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2007 TN JCL STATE CERTAMEN :: LATIN II :: PRELIMINARY ROUND 1 TOSSUP 1 BONUS A BONUS B Name the three degrees of Latin adjectives. POSITIVE, COMPARATIVE, SUPERLATIVE Name the two types of numerals exemplified by prīmus and ūnus. ORDINAL AND CARDINAL What term is used to describe such words as enim and autem, which are not usually the first word in a sentence or clause? POSTPOSITIVE TOSSUP 2 Name the two sons of the Titan Iapetus, whose names mean “forethought” and “afterthought” PROMETHEUS AND EPIMETHEUS For what offense did Zeus punish Prometheus by chaining him to a mountain to have his liver eaten daily?GIVING FIRE TO MANKIND Prometheus wasn’t always a nuisance to Zeus. Against what enemies did Prometheus fight alongside the Olympians for control of Mt. Olympus? THE TITANS BONUS A BONUS B TOSSUP 3 BONUS A BONUS B Who was the last king of Rome? TARQUINIUS SUPERBUS (Tarquin the Proud) Tarquinius Superbus’ wife was the daughter of what other king? SERVIUS TULLIUS Name two of the three people that Tarquin and his wife Tullia conspired to kill to bring about Tarquin’s kingship. ARRUNS TARQUINIUS, TULLIA MAIORA, SERVIUS TULLIUS TOSSUP 4 Distinguish in meaning between traho and trado. TRAHO = DRAW, DRAG; TRADO = HAND OVER, DELIVER Distinguish in meaning between aurum and aura. AURUM = GOLD, AURA = BREEZE Distinguish in meaning between stella and sella. STELLA = STAR, SELLA = SEAT, CHAIR BONUS A BONUS B TOSSUP 5 BONUS A BONUS B Which deity aided Jason on his quest for the Golden Fleece by giving him a talking branch? HERA On their journey, the Argonauts rescued whom from the torment of the Harpies? PHINEUS As an act of gratitude for the Argonauts help, Phineas gave them advice on how to get past what obstacle? THE CLASHING ROCKS/ SYMPLEGADES TOSSUP 6 BONUS A BONUS B What other god’s cattle did Hermes steal shortly after his own birth? APOLLO What instrument of his own invention did he give to Apollo in return for his cattle? THE LYRE From what animal part had Hermes fashioned the first lyre? A TURTLE SHELL TOSSUP 7 BONUS A BONUS B Give the ablative singular of omne animal. Give the nominative plural of omne animal. Give the genitive plural of omne animal TOSSUP 8 What triangular island, which seems to be kicked by the region of Calabria, was the site of much of the First Punic War? SICILIA/SICILY What province did Rome acquire in 206 BC after their defeat of the Carthaginians at Ilipa? HISPANIA/SPAIN After the Third Punic War, what name did the Romans give to the province containing Carthage? AFRICA BONUS A BONUS B TOSSUP 9 BONUS A BONUS B TOSSUP 10 BONUS A BONUS B OMNI ANIMALI OMNIA ANIMALIA OMNIUM ANIMALIUM When the Romans were weighing out gold to pay to the victorious Senones, their commander Brennus reputedly threw his sword onto the weights, forcing the Romans to pay even more, and said what two-word phrase? VAE VICTIS What three-word motto of Virginia did Brutus reputedly say after the assassination of Caesar? SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS What three-word phrase was a favorite of Caligula, who apparently didn’t care if the Senators hated him so long as they feared him? ODERINT DUM METUANT Which of the adoptive or Good Emperors spent the most years in Rome? ANTONINUS PIUS Which of the Good Emperors set up statues on the Nile for his deceased lover Antinöus? HADRIAN Which of the Good Emperors ruled for the shortest time? NERVA 2007 TN JCL STATE CERTAMEN :: LATIN II :: PRELIMINARY ROUND 2 TOSSUP 11 BONUS A BONUS B Who were the parents of the Muses? ZEUS/JUPITER & MNEMOSYNE How many Muses were there? NINE Name 3 of the Muses and their respective area of Arts and Science CALLIOPE – EPIC CLIO – HISTORY, THALIA – COMEDY, MELPOMENE – TRAGEDY, ERATO – LYRIC/ LOVE POETRY, URANIA – ASTRONOMY/ ASTROLOGY, TERPSICHORE – DANCING, EUTERPE – FLUTE-PLAYING/ MUSIC, POLYHYMNIA – SACRED POETRY TOSSUP 12 BONUS A BONUS B Quid significant oportet? It is necessary Give the principal parts of oportet oportet, oportēre, oportuit What is the term for verbs like oportet? Impersonal TOSSUP 13 BONUS A BONUS B What are the three parts of a Roman male citizen’s name? PRAENOMEN, NOMEN, COGNOMEN What slave reminded his master of other people’s names? NOMENC(A)LATOR What grammatical term is derived from nomen? NOUN or NOMINATIVE TOSSUP 14 BONUS A BONUS B What Latin idiom means “to deliver a speech”? Orātiōnem habēre What Latin idiom means “revolution”? Rēs novae What Latin idiom means “to break camp”? Castra movēre TOSSUP 15 BONUS B What race of people did Odysseus and his men encounter whose food caused a man to forget his home? THE LOTUS-EATERS We will now give your team captain a graphic, face down. When directed, turn the graphic over; you will have ten seconds to study it before the bonus question is asked. [Give handout of Circe] Who is the witch seated with a cup raised in her hand?CIRCE Who finally helped Odysseus sail for Ithaca on a raft? CALYPSO TOSSUP 16 BONUS A BONUS B Give the genitive singular of the phrase “the only horse.” Equī solīus Change equī solīus to the dative. Equō solī Make the superlative form of the adjective pulcher agree with equō solī. Pulcherrimō TOSSUP 17 According to Tacitus and Suetonius, who devised a collapsible boat in order to kill his mother? NERO This plan was foiled when the woman escaped by swimming; later, Nero had her killed under the pretense that she had tried to kill him. Who was this unfortunate woman? AGRIPPINA THE YOUNGER According to Suetonius, Agrippina pointed to her womb and told Nero’s assassins to beat her there. What was her reason? IT WAS WHERE SHE HAD BORNE HER SON BONUS A BONUS A BONUS B BONUS A BONUS B Respond in Roman Numerals. Take the number of Cerberus’s heads, add the number of labors of Hercules, and subtract the number of months Persephone spends in the Underworld. IX Respond in Roman numerals. How many years did Odysseus spend away from Ithaca? XX Respond in Roman numerals. How many of Hercules’ labors tooK place on the Peloponnesus? VI TOSSUP 19 BONUS A BONUS B From what Latin word are onion, union, and unanimity derived? ŪNUS From what Latin noun are pantry, accompany, and companion derived? PANIS From what Latin verb are integer, contagious, and intact derived? TANGŌ TOSSUP 20 The Greek city of Tarentum asked what mercenary general from Epirus to lead their war against the Romans in 281 BC? PYRRHUS Due to superior cavalry and war elephants, Pyrrhus first defeated the Romans in what battle? HERACLEA Pyrrhus subsequently defeated the Roman commander Decius Mus in what battle, a victory which was so costly that it may have lost him the war? AUSCULUM TOSSUP 18 BONUS A BONUS B