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CONTEST CODE: 20
2012 TSJCL AREA C
DECATHLON TEST
I. Reading Comprehension and Grammar - Read the following selection. Then select the
single best answer based upon the passage:
The following passage concerns the climactic battle of Julius Caesar's legions with the tribes of
the Belgae. Caesar's soldiers were just starting to set up their camp after a long day of
marching when the Belgians, lying in ambush, burst upon them from densely wooded hiding
places.
Caesar, necessariis rebus imperatis, ad cohortandos milites, quam in partem fors obtulit,
decucurrit et ad legionem decimam devenit. Milites non longiore oratione cohortatus, quam uti
suae pristinae virtutis memoriam retinerent neu perturbarentur animo, hostiumque impetum
fortiter sustinerent, quod non longius hostes aberant, quam quo telum adigi posset, proelii
committendi signum dedit. Atque in alteram partem item cohortandi causa profectus
pugnantibus occurrit.
Temporis tanta fuit exiguitas hostiumque tam paratus ad dimicandum animus, ut non
modo ad insignia accommodanda, sed etiam ad galeas induendas scutisque tegimenta detrahenda
tempus defuerit. Quam quisque ab opere in partem casu devenit quaeque prima signa conspexit,
ad haec constitit, ne in quaerendis suis pugnandi tempus dimitteret.
cohortor, cohortari, cohortatus sum: encourage,
devenio, devenire, deveni, deventurus: come
pristinus, -a, -um: former, previous, earlier
adigo, adigere, adegi, adactus: throw, hurl
exiguitas, exiguitatis (f.): smallness, shortness
dimico (1): fight, contend, struggle
galea, galeae (f.): helmet
detraho, detrahere, detraxi, detractus: pull off,
take off, remove
desum, deesse, defui: fail, be lacking
1. What did Caesar intend to do right after "having given (only) indispensable orders"?
a. encourage his men
b. send to Rome for help
c. mount his horse
d. criticized a subordinate
2. What was the first legion mentioned that Caesar came into contact with?
a. 9th
b. 10th
c. 11th
d. 12th
3. The word "cohortandos" (1) is known grammatically as:
a. gerundive b. perfect passive participle c. gerund d. present active participle
4. The word "cohortatus" (2) is known grammatically as:
a. gerundive b. perfect passive participle c. gerund d. present active participle
5. The word "cohortandi" (6) is known grammatically as:
a. gerundive b. perfect passive participle c. gerund d. present active participle
6. The first thing in Caesar's speech that he wanted his men to do was to:
a. keep their heads down
b. listen for his orders
c. keep in step
d. remember their previous courage
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7. The second thing in Caesar's speech that he wanted his men to do was to:
a. draw swords
b. dig in
c. wait for the cavalry
d. keep calm
8. According to the passage, Caesar gave the signal for his men to fight when:
a. the cavalry charged
b. the enemy was a spear's throw away
c. when day broke
d. their camp was finally set up
9. The words "quo telum adigi posset" make up what sort of grammatical construction?
a. indirect question
b. relative clause of characteristic
c. result clause
d. indirect command
10. The word "pugnantibus" (6) is in this case:
a. nominative
b. dative
c. accusative
d. ablative
11. What is Julius Caesar described doing right after his first speech?
a. encouraging any other of his soldiers he could encounter
b. sending to Rome for help
c. mounting his horse
d. criticizing a subordinate
12. The two main advantages mentioned that the Belgae have are surprise and:
a. better weapons
b. a superiority in numbers c. better supplies
d. courage
13. On the other hand, the Romans had trouble finding their units and:
a. getting their arms and armor
b. seeing where the enemy was
c. getting supplies
d. finding cover
14. According to the words in the second paragraph, the Roman soldiers were generally:
a. cowards who ran at the first chance
b. able to adapt to the enemy's initial surprise
c. confused so that they wound up fighting each other
c. so brave that they immediately charged the enemy at full speed
15. In lines 10-11, the words "ne in quaerendis suis pugnandi tempus dimitteret."
make up a grammatical construction known as:
a. clause of fearing b. indirect command
c. purpose clause
d. result clause
II. Mythology – Please select the best answer.
16. The god Mercury is also known as "son of:
a. Maia"
b. Athena"
c. Demeter"
d. Persephone"
17. She sought help from her father, the river-god Peneus, when she was fleeing Apollo:
a. Europa
b. Daphne
c. Io
d. Diana
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18. According to Vergil, he was punished by having his bees destroyed after he sought after
Eurydice and offended the Nymphs:
a. Orpheus
b. Aristaeus
c. Orestes
d. Proteus
19. A god/goddess who did NOT side with the Trojans in the Iliad:
a. Apollo
b. Ares
c. Artemis
d. Poseidon
20. At the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, a golden apple of discord was thrown to the crowd by:
a. Medusa
b. Eris
c. Hera
d. Allecto
III. Latin Literature – Please select the best answer.
21. The author of the lyric poem that begins with "odi et amo" is:
a. Horace
b. Catullus
c. Propertius
d. Ovid
22. This author is NOT considered a Silver Age writer:
a. Martial
b. Lucan
c. Tacitus
d. Lucretius
23. He wrote the Meditations in Greek, which included much Stoic philosophy:
a. Seneca
b. Marcus Aurelius c. Julius Caesar
d. Cicero
24. He wrote the Adelphoe and other humorous Roman plays based on earlier Greek comedies:
a. Seneca
b. Plautus
c. Ennius
d. Terence
25. The earlier satirist that influenced young Horace's own Satires the most was:
a. Lucretius
b. Catullus
c. Lucilius
d. Sallust
IV. Roman Life – Please select the best answer.
26. As Pontifex Maximus, Julius Caesar reformed the Roman lunar calendar by adopting the
_____ solar calendar.
a. Babylonian
b. Phoenician
c. Egyptian
d. Greek
27. The heating system that was associated with the Roman baths was called:
a. hypocaust
b. thermae
c. caldarium
c. palaestra
28. This magisterial office was usually the first to permit a Roman citizen to be considered for
membership in the Senate:
a. aedile
b. quaestor
c. tribunus plebis
d. tribunus militum
29. The main treasury located in the Roman Forum was called:
a. Curia
b. Temple of Vesta c. Julian Basilica
d. Temple of Saturn
30. At the salutatio, a Roman client would usually receive a _______ from his patron.
a. strigil
b. toga
c. sportula
d. poena
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V. Derivatives – Please the select the closest meaning of the Latin root from which the
English word is derived.
31. reference
a. gather
b. bring
c. behind
d. book
32. reticent
a. quiet
b. secret
c. willing
d. bold
33. detect
a. find
b. allow
c. cover
d. show
34. capillary
a. blood
b. insect
c. head
d. hair
35. excerpt
a. cut
b. shorten
c. amass
d. pluck
VI. Vocabulary – Please choose the best English equivalent to the given Latin word.
36. imber
a. cold
b. heat
c. dark
d. rain
37. queror
a. question
b. complain
c. overcome
d. find
38. dedo
a. surrender
b. owe
c. die
d. master
39. pareo
a. give birth to
b. prepare
40. hortor
a. work in the garden b. encourage
c. obey
d. make equal to
c. organize
d. hasten
VII. Roman History – Please select the best answer.
41. The Emperor that began the Flavian dynasty is:
a. Marcus Aurelius
b. Titus
c. Vespasian
d.Hadrian
42. The foundation of Roman law, established soon after the birth of the Republic is called:
a. the Constitution
b. Magna Carta c. the Ten Commandments
d. Twelve Tables
43. The Roman king who could be said to be indirectly responsible for the birth of the Republic
is:
a. Tarquinius Superbus b. Numa Pompilius c. Ancus Marcius d. Servius Tullius
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44. He was NOT one of the "five good emperors" who ruled after the death of Domitian:
a. Marcus Antoninus
b. Trajan
c. Nerva
d. Septimius Severus
45. The Roman general during the 2nd Punic War known as cunctor (the "delayer"):
a. Marcus Marcellus b. Scipio Africanus c. Fabius Maximus d. Gaius Marius
VIII. Mottoes, Quotations and Abbreviations – Please select the best answer.
46. When the logic in an argument "does not follow" to a logical conclusion, we call it:
a. volo, non valeo
b. crescere ex aliquo
c. sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis d. non sequitur
47. In the famous phrase "dux femina facti," the Roman poet Vergil refers specifically to:
a. Livia
b. Sheba
c. Dido
d. Creusa
48. He is credited with the phrase "cedant arma togae, concedat laurea linguae":
a. Vergil
b. Lucretius
c. Cicero
d. Julius Caesar
49. The lyric poet Horace wrote:
a. Arma virumque cano
b. O fons Bandusiae splendidior vitro
c. Ille mi par esse deo videtur
d. Aeneadum genetrix, hominum divumque voluptas
50. The phrase on a United States dollar bill "annuit coeptis" means:
a. it is (our) annual devotion
b. he has favored (our) undertakings
c. she has begun protect (us)
c. and so are (our) great beginnings
Tiebreakers: Please mark your answers in spaces 96-100 on your scantron.
96. The author of the Jugurthine War was:
a. Vergil
b. Livy
c. Tacitus
d. Sallust
97. This Roman general did NOT serve in Britannia:
a. Agricola
b. Aulus Plautius
c. Sulla
d. Suetonius Paulinus
98. This Roman writer wrote the early novel The Golden Ass:
a. Petronius
b. Ovid
c. Apuleius
d. Tacitus
99. The famous Gracchi brothers both died in the late 2nd century B.C. because of:
a. military action
b. politics
c. exile
d. disease
100. "Veni, Vidi, Vici" was a quote that Julius Caesar made at the battle of:
a. Alexandria
b. Pharsalus c. Zela
d. Zama
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2012 Area C Decathlon Key
Contest Code 20
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. B
21. B
22. D
23. B
24. D
25. C
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. D
30. C
31. B
32. A
33. C
34. D
35. D
36. D
37. B
38. A
39. C
40. B
41. C
42. D
43. A
44. D
45. C
46. D
47. C
48. C
49. B
50. B
Tiebreakers
96. D
97. C
98. C
99. B
100. C