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2011 LUPERCALIA CERTAMEN TOURNAMENT
NOVICE LEVEL
ROUND 1
1. Welcome to the 2011 Lupercalia Certaman Tournament. Just so we all know what we’re doing here,
please provide two possible meanings for the Latin word certamen.
CONTEST, COMPETITION, RIVALRY; BATTLE, FIGHT; DISPUTE, QUARREL, ARGUMENT
B1. Lupercalia derives its name from the Latin word lupus, meaning what?
WOLF
B2. According to tradition, two young boys ran around Rome in loincloths to promote fertility. By
what Latin term were these boys called?
LUPERCI
2. In 59 BC, this man married a woman named Julia. He also had a son whom history remembers as a
pirate, and was killed in Egypt after being defeated in battle by Julius Caesar. What man gave himself
the name Magnus?
Gn. POMPEIUS (POMPEY) Magnus
B2. Caesar was married three times, but which of those was Julia’s mother?
CORNELIA
B1. Give the name of Pompey’s son who harassed Italy’s grain supply from Sicily.
SEXTUS POMPEIUS (POMPEY)
3. The oldest Latin inscription of substantial length outlawed the worship of this Roman deity in Italy
except by decree of the senate. Who was this god known to carry the thyrsus and responsible for ritual
madness and wine?
BACCHUS, LIBER
B1. In Greek mythology, Dionysus is the son of Zeus and what mortal who was incinerated when she
tricked Zeus into revealing himself to her?
SEMELE
B2. Bacchus' tutor was Silenus, the chief of what mythological creatures known as bearded, pipeplaying, companions of Bacchus and Pan?
SATYRS
4. Given the name Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, which is the man’s nomen?
B1. According to Roman customs of naming, what would his daughter’s name be?
B2. If Cornelius is his nomen, what is Africanus?
CORNELIUS
CORNELIA
AGNOMEN
5. The ancient biographer Suetonius gives us quite a few famous quotes from his subjects. What
Roman emperor apparently said, at the moment of his death, “Qualis artifex pereo,” which translates to
“Oh what an artist dies in me”? So too did his dynasty, because he was the last Julio-Claudian emperor.
NERO
B1. Which other Julio-Claudian is quoted on his deathbed saying, “Acta est fabula. Plaudite”?
AUGUSTUS
B2. What other Julio-Claudian couldn’t believe he was actually dying and said, “Adhuc vivo!” This is
probably because he thought he was Jupiter reincarnate.
CALIGULA
6. This Roman king ruled from 673-642 BC and oversaw the destruction of Alba Longa. He also is
credited with building the first curia, which bore his name until it burned down and was rebuilt by Julius
Caesar and Augustus. Name Rome’s third king.
TULLUS HOSTILIUS
B1 and B2. Name both Tullus’ predecessor and successor. NUMA POMPILIUS, ANCUS MARCIUS
7. Complete this analogy: amīcō is to hominī as amīcīs is to what?
HOMINIBUS
B1. What is the only case that all four of those words share?
DATIVE
B2. Across all Latin declensions, name every case for which the letter –ī may be an ending.
NOMINATIVE, GENITIVE, DATIVE, ABLATIVE.
8. Name the father of these mythical sons: Polydorus, Polites, Helenus, Troilus, Paris, and Hector.
PRIAM
B1. Name the daughter of Priam who was cursed with the gift of prophecy?
CASSANDRA
B2. Who was both Cassandra’s mother and Priam’s wife?
HECUBA
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9. From what Latin word and its meaning is the English word, "sylvan" derived?
SILVA = FOREST, WOODS
B1. Give the Latin adjective and its English meaning at the root for our word "malevolent?"
MALUS = BAD, EVIL
B2. Give the Latin verb and its English meaning that makes up the other part of the derivative
“malevolent”?
VOLO, VELLE = WISH, WANT
10. This city took six years to build and was fully settled in 330 AD. It was modeled on the city of
Rome and its name persisted all the way into the twentieth century, when the Turkish leaders renamed it
Istanbul. Name this capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
CONSTANTINOPLE
B1. The name apparently lasted a lot longer than the Empire for which it was the capital. In what year
did the Eastern Roman Empire fall?
1453 AD
B2. By what other name do historians refer to the Eastern Roman Empire?
BYZANTINE
11. This meal replaced the cena in later times as the main meal eaten at mid-day for many Romans.
Name the meal that often consisted of breads, cheeses, and (if you were lucky) cured meat. PRANDIUM
B1. What did Romans call breakfast?
IENTACULUM
B2. In early Rome, cena was the mid-day meal and not the nighttime dinner we might think of. What
Roman meal is this that gets its name from the Latin word for evening?
VESPERNA
12. Translate this sentence into English: Puerī cum patre ad aulam adveniunt.
THE BOYS ARRIVE AT/COME TO THE PALACE WITH their FATHER.
B1. Translate this sentence into Latin: “The young men of the father approached the king.”
IUVENES PATRIS RĒGĪ APPROPINQUĀVĒRUNT.
B2. Now translate, “In the palace, the king had approached the young men.”
IN AULĀ/REGNĀ, REX IUVĒNIBUS APPROPINQUĀVERAT.
13. Cadmus was sent by his father King Agenor to look for this sister, and in doing so founded Thebes.
Name this young girl who was abducted by Zeus in the guise of a white bull.
EUROPA
B1. What constellation did Zeus create in the shape of that white bull?
TAURUS
B2. In addition to turning himself into a bull, Zeus also turned which other of his love affairs into a bull
to hide her from Hera?
IO
14. What Latin noun is at the root of English derivatives such as genuine, generous and generation? It
also comes directly into the language of science and taxonomy to classify organisms.
GENUS
B1. (Emphasize the underlined word) Give the positive degree of the Latin adjective from whose other
degrees we get words like ameliorate and optimism.
BONUS
B2. Taking into account the Latin noun at its root, the English adjective lachrymose describes
something that would induce what?
TEARS
15. Much like a resume, give the full Latin phrase for which c.v. is an abbreviation.
CURRICULUM VITAE
B1. Translate curriculum vitae into English.
COURSE OF LIFE (or similar)
B2. Perhaps on your c.v. one day will be the letters, M.A. Give the Latin phrase for which this is an
abbreviation.
MAGISTER ARTIUM
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NOVICE LEVEL
ROUND 2
1. What famous Roman was consul when Gaius Octavius, later to be known as Augustus, was born?
Name this famous ego-maniac who later spoke frequently about how he saved Rome from certain
destruction.
Marcus Tullius CICERO
B1. In what year was Cicero consul and Octavian born?
63 BC
B2. What man attempted to overthrow the state and have Cicero killed during his consulship?
Lucius Sergius CATILINA (CATILINE)
2. Give two different meanings for the Latin noun nuntius.
MESSAGE, MESSENGER
B1 and B2. Give two possible plural forms for the Latin word portā?
PORTĀTE, PORTĪS, PORTAE (the quantity of the last syllable not need be distinguished in the
question)
3. From Roman history, in what city would you have found the following figures: Gaius Clulius,
Mettius Fufetius, Numitor, Amulius, and Rhea Silvia?
ALBA LONGA
B1. Who is credited by Livy as the founder of Alba Longa?
ASCANIUS
B2. How were the kings Numitor and Amulius related?
They were BROTHERS
4. In a typical Roman house which room was between the atrium and the peristylium?
TABLINUM
B1. Which part of a Roman house derives its name from the Latin verb cubāre, meaning “to lie down”?
CUBICULUM
B2. Which part of the Roman house shares its name with an anatomical feature of birds?
ALA(E)
5. Had Hera not intervened and provoked several Amazons to violence, what hero would have stolen a
girdle from the queen of the Amazons?
HERAKLES (HERCULES also acceptable)
B1. Give the answer to this math problem in Latin: Take the number of Hercules’ labors, subtract
number of Cerberus’ heads, and subtract again the number of heads on the hydra.
NIHIL/NĪL
B2. Hera also tried to attack Heracles while he was fighting the Lernaean Hydra. Give the Latin for the
name of the creature Hera sent, which was later a constellation after Hercules crushed it.
CANCER
6. Some people believe that Latin is a dead language. Prove them wrong by saying in Latin, "Latin
lives."
Lingua LATINA VIVIT
B1. Distinguish in meaning between vivere and habitāre.
VIVERE = TO LIVE (i.e., exist); HABITĀRE = TO LIVE (i.e., inhabit a place)
B2. Many of my students mistake vitō, vitāre is the verb that means “to live.” What does this verb
actually mean?
TO AVOID, EVADE, SHUN
7. This Roman god was known as Sethlans by the Etruscans, but to the Romans sometimes as Mulciber.
His more common Latin name is thought possibly to derive from the Latin noun fulmen. The Greeks
call him Hephaestos. What deity was the focus of the August 23rd celebration, the Vulcanalia?
VULCANus
B1. What does the Latin noun fulmen mean in English?
LIGHTNING
B1. All major gods in the Roman pantheon had priests to look after them. What Latin word, similar to
fulmen, is used for this priestly position?
FLAMEN
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8. Translate into Latin the command in the following sentence: “Romans, stop shouting!”
NOLĪTE CLAMĀRE/VOCĀRE
B1. What case would be used for “Romans” in that sentence?
VOCATIVE
B2. What case do the following words have in common: Romae, Athenīs, humī?
LOCATIVE
9. In 33 BC, Octavian had his ally Agrippa elected to this position so he could do things like build five
hundred water fountains, construct a new aqueduct, and give free games to the people of Rome. What
government position was in charge of public works and putting on games?
AEDILE
B1. The aedileship was not considered a true part of the standard course of offices in the Roman world.
How did the Romans refer to this sequence of positions in the government?
CURSUS HONŌRUM
B2. Name the three positions of the cursus honōrum in order from lowest to highest.
QUAESTOR, PRAETOR, CONSUL
10. When it came to naming ad hoc commissions, the Romans were not very creative. For instance, we
know Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus called themselves the triumvirī because, after all, there were three
of them. What was the Latin name of the group of twenty men, which served as an entry level position
to the governmental service from the time of Augustus onward?
VIGINTIVIRĪ (accept VIGINTIVIR)
B1. A group of ten men codified the Twelve Tables in 451 BC. What was that group called?
DECEMVIRĪ
B2. In the toss-up, I referred to ad hoc committees. What is the translation of this Latin term commonly
found in western society?
FOR/TO THIS purpose
11. It is about time for the Oscars, so let’s try some Cinema Romana. What film out in theaters now
would the Romans have called Cygnus Niger?
BLACK SWAN
B1. Keeping with the colorful theme, what film would be Crabo Viridis?
THE GREEN HORNET
B2. What film also still in the theater would the Romans have called Nulla Fila Adhaesita?
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
12. Say in Latin, “I was walking away from Italy.”
Ego AB ITALIĀ AMBULĀBAM
B1. Give two more (and different) translations of ambulābam.
I USED TO/KEPT ON WALKING
B2. Distinguish in meaning between the prepositions ab, dē, and ex.
AB = AWAY FROM, BY; DĒ = DOWN FROM; ABOUT; EX = OUT OF, FROM
13. Distinguish in meaning between servāre and servīre.
SERVĀRE = TO SAVE, GUARD, PROTECT; SERVĪRE = TO SERVE, BE A SLAVE
B1. Give the Latin for, “Lucius saves the sailor.”
LUCIUS NAUTAM SERVAT
B2. Now, give the Latin for, “Lucius serves the sailor.”
LUCIUS NAUTAE SERVIT
14. What mythological musician and crew member of the Argo was so talented he could make rocks
weep and animals followed him to hear his music?
ORPHEUS
B1. What god of music was Orpheus' father?
APOLLO
B2. Who did Orpheus attempt to bring back form the Underworld?
EURYDICE
15. To what office was Cincinnatus appointed in 458 BC to rescue a Roman army from the Aequians?
DICTATOR
B1. For how long is the constitutional dictatorship allowed to last?
SIX MONTHS
B2. What Roman assumed the dictatorship for about a year after he marched on Rome and while he
reformed and rewrote Roman law from 82-81 BC?
SULLA
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NOVICE LEVEL
ROUND 3
1. In poetry, this part of the body is sometimes referred to as one’s lux or lumina. In English, we have
derivatives such as “inoculate” and “binocular.” What is the proper Latin word for your eyes?
OCULUS/Ī
B1. Since we mentioned inoculation, from what Latin word and with what meaning does “vaccine”
derive?
VACCA = COW
B2. In each of our eyes, we have two fluids to maintain the correct pressure, the aqueous humor and
vitreous humor. The first is called aqueous because it looks clear like water, but what must the other
look like, based on its Latin root?
GLASS
2. What Roman emperor built the last of the imperial fora, part of which is sometimes compared to a
shopping mall? He is also known for extending the boundaries of the Roman world to its furthest extent
during his reign of 98-117 AD?
Marcus Ulpius TRAJANus
B1. What emperor succeeded Trajan and decided to relinquish the new provinces of Mesopotamia
because he thought the empire was too big?
Publius Aelius HADRIAN
B2. What two countries did Hadrian’s wall roughly separate?
BRITANNIA/BRITAIN, SCOTIA/SCOTLAND
3. Most people know that Homer’s Iliad is the story of the sack of Troy, but many forget that the main
focus of the poem is the rage of Achilles. What is the name of the girl Agamemnon stole from Achilles
to make him angry and withdraw from the war?
BRISEIS
B1. What other captive was Agamemnon forced to give up, prompting him to go after Achilles’ war
prize?
CHRYSEIS
B2. What is the name of Achilles’ friend whom Hector erroneously killed because the boy was dressed
in Achilles’ armor?
PATROCLUS/PATROKLOS
4. Which of the these nouns does not belong, based on grammar: deīs, hominis, manibus, servīs
HOMINIS
B1. Which of the these nouns does not belong, based on grammar: insulae, portūs, amīcī, marī MARĪ
B2. Which of the these nouns does not belong, based on grammar: castra, arma, thermae, porta PORTA
5. King Thyestes was driven out by this future king of Sparta and his brother. In the Odyssey,
Telemachus visited him when he was searching for his father. Who was with man from whom Helen
was taken?
MENELAUS
B1. Telemachus also visited what king of Pylos, who was also a member of the Argonauts and the
famous advisor to Agamemnon and Achilles?
NESTOR
B2. How did Telemachus' mother try to buy time and fend off the suitors in order to wait for Odysseus
to come home?
SHE WOVE AND UNWOVE A TAPESTRY
6. What were the four original team colors in a chariot race?
RED, GREEN, BLUE, WHITE
B1. What two colors were added (and later taken away) at the time of Domitian?
PURPLE, GOLD
B2. What two methods did the Romans use to keep track of the laps in a chariot race?
EGGS, DOLPHINS
7. Which family was the next dynasty to rule imperial Rome after the Julio-Claudians?
FLAVIANS
B1. Name the three Flavian emperors in order.
VESPASIAN, TITUS, DOMITIAN
B2. Name all the Julio-Claudian emperors in order.
AUGUSTUS, TIBERIUS, CALIGULA, CLAUDIUS, NERO
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8. Give the Latin for the following sentence: “The Romans are very angry.”
ROMANĪ SUNT IRATISSIMĪ (valdē iratī also acceptable)
B1. Now, say, “The Romans are angrier than the Greeks.”
ROMANĪ SUNT IRATIŌRĒS QUAM GRAECĪ (or …IRATIŌRĒS GRAECĪS)
B2. Finally, say, “The Romans are as angry as possible.”
ROMANĪ SUNT QUAM IRATISSIMĪ
9. In Latin, what does the Roman abbreviation S.P.Q.R. stand for?
SENATUS POPULUSQUE ROMANUS
B1. How else might a Roman express senatus populusque?
SENATUS ET POPULUS
B2. What does the Latin abbreviation A.U.C. denoting time stand for?
AB URBE CONDITĀ
10. This Roman goddess was, by various traditions, known by several names such as Hecate, Trivia, and
Phoebe, due to her relationship to her twin brother Phoebus Apollo. Name this goddess of the hunt.
DIANA
B1. Although more often associated with her brother, Diana is of course also from this island in the
Aegean known to be their birthplace.
DELOS
B2. Who was the mother of Apollo and Diana?
LETO
11. What is the plural of the verb vocās?
B1. Change vocātis to the third person and perfect tense.
B2. Make vocāvērunt singular and imperfect.
VOCĀTIS
VOCĀVĒRUNT
VOCĀBĀT
12. What Greek punished by being bound to a wheel and kept forever spinning in the underworld?
IXION
B1. What goddess had Ixion tried to seduce?
HERA
B2. What other miscreant in the underworld is forever kept at work trying to roll a boulder up a hill?
SISYPHUS
13. At what battle did the forces of the triumvirs overcome the forces of the conspirators and the
Republicans in 43 BC?
PHILIPPI
B1. How many years was this since the assassination of Julius Caesar?
(about) ONE
B2. Name a conspirator who committed suicide at Philippi.
BRUTUS, CASSIUS
14. Dim the lights and grab the popcorn, because it is Cinema Romana time. What film would the
Romans know as Līberī Sunt Bonī?
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
B1. Give the Latin for the film “127 Hours.” CENTUM et VIGINTI et SEPTEM HORAE (or HORĀS)
B2. Now, give the same number is Roman numerals.
CXXVII
15. If the genitive singular of a noun ends in -is, how will the ablative plural end?
IBUS
B1. Put nobilēs ducēs in the genitive.
NOBILIUM DUCIUM
B2. What is the accusative singular of iter?
ITER
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NOVICE LEVEL
ROUND 4
1. What was the Latin term for the head of the family?
B1. Familias is an archaic form of what case?
B2. How would you refer to more than one father of the family in Latin?
PATERFAMILIAS
GENITIVE
PATRES FAMILIAS
2. From what Latin word and meaning is "ignition" derived?
B1. From what Latin word and meaning is "library" derived?
B2. From what Latin verb and meaning is "induce" derived?
IGNIS = FIRE
LIBER = BOOK
DUCERE = TO LEAD
3. Say in Latin "four year" in the sentence "Salvius ran for four years"
B1. What use of the accusative is found in that sentence?
B2. Now say "one mile" in "Salvius ran one mile."
QUATTUOR ANNŌS
DURATION OF TIME
MILLE PASSUS
4. Who was Octavian’s general at the Battle of Actium?
B1. In what year was the Battle of Actium?
B2. What two leaders were defeated at that battle?
Marcus Vipsanius AGRIPPA
31 BC
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA
5. A plague in 293 BC convinced the Romans to adopt the cult of what god who shares with his father
Apollo the nickname Paean, which means “healer.”
ASCLEPIUS
B1. Where in Rome was Aesculapius' temple?
TIBER ISLAND
B2. Asclepius learned his medicinal skills from what centaur famous for his teaching?
CHIRON
6. Which member of the first triumvirate died first, at the hands of the Parthians at Carrhae?
M. Licinius CRASSUS
B1. Whom did Pompey marry to cement the triumviral pact with Caesar?
JULIA
B2. Over what province did Caesar become governor after his consulship of 59 BC?
GAUL
7. Distinguish the meanings of in with the accusative and in with the ablative case.
IN + ACC. = INTO, ONTO, AGAINST; IN + ABL. = IN, ON
B1. Differentiate between prope and propter.
PROPE = NEAR, PROPTER = ON ACCOUNT OF
B2. Differentiate between ab and ob. AD = TO, NEAR, AT; OB = ON ACCOUNT OF, BECAUSE OF
8. We’re back at Cinema Romana, What movie would the Romans have called “Erit Sanguis”?
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
B1. What movie would they refer to as "Nulla Patria Senibus"?
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
B2. What movie would they call “Oratiō Rēgis”?
THE KING’S SPEECH
9. What woman was the daughter of Helios, the sister of Pasiphae, lived on the island Aeaea, and turned
Odysseus' men into pigs?
CIRCE
B1. Circe suggested one way back to Ithaca for Odysseus is between these two infamous dangers for
sailors, a classical “rock and a hard place.”
SCYLLA and CHARYBDIS
B2. What body of water between Sicily and Italy, which led to the dispute that started the Punic Wars,
does Vergil say is the location of the Scylla and Charydis in his Aeneid?
STRAIT OF MESSINA
10. Although his name is Lucius, how would you call out his name to get his attention?
LUCĪ
B1. How would you say, “Slaves! Work!”?
SERVĪ, LABORĀTE
B2. How would you say, “Slave, can you work?”?
SERVE, LABORĀRE POTES?
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11. What disaster befell southern Italy on August 24, 79 AD?
B1. Who was emperor when Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii?
B2. What other disaster did Titus have to handle in his short reign?
ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS
TITUS Flavius Vespasianus
a FIRE in Rome
12. Say in Latin, “You have wine on the table.”
Tu/Vos VINUM IN TABULĀ HABĒS/HABĒTIS
B1. Now, say in Latin, “Do you have wine on the table?” VINUMNE IN TABULĀ HABĒS/HABĒTIS?
B2. Now, say in Latin, “You don’t have wine on the table, do you?”
NUM VINUM IN TABULĀ HABĒS/HABĒTIS?
13. What woman was so fleet on foot that she challenged her suitors to race her, but they were to lose
their heads if she beat them?
ATALANTA
B1. Who defeated Atalanta?
HIPPOMENES or MELANION
B2. What goddess helped him by providing three gold apples?
APHRODITE
14. What do all of the following have in common: aditus, aelaeum, cuneus, cavea, fabula?
THEATER/PLAYS
B1. What do all of the following have in common: pavimentum, statumen, groma, and rudus?
Building a ROAD
B2. What do all of the following have in common: praefurnium, columbarium, balneae, hypocaustum?
THERMAE/BATHS/BATHHOUSES
15. What Latin noun and its meaning is the root for our word "marine?"
B1. From what Latin word and its meaning is "mural" derived?
B2. From what Latin word and its meaning is "potent" derived?
MARE = SEA
MURUS = WALL
POTENS = POWER
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NOVICE LEVEL
FINAL ROUND
1. Distinguish in meaning between porta and portus.
PORTA = GATE, PORTUS = HARBOR
B1. Distinguish in meaning between vīrēs and vīrī.
VĪRĒS = STRENGTH, POWER, FORCE; VĪRĪ = MEN
B2. (Please pay attention to the vowel length) Distinguish in meaning between liber and līber.
LIBER = BOOK; LĪBER = FREE
2. Name this not-so-suitable emperor. Before he was murdered by his bodyguard Narcissus, he
fashioned himself as Hercules and participated in games as a gladiator, much to the horror of the senate,
who passed the damnatio memoriae against him in 192.
COMMODUS
B2. What wise philosopher-emperor was Commodus’ father and last of the Five Good Emperors?
MARCUS AURELIUS
B1. To what family name did the Five Good Emperors commonly refer?
ANTONINE
3. Complete the analogy: Artemis is to Diana as Eros is to what?
CUPIDo/AMOR
B1. What is the Greek equivalent of Saturn?
CHRONOS
B2. Uranus is the Latinized form of the Greek word for “sky.” Who was Uranus’ wife, sometimes
referred to as Mother Earth?
GAIA/GEA
4. Say "Hello" to one person.
B1. How do you say "Goodbye" to a group?
B2. Now say "Thank you."
SALVE or AVE
VALĒTE
GRATIAS TIBI (or VOBĪS) agō
5. Which of these nouns does not belong to the second declension: gladius, socius, manus, populus.
MANUS
B1. To what declension does manus belong?
FOURTH
B2. What gender are most fifth declension nouns?
FEMININE
6. What mute nymph could only reply to others and was unable to speak on her own?
ECHO
B1. Who took away Echo's normal speech?
HERA (JUNO)
B2. Echo fell in love with a vain youth, but when he did not return her love, she wasted away until only
her voice remained. Who was this youth who also wasted away while admiring himself? NARCISSUS
7. Romans had a small number of first names. What does the Q. stand for in Q. Horatius Flaccus?
QUINTUS
B1. What does the C. stand for in C. Calpurnius Piso?
GAIUS
B2. What does the D. stand for in D. Junius Juvenalis?
DECIMUS
8. What is the 3rd person plural perfect active indicative of the verb specto, spectare?
SPECTĀVĒRUNT
B1. Make that 1st person and pluperfect.
SPECTĀVERAM
B2. Now change spectāveram to the future.
SPECTĀBŌ
9. Which of the following does not belong: trans, circum, pro, per, cum?
B1. Which of the following does not belong: invenīre, obstāre, placēre, favēre, servīre?
B2. Which of the following does not belong: muniō, capiō, audiō, saeviō?
PRŌ
INVENĪRE
CAPIŌ
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10. Name the three possible cases might a word ending in –um be?
NOMINATIVE, GENITIVE, ACCUSATIVE
B1. Name one case which uses the second declension ending -i?
NOMINATIVE or VOCATIVE or GENITIVE
B2. What two cases are the second declension ending -ō?
DATIVE or ABLATIVE
11. What man, the husband of Julius Caesar's aunt, was a leader of the Popularēs faction until his death
in 86 BC? He also is credited with massive military reforms and his soldiers were known as his
“Mules.”
Gaius MARIUS
B1. What lieutenant of Marius, a leader of the Optimatēs, when dictator, almost had Caesar murdered,
but was convinced to spare him?
L. Cornelius SULLA
B2. What woman, Caesar's third wife, tried in vain to convince him not to go to the Senate on the Ides
of March?
CALPURNIA
12. What case follows verbs such as obstāre, praeesse, placēre, and appropinquāre?
DATIVE
B1. Using placēre, say “I am pleased.”
MIHI PLACET
B2. Using appropinquāre, say “we are approaching the Forum.”
Nōs FORŌ APPROPINQUĀMUS
13. I will give you a calendar date in the Romans’ reckoning and you respond by giving the equivalent
date in our calendar: Idibus Februariīs
FEBRUARY 13
B1: What about Nonīs Februariīs?
FEBRUARY 5
B2: Finally, what about Nonīs Martiīs?
MARCH 7
14. What man was driven out of Rome because his son raped the wife of a Roman nobleman?
TARQUINIUS SUPERBUS
B1. What was his son’s name?
SEXTUS TARQUINIUS
B2. What was the name of the wife raped by Sextus?
LUCRETIA
15. What the legendary hero of Rome single-handedly held back the Etruscan army in 508 BC allowing
his comrades to escape safely across the Tiber River?
HORATIUS
B1. Horatius had to swim the river in full armor to return to Rome because his comrades had destroyed
what bridge?
PONS SUBLICIUS
B2. The agnomen Cocles was subsequently bestowed upon him because he lost what part of his body in
the battle?
AN EYE
16. Sometimes called Argeiphontes, what god wore the petasus, talaria, and carried a caduceus?
HERMES (MERCURY)
B1. What instrument did Hermes invent when he was just one day old?
LYRE
B2. From whom did Hermes steal cattle on that very same day?
APOLLO
17. Say in Latin, "into the mountain."
B1. Now change that phrase from singular to plural.
B2. Lastly, change the phrase to "on the mountains"
IN MONTEM
IN MONTĒS
IN MONTIBUS
18. Assassinated by Cassius Chaerea in his 28th year of life, this third emperor of Rome was also known
by the name "little boots."
GAIUS or CALIGULA
B1. After he won several races, Caligula rewarded his favorite horse with ivory stables, bejeweled
collars, and the title "Senator". What was the name of this horse?
INCITATUS
B2. Who was the fourth emperor of Rome, chosen not by Caligula or by the senate, but by the praetorian
guard, as a protection of their privileges?
CLAUDIUS
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19. Name this daughter of Priam and first wife of Aeneas.
B1. With what Carthaginian woman did Aeneas fall in love?
B2. Whom did Aeneas eventually marry when he came to Italy?
20. What did Romans call the wax busts of one's ancestors paraded at funerals?
B2. In what room of the house would imaginēs generally be found?
B1. What altar to the household gods was often found in the atrium?
CREUSA
DIDO
LAVINIA
IMAGINES
ATRIUM
LARARIUM