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2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION - ROUND I 1: TU: B1: B2: 2: TU: B1: B2: 3: TU: Quid Anglicē significat: imperium? Quid Anglicē significat: induō? Quid Anglicē significat: tumultus? Page 1 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 B1: B2: 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 4: TU: B1: B2: Change the phrase senex laetus to the plural. Change the phrase puella trīstis to the plural. Change the phrase ānulus pulcher to the plural. 5: TU: B1: B2: 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 6: TU: B1: B2: 7: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION - ROUND I 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: Page 2 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 B1: B2: 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) 10: TU: B1: B2: Give a synonym of the Latin noun mōns. Give a synonym of the Latin adjective pār. Give a synonym of the Latin verb discēdō. 11: TU: B1: B2: 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 12: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION - ROUND II 1: TU: B1: B2: 2: TU: B1: B2: 3: TU: B1: B2: 4: TU: B1: B2: 5: TU: B1: B2: 6: TU: Page 3 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 B1: B2: 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 7: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION - ROUND II 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: Quid Anglicē significant: tandem? Quid Anglicē significant: iterum? Quid Anglicē significant: quotannīs? Page 4 AT LAST, FINALLY AGAIN YEARLY, ANNUALLY B1: B2: 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 10: TU: B1: B2: 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 11: TU: B1: B2: 12: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION – ROUND III 1: TU: B1: B2: 2: TU: B1: B2: 3: TU: B1: B2: Page 5 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 4: TU: B1: B2: Quid Anglice significat: hospes? Quid Anglice significant: donum? Quid Anglice significant: intus? 5: TU: B1: B2: 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? 6: TU: B1: B2: 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 7: TU: B1: B2: GUEST/HOST GIFT INSIDE 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION – ROUND III 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: B1: B2: 10: TU: B1: B2: 11: TU: B1: B2: 12: TU: B1: B2: Page 6 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION – FINALS Page 7 1: TU: 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 2: TU: B1: B2: 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 3: TU: B1: B2: Complete the following analogy: laudat : laudāvit :: offert : _____. Change obtulit to the imperfect. Change offerēbant to the present. 4: TU: B1: B2: 5: TU: B1: B2: 6: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION – FINALS 7: TU: B1: B2: 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: B1: B2: 10: TU: B1: B2: 11: TU: B1: B2: 12: TU: B1: B2: Page 8 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION – FINALS 13: TU: B1: B2: 14: TU: B1: B2: 15: TU: B1: B2: 16: TU: B1: B2: 17: TU: B1: B2: 18: TU: B1: B2: What does the Latin phrase “caveat emptor” mean? What does the Latin phrase “cavē canem” mean? What does the Latin phrase “carpe diem” mean? Page 9 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS STATE CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION – FINALS 19: TU: B1: B2: 20: TU: B1: B2: Page 10 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN NOVICE DIVISION – EXTRA QUESTIONS Page 11 GRAMMAR TU: Give the dative singular and plural forms for the noun senātor. SENĀTŌRĪ, SENĀTŌRIBUS B1: Give the dative singular and plural forms for the noun vir. VIRŌ, VIRĪS B2: 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 B1: Which of the subsequent king of Rome was the grandson of Numa? ANCUS MARCIUS B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION - ROUND I 1: TU: B1: B2: 2: TU: B1: B2: What is the Latin idiom for “to pay the price”? What is the idiom for “to give the right of way”? What is the idiomatic translation for “inter sē dare”? Page 1 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 3: TU: Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “incarcerate” is derived. CARCER - PRISON B1: …from which “perfidy” is derived. FIDĒS – FAITH, LOYALTY B2: …from which “transition” is derived. TRĀNS – ACROSS // EŌ – TO GO 4: TU: B2: 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 5: TU: B1: B2: How many cohorts are in a legion? How many maniples are in a cohort? How many centuries are in a maniple? B1: 6: TU: B1: B2: 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? 7: TU: What priest of Apollo tried to ask Agamemnon for the return of his daughter? B1: B2: 10 3 2 FURTIVE FERŌ FŪR 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION - ROUND I 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: B1: B2: 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 10: TU: B1: B2: Quid Anglicē significat: numquam? Quid Anglicē significat: neuter? Quid Anglicē significat: nūsquam? 11: TU: B1: B2: Change the verb form laudās to the passive. Change laudās to the plural. Change laudāminī to the pluperfect tense. 12: TU: B1: B2: Page 2 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION - ROUND II 1: TU: Page 1 B1: B2: 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 2: TU: B1: B2: 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? 3: TU: B1: B2: Give the present passive infinitive for the verb tangō. Change tangī to the perfect tense. Change tactus esse to the active. 4: TU: PONTIFEX MAXIMUS EMPEROR PATER FAMILIAS TANGĪ TACTUS (-A, -UM) ESSE TETIGISSE B2: 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 5: TU: B1: B2: 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 B1: 6: TU: B1: B2: 7: TU: 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 B1: B2: 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 8: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION - ROUND II 9: TU: B1: B2: 10: TU: B1: B2: 11: TU: Page 2 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 B1: B2: 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 12: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION - ROUND III Page 1 1: TU: B1: B2: 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 2: TU: B1: B2: Complete the analogy: amō : amandus :: capiō : _____. …: amō : amandus :: eō : _____. …: amō : amandus :: sequor : _____. 3: TU: CAPIENDUS EUNDUS SEQUENDUS B1: B2: 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 4: TU: B1: B2: Quid Anglicē significat: aula? Quid Anglicē significat: aliquid? Quid Anglicē significat: āra? 5: TU: B1: B2: 6: TU: B1: B2: 7: TU: B1: B2: 8: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION - ROUND III 9: TU: B1: B2: 10: TU: B1: B2: 11: TU: B1: B2: 12: TU: B1: B2: Page 2 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION – FINALS 1: TU: B1: B2: 2: TU: B1: B2: 3: TU: B1: B2: 4: TU: B1: B2: 5: TU: B1: B2: 6: TU: B1: B2: Page 1 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION – FINALS 7: TU: B1: B2: 8: TU: B1: B2: Page 2 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 9: TU: B1: B2: In the Underworld, what river brought forgetfulness to all who drank from it? LETHE What was the River of Fire called? (PYRI)PHLEGETHON What was the River of Woe called? ACHERON 10: TU: B1: B2: Quid Anglicē significat: pōculum? Quid Anglicē significat: poscō? Quid Anglicē significat: posteā? 11: TU: B1: B2: Who was the wife of Trajan? Who was the wife of Hadrian? Who was the wife of Antoninus Pius? 12: TU: B1: B2: 13: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION – FINALS 14: TU: B1: B2: 15: TU: B1: B2: 16: TU: B1: B2: 17: TU: B1: B2: 18: TU: B1: B2: 19: TU: B1: B2: Page 3 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN INTERMEDIATE DIVISION – FINALS 20: TU: B1: B2: Page 4 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 2011 AREA CERTAMEN TOURNAMENT INTERMEDIATE DIVISION – EXTRA QUESTIONS Page 1 GRAMMAR TU: B1: B2: 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 TU: B1: B2: Give the Latin root and its meaning from which “instructor” is derived. 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 TU: B1: B2: 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 TU: B1: B2: 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 TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION - ROUND I 1: TU: B1: B2: 2: TU: B1: B2: 3: TU: B1: B2: 4: TU: B1: B2: 5: TU: B1: B2: 6: TU: B1: B2: Page 1 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION - ROUND I 7: TU: B1: B2: 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: B1: B2: 10: TU: B1: B2: 11: TU: B1: B2: 12: TU: B1: B2: Page 2 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION - ROUND II 1: TU: Page 3 B1: B2: 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 2: TU: B1: B2: Change the verb form dūcimus to the subjunctive. Change dūcāmus to the imperfect. Change dūcerēmus to the pluperfect. 3: TU: B1: B2: 4: TU: B1: B2: 5: TU: B1: B2: 6: TU: B1: B2: DŪCĀMUS 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION - ROUND II 7: TU: B1: B2: 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: Page 4 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 B1: B2: 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 10: TU: B1: B2: quid Anglicē significat: quisquis? quid Anglicē significant: interim? quid Anglicē significat: nēquīquam? 11: TU: B1: B2: 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? 12: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION – ROUND III 1: TU: B1: B2: 2: TU: B1: B2: 3: TU: B1: B2: 4: TU: B1 B2 5: TU: B1: B2: 6: TU: B1: B2: Page 5 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION – ROUND III 7: TU: B1: B2: 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: B1: B2: 10: TU: B1: B2: 11: TU: B1: B2: 12: TU: B1: B2: Page 6 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION – FINALS 1: TU: B1: B2: 2: TU: B1: B2: 3: TU: B1: B2: 4: TU: B1: B2: 5: TU: B1: B2: Page 7 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION – FINALS 6: TU: B1: B2: 7: TU: B1: B2: 8: TU: B1: B2: 9: TU: B1: B2: 10: TU: Page 8 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 B2: 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 11: TU: B1: B2: Please change the verb form faciō to the present subjunctive. Please change faciam to the passive. Please change fiam to the perfect tense. B1: 12: TU: B1: B2: 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 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION – FINALS 13: TU B1 B2 14: TU: B1: B2: 15: TU: B1: B2: 16: TU: B1: B2: 17: TU: B1: B2: 18: TU: B1: B2: 19: TU: B1: B2: Give an antonym for discō. Give an antonym for supplex. Give an antonym for praemium. Page 9 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’ 2011 MASSACHUSETTS CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION – FINALS 20: TU: B1: B2: Page 10 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 2011 AREA CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION – EXTRA QUESTIONS Page 11 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 B1: 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? B1: 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 B2: 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 B1: 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 2011 AREA CERTAMEN ADVANCED DIVISION – EXTRA QUESTIONS Page 12 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’