the following sentence: utinam rēx vīvus esset?
OPTATIVE
Please translate this sentence into English: mīlitēs gaudeant dum mereant.
LET THE SOLDIERS REJOICE SO LONG AS / PROVIDED THAT
What type of clause is in the previous sentence?
PROVISO
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GRAMMAR
TU: Please translate the following into Latin: If I were to persuade you, you would do this.
SĪ TIBI SUĀDĒREM, HOC FACERĒS (AGERĒS)
B1:
…: If he had betrayed you, he would have died.
SĪ TĒ PRODIDISSET, MORTUUS ESSET
B2:
…: If you kill him, we will rejoice.
SĪ EUM NECĀVERIS / NECĀBIS, GAUDĒBIMUS
DERIVATIVES
TU: From which Latin word with what meaning do we derive the English word
“simultaneous”?
SIMUL - AT THE SAME TIME
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From which Latin word with what meaning do we derive the English word
“incorrigible”?
REGŌ – TO RULE
B2:
From which Latin word with what meaning do we derive the English word
“malfeasance?”
FACIŌ – TO MAKE, DO
VOCABULARY
TU: quid Anglicē significant: paulātim?
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quid Anglicē significat: paulō?
B2:
quid Anglicē significat: partim?
GRADUALLY
A LITTLE
PARTLY
MYTHOLOGY
TU: What son of Mercury and Herse received as a gift a hound that could catch anything?
CEPHALUS
B1:
Who gave him this gift?
(HIS WIFE) PROCRIS
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What other gift came with the hound? A SPEAR THAT NEVER MISSED ITS MARK
HISTORY – EMPIRE
TU: What woman, in an attempt to strengthen the arm of civil government in controlling the
unruly and mutinous armies, set up a council of sixteen prominent senators to serve
as regents and advisors to her son Severus Alexander?
JULIA MAMAEA
B1:
What distinguished jurist was the preatorian prefect at this time?
(DOMITIUS) ULPIAN(US)
B2:
What leader of the new Iranian regime waged war against Rome circa 227 AD?
ARDASHIR (I)
HISTORY – MONARCHY & REPUBLIC
TU: Name one of the two battles which Julius Caesar lost in his brilliant military career?
see below for answers
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Name the other. DYRRACHIUM / GERGOVIA
B2:
Give the names of both the enemy commanders at Dyrrachium & Gergovia and the
years in which they defeated Caesar.
DYRRACHIUM - POMPEY, 48 BC // GERGOVIA - VERCINGETORIX, 52 BC
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LIFE
TU: What is a comissātiō?
DRINKING PARTY
B1:
Who was the master of the comissātiō?
RĒX / MAGISTER BIBENDĪ
B2:
What was one of the duties of the rēx bibendī?
DETERMINE RATIO OF WATER TO WINE / RULES FOR DRINKING /
IMPOSE PENALTIES FOR BREAKING RULES
LITERATURE
TU: What work of Vergil is composed of ten short poems, published in 37 BC, and describe
incidents in the lives of Vergil and his friends?
see below for answer
B1:
By what other name are these known?
ECLOGUES / BUCOLICS
B2:
Whose Idyls are they imitating?
THEOCRITUS’