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NOVICE DIVISION
ROUND ONE
1. Welcome to the First AMSA Certamen Tournament. Just a little caveat, some rooms in our
school can be dangerous. Lets say you have wandered into a Physics lab at AMSAeheu! You
could be sucked into an experimental time machine. Well, no problem when you turn up on the
streets of ancient Rome. A passerby greets you. How does the Roman ask you, What is your
name?
QUID EST NOMEN TIBI/TUUM?
B1: After you have exchanged some pleasantries, you summon all your courage to ask if this is
truly Rome. Give one way the passerby could tell you Yes.
CERT; ITA/ITA VERO; SC EST
B2: When in Rome, do as the Romans dogo to the gladiator games. How would you ask in
Latin for directions to the structure where the games take place?
UBI EST AMPHITHEATRUM/DC M AD AMPHITHEATRUM
(PROMPT IF STUDENT SAYS COLOSSEUM - i.e., can you use a term other than
Colosseum? (It was not called the Colosseum during Classical Roman times)
2. What wily Greek faced the Cyclopes, Scylla, and Charybdis on his ten-year journey back from
Troy to Ithaca?
ODYSSEUS
B1: Who was Odysseus' faithful wife who waited for him in Ithaca despite many suitors wishing
to marry her?
PENELOPE
B2: Who was the son of Odysseus and Penelope who never saw his father while growing up and
went searching for him due to some divine advice?
TELEMACHUS
3. What tyrant king of Rome, the last of the seven, murdered his predecessor and was
responsible for the downfall of the monarchy?
TARQUINIUS SUPERBUS or TARQUIN THE PROUD
B1: Who was the son of Tarquinius Superbus, who disgracefully raped the married noblewoman
Lucretia?
SEXTUS TARQUINIUS
B2: Which Roman noble, whose descendant was an infamous assassin of Julius Caesar, led the
uprising against the Tarquins, which ultimately led to their expulsion and the establishment of
the Republic in 509 BC?
(LUCIUS IUNIUS) BRUTUS
4. What type of toga was worn by free-born boys and by some magistrates?
TOGA PRAETEXTA
B1: What type of toga was by candidates for political office?
TOGA CANDIDA
B1: If you do get sick, please keep your germs to yourself. From what Latin verb, with what
meaning,
do we derive the word contagious?
TANG, TANGERE; TO TOUCH
B2: The best way to get better is plenty of bed rest. From what Latin verb, with what
meaning, do we derive the word convalescence?
VALE, VALRE; TO BE STRONG
10. Which Greek god, immediately after he was born, stole the cattle of Apollo and disguised the
hoof tracks so nobody could discover his mischief?
HERMES
B1: After Apollo discovered Hermes' trick, what item which he made from a tortoise shell did
Hermes trade with Apollo for the cattle?
LYRE
B2: Who was the mother of Hermes, the eldest of the Pleiades, who had her son with Zeus on
Mount Cyllene?
MAIA
11. What Roman emperor, who was literally non compos mentis, named his horse a senator and,
wearing Alexander the Greats breastplate, tried to ride it across a two-mile pontoon bridge?
GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS OR CALIGULA
B1: Name, in order, Caligulas predecessor and successor.
TIBERIUS JULIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS AND
TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUGUSTUS GERMANICUS
B2: What does Caligula mean in Latin?
LITTLE BOOT
12. Quid Anglic significat rex?
B1: Quid Anglic significat pax?
B2: Quid Anglic significat vox?
KING
PEACE
VOICE
13. The Cattle of Geryon, Cretan Bull, Nemean Lion, and Cerberus were all monsters that what
Greek hero had to capture as part of his famous twelve labors?
HERACLES
B1: Proving his incredible strength, what music teacher did Heracles accidentally kill by bashing
him with a lyre?
LINUS
B2: Which uncle of Heracles, a king of Mycenae, forced him to complete his labors as
punishment from Hera?
EURYSTHEUS
14. Which of the following does not belong due to gender: ager, agricola, puer, nomen, cibus,
pater.
NMEN
B1: Which of the following does not belong due to conjugation: pno, port, pugn, narr,
voc.
PN
B2: Which of the following does not belong due to declension: canis, tempus, mors, mter,
nauta, navis.
NAUTA
15. Translate into English: Mter et lber in peristyl sedent.
MOTHER AND THE CHILDREN ARE SITTING/SIT IN THE
PERISTYLE/GARDEN / GARDEN ROOM.
B1: Translate into English: Mter fabuls narrat et lber audiunt fabuls.
MOTHER TELLS/IS TELLING STORIES AND THE CHILDREN LISTEN (TO
STORIES).
B2: Translate into English: Canis et feles quoque audiunt et tacent.
THE DOG AND CAT ALSO LISTEN AND ARE QUIET/SILENT.
16. At what battle, fought on August 2nd, 216 BC, did Hannibal decisively defeat the superior
Roman army through his shrewd battle tactics?
CANNAE
B1: From what powerful North African city-state was Hannibal from?
CARTHAGE
B2: Name one of the two Roman commanders at the Battle of Cannae.
LUCIUS AEMILIUS PAULLUS OR GAIUS TERENTIUS VARRO
17. Differentiate in meaning between doce and debe.
DOCE MEANS TEACH; DEBEO MEANS OWE/OUGHT/MUST
B1: Differentiate in meaning between scrb and sci.
SCRB MEANS WRITE; SCI MEANS KNOW
B2: Differentiate in meaning between st and d.
ST MEANS STAND; D MEANS GIVE
18. Listen carefully to this passage which I will read twice and then answer the questions that
follow in English.
Lucius, puer bonus, per agros ad silvam ambulabat. Puer animalia amabat; maxime cervos
amabat. Sub arbore magn exspectabat et tacbat. Cervus parvus et timidus ad eum ambulabat.
Lucius cibum e dabat et cervus iacbat ad puerum et dormibat.
The question: Where was Lucius walking on his way to the forest?
THROUGH THE FIELDS
CERBERUS
CHARON
TARTARUS
HISTORY/CULTURE
1. What was the name for the bronze or ivory tablets hung up in the forum in 449 BC which
15. What Latin verb is the root of feasible, official, mollify, pacific, and perfect?
FACI, FACERE
B1: Which of the following is not a derivative of faci: confetti, face, fabricate, infect, terrific?
B2: What derivative of faci means to makes something invalid or worth nothing.
FABRICATE
NULLIFY
16. Which misfortunate man killed a man he met at a crossroads, rid Thebes of the plague of the
Sphinx, and unknowingly married his mother Jocasta to become the Theban king?
OEDIPUS
B1: According to Sophocles, what seer accused Oedipus of defiling Thebes by killing his father
Laius and marrying his mother Jocasta?
TEIRESIAS
B2: Name either of the foster parents of Oedipus who raised him in Corinth, altering receiving
him from the shepherd who was supposed to expose him.
MEROPE OR POLYBUS
17. Which Roman emperor, the first to convert to Christianity, followed a divine message by
painting the sign of the cross on the shields of his soldiers and was victorious in the ensuing
battle?
CONSTANTINE I or THE GREAT
B1: To what city did Constantine move the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, where it would
remain one of the largest and wealthiest cities until 1453?
CONSTANTINOPLE or BYZANTIUM
B2: What is the modern-day name of the city of Constantinople?
ISTANBUL
18. Translate into English: Caesar milits in Galliam duxit.
CAESAR LED THE SOLDIERS INTO GAUL.
B1: Translate into English: Vincere militibus placet.
CONQUERING PLEASES THE SOLDIERS/THE SOLDIERS LIKE TO
CONQUER
B2: Translate into English: Caesar cords omnium vincet.
CAESAR WILL CONQUER THE HEARTS OF ALL.
19:
B1: Perform the following command: Surgite, currte in loc, et capita pulsate
(MORE THAN ONE STANDS, RUNS IN PLACE, AND TAPS HEAD)
B2: Perform the following command: Ambulte circum sells et mnsam et Anglic numerte ab
n ad octo.
(MORE THAN ONE WALKS AROUND THEIR TABLE AND CHAIRS AND COUNTS
FROM 1-8 IN ENGLISH)
20. In the sentence, The poet sends kisses to the girls, translate to the girls into Latin.
PUELLS
B1: In the sentence, The fathers see the naughty poet, translate poet into Latin.
POETAM
B2: In the sentence, The fathers chase this bad poet from the town, translate from the town
into Latin.
AB/EX OPPID/URBE
flamines, and the priesthood of the Salii? He was also the second king of Rome.
NUMA POMPILIUS
B1: To which god did Numa Pompilius build a temple, whose gates would be closed only seven
known times in Roman history, signaling peace?
JANUS
B2: Which water nymph was thought to be Numa's divine consort and the source of his advice?
EGERIA
2. What famous Roman orator uncovered a conspiracy against the government during his 63 BC
consulship and delivered a series of speeches called the Phillippics, leading to his execution in 43
BC?
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
B1: During the last couple decades of the Republic, against which triumvir were his speeches
called the Philippics?
MARCUS ANTONIUS or MARK ANTHONY
B2: Cicero was a novus homo from the town of Arpinum, just like an earlier popular leader who
held seven consulships during his career and was the uncle of the future Julius Caesar. Who was
this early popular leader?
GAIUS MARIUS
B2: Which son of Poeas used the poisonous arrows of Heracles to kill Paris?
5. Quid Anglic significat le?
B1: Quid Anglic significat ovis?
B2: Quid Anglic significat lupus?
PHILOCTETES
LION
SHEEP
WOLF
15. Which of the Five Good Emperors, who had the longest reign since Augustus, was given his
agnomen after securing the deification of his predecessor Hadrian?
ANTONINUS PIUS
B1: In what modern day country did Antoninus Pius build a defensive wall?
(GREAT) BRITAIN or UNITED KINGDOM (DO NOT ACCEPT: SCOTLAND)
B2: Who were the two successors Antoninus Pius chose?
MARCUS AURELIUS AND LUCIUS VERUS
16. Say in Latin, This language is not difficult.
HAEC LINGUA DIFFICILIS NN EST.
B1: Say in Latin using the dative case: I like this contest.
HOC CERTAMEN MIHI PLACET.
B2: Say in Latin: I want to win.
(EGO) VOL VINCERE.
17. Name the three judges of the Underworld.
AEACUS, RHADAMANTHUS, MINOS
B1: What land did Rhadamanthus and Minos govern in life?
CRETE
B2: What island, eponymous for a lover of Zeus, did Aeacus rule?
AEGINA
18. What type of gladiator had a fish-shaped helmet?
MURMILLO/MYRMILLO
B1: Give the name of the gladiator who fought with a net and trident.
RETIARIUS
B2: Sagitarii were a type of gladiator who fought with what weapon?
BOW AND ARROW
19. Which grandson of Sisyphus murdered a fellow townsmen and his own brother and later rode
B2: Since all Latin students enjoy Saturnalia, perform the following: Clamte Anglice Glis
omnibus!
(MORE THAN ONE STUDENT SHOUTS/CALLS OUT DORMOUSE FOR
EVERYONE/ALL!)
2. What fisherman discovered a chest in the water which contained the infant Perseus and his
mother Danae?
DICTYS
B1: What king of Seriphos sends Perseus on the dangerous quest to bring back the head of
Medusa?
POLYDECTES
B2: Upon returning to Seriphos with the head of Medusa, Perseus comes across an Ethiopian
maiden whom he saves from a sea monster. Who was this daughter of Cepheus & Cassiopeia?
ANDROMEDA
HISTORY/CULTURE
1. Asculum, Heraclea, and Beneventum were all battle sites fought by Rome against which
mercenary from Epirus hired by the city of Tarentum?
PYRRHUS
B1: Pyrrhus was the second cousin of what great Macedonian conqueror of Persia?
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
B2: What Roman general eventually defeated Pyrrhus at the Battle of Beneventum in 275 BC?
CURIUS DENTATUS
2. What daughter of Augustus was forced to marry Tiberius to secure his succession to the
imperial throne?
JULIA THE ELDER
B1: Which daughter of Agrippa was Tiberius forced to divorce by Augustus in order to allow
this marriage?
VIPSANIA AGRIPPINA
B2: Because Tiberius resented his position as princeps, which island in the Bay of Naples did he
retire to in 26 AD?
CAPRI / CAPREAE
6. Which pair of purple-winged twins, sons of Boreas, helped rescue Phineus from his
harassment by the Harpies?
ZETES AND CALAIS
B1: Who was the mother of Zetes and Calais, a daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens and
Praxithea?
OREITHYIA
B2: In gratitude for the help he received from Zetes and Calais, Phineus told the Argonauts how
to pass through what perilous pair of rocks at the Bosphorus that clashed together randomly?
SYMPLEGADES OR CYANEAN ROCKS (DO NOT ACCEPT CLASHING ROCKS)
7. Say this command in Latin, Work now!
B1: Say in Latin, Study the Latin language well!
B2: Say in Latin, Answer correctly!
LABORA(TE) NUNC!
STUDE(TE) LATINAE LINGUAE
BENE!
RESPONDE(TE)
VERE/RECTE/CORRECTE!
8. Who won the hand of Hippodamia by defeating her father Oenomaus in a chariot race, thus
cursing his descendants eternally?
PELOPS
B1: What son of Pelops stole his brother Atreus wife and deceived his brother to claim the
throne of Mycenae?
THYESTES
B2: Who was the wife of Atreus who he entrusted with a golden lamb, which she gave to her
lover Thyestes to allow him to ascend to the throne?
AEROPE
9. Differentiate in English meaning between the Latin abbreviations i.e. and e.g.
I.E. IS THAT IS; E.G. IS FOR THE SAKE OF EXAMPLE.
B1: Give the Latin for those abbreviations.
CAPIEBATIS
CAPIETIS
CAPIENT
11. Which Roman emperor, whose name derives from a type of Gallic cloak, murdered his
brother, built an extravagant bath complex, and let his mother Julia Domna carry out the legal
work of his reign?
CARACALLA
B1: Who was Caracallas brother, whom he lured into his mothers apartment and had the
centurions attack?
PUBLIUS SEPTIMIUS GETA
B2: What law did Caracalla pass in 212 AD granting Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants in
the Roman Empire?
CONSTITUTIO ANTONINIANA
12. In Vergils Aeneid, who was the wife of King Latinus who favors Turnus in the war between
the Latins and the Rutulians?
AMATA
B1: Which Fury incited Amata and Turnus against Aeneas?
ALLECTO
B2: Allecto also causes which young Trojan to kill a royal stag?
ASCANIUS/IULUS
13. Acca Laurentia, Titus Tatius, and Numitor are all associated with which king of Rome?
ROMULUS
B1: Mettius Fufetius, the Horatii, and the war with Alba Longa are all associated with which
king of Rome?
TULLUS HOSTILIUS
B2: Demaratus of Corinth, Lucomo, and Tanaquil are all associated with which king of Rome?
TARQUINIUS PRISCUS
14. Say in Latin: The sun is shining.
B1: Say in Latin: It is raining.
B2: Say in Latin: What is the weather?
SOL LUCET.
PLUIT.
QUAENAM TEMPESTAS EST?
15. From Latin verb with what meaning does the English word president ultimately derive?
SEDEO MEANING TO SIT
B1: From what Latin words with what meanings do liberal and conservative derive?
LIBERAL FROM LIBER MEANING FREE; CONSERVATIVE FROM (CON)SERVO
MEANING TO SAVE/GUARD/PRESERVE
B2: From what Latin noun with what meaning does sedition derive?
SEDITIO MEANING MUTINY
16. Arges, Brontes, and Steropes were all members of which mythological group?
CYCLOPES / CYCLOPS
B1: Aglaea, Thalia, and Euphrosyne were all members of which mythological group?
GRACES, GRATIAE, CHARITES, CHARITIES
B2: Deino, Enyo, and Pemphredo were all members of which mythological group?
GRAEAE
17. For the verb rogo, give the 1st person singular pluperfect active indicative form.
ROGAVERAM
B1: Give the same form for cado.
CECIDERAM
B2: Make rogaveram 3rd person.
ROGAVERAT
18. What modern city in northern Italy was known to the Romans as Mediolanum?
MILAN
B1: What English city, established by the Romans was known as Aquae Sulis?
BATH
B2: In what modern day country was Carthago located?
TUNISIA
19. Translate the following sentence into English, knowing that Peeves is a proper noun:
Peeves nasum tuum rapit et exclamat, HABEO NASUM!
PEEVES GRABS YOUR NOSE AND YELLS, I GOT/HAVE YOUR NOSE!
B1) Translate into English: Peeves terrre parvos liberos amat.
PEEVES LOVES TO SCARE SMALL
CHILDREN.
B2) Translate into English: Peeves ex Hogwarte eieci debet.
PEEVES SHOULD BE THROWN OUT OF
HOGWARTS.
20. In the seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry turns down an opportunity to
become the master of death by refusing to accept the Elder Wand. What character in mythology
had a staff much like the elder wand that was made for him by the goddess Athena? He was also
the famed seer of Thebes who predicted the sad fate of Oedipus.
TEIRESIAS
B1: Another Deathly Hallow was the Resurrection Stone, which brought back temporary
shadows of loved ones who had passed on, but ultimately caused the user of the stone to commit
suicide in order to fully be with their dear ones. Who killed herself to join her husband
Protesilaus in the underworld after he had been brought back to life for a mere three hours after
being the first to die at Troy?
LAODAMIA
B2: The final hallow was the invisibility cloak. What mythological character had a cap of
darkness that allowed him to be invisible and creep up on the Olympians he so greatly envied?
HADES
B1: At what later battle in 249 BC, in which the Romans were not as fortunate, did the general
Claudius Pulcher throw sacred chickens overboard due to his impatience in following the
necessary auspices?
DREPANA/DREPANUM
B2: Which Roman general negotiated the peace terms of the First Punic War with Hamilcar
Barca, acquiring for Rome its first province of Sicily?
LUTATIUS CATULUS
2. Which king of Pontus, whom Rome defeated mildly at battles such as Chaeronea,
Orchomenus, and Lycus, was finally defeated in 63 BC?
MITHRIDATES VI / MITHRIDATES THE GREAT
B1: Who rushed peace talks with Mithridates in 84 BC because he was in a hurry to get back to
Rome and deal with political trouble there?
LUCIUS CORNELIUS SULLA
B2: What was the name of the hasty treaty Sulla made with Mithridates?
TREATY OF DARDANUS
B2: Which group of adventurers stopped near Phineas place of torment where Zetes and Calais
helped to drive the Harpies away?
THE ARGONAUTS
6. What king of Rome was said to have received from heaven a sacred buckler shield, known as the
Ancile?
NUMA POMPILIUS
B1: To what god, worshipped by the twelve jumping priests, did this shield purportedly belong?
MARS
B2: Of what tribe was Numa Pompilius a member?
SABINES
7. The Flamen Dialis was a priest of what major Roman god?
JUPITER
B1 and B2: For 5 points each, name the two other Roman gods who had Flamines.
MARS and QUIRINUS
8. Welcome to the Cinema Romana! What classic childhood movie would the Romans have called
Pulchra Bestiaque?
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
B1: What movie re-released this fall would they have called Le Rex?
THE LION KING
B2: What 2010 movie would they have called rti Rgis?
THE KINGS SPEECH
9. What prince of Calydon had a strange fate in that his life was tied to a log?
B1: Who was his mother?
MELEAGER
ALTHAEA
B2: Who was his girlfriend during the Calydonian boar hunt, the first warrior to wound it?
ATALANTA
10. What Latin word with what meaning is at the root of the English word diary?
DIES MEANING DAY
B1: Bats and owls (and some high school students!) are nocturnal. What Latin word with what
meaning is at the ultimate root of nocturnal?
NOX MEANING NIGHT
B2: If bats and owls are nocturnal, what are most humans?
DIURNAL
11. Distinguish in meaning between flamen and flumen.
FLAMEN MEANS PRIEST; FLUMEN MEANS RIVER
B1: Distinguish in meaning between os, oris and os, ossis.
OS, ORIS MEANS MOUTH; OS, OSSIS MEANS BONE
13. Who murdered her husband because he had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia?
CLYTEMNESTRA
B1: At what port had this travesty occurred?
AULIS
B2: What Greek seer convinced the reluctant Agamemnon that sacrificing his eldest daughter was
the only way to appease the angry Artemis?
CALCHAS
14. Translate this sentence into English: Hic est vir qui mihi libros dedit.
THIS IS THE MAN WHO GAVE ME THE BOOKS
B1: Try this one: Canes puellarum pulchrarum video.
I SEE THE DOGS OF THE PRETTY GIRLS.
B2: How about this one? Dixistine Corneliae eadem?
DID YOU SAY THE SAME THINGS TO CORNELIA?
15. Who before his death in 395 AD was the last man to rule a united Roman empire?
THEODOSIUS I/THEODODIUS THE GREAT
B1: Which of his sons took control of the Western half of the empire?
HONORIUS
B2: What half-Vandal served as magister militum and a regent for the young Honorius?
STILICHO
16. Translate into English the motto of the state of West Virginia, Montani semper liberi
MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE.
B1: Translate into English the motto of North Carolina, Esse quam videri
TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM.
B2: Translate into English the motto of Connecticut, Qui transtulit, sustinet
HE WHO HAS TRANSPLANTED SUSTAINS.
17. Translate this sentence into English: Livia est pulchrior quam Aemilia.
LIVIA IS PRETTIER THAN AEMILIA.
B1: Try this one: Messalina certe non est optima omnium feminarum Romanarum.
MESSALINA IS CERTAINLY NOT THE BEST OF ALL THE ROMAN WOMEN.
B2: Now this: Hercules labores facillime perficiebat.
HERCULES WAS COMPLETING HIS LABORS/TASKS VERY/MOST EASILY.
18. Greek mythology is quite renowned for its many seers, or prophets, who had the power to tell
the future. Not all of these seers were lucky though. What prophetess had the misfortune of telling
accurate prophecies that no one would ever believe?
CASSANDRA
B1: Which god had bestowed this curse upon Cassandra?
APOLLO
B2: Of what city was Cassandra a princess?
TROY
19. What tribune of 133 BC proposed a series of radical land reforms which earned him great
disfavor and ultimately led to his murder in the Forum?
TIBERIUS GRACCHUS
B1: What ex-consul led the mob which had Tiberius and 300 of his supporters clubbed to death?
SCIPIO NASICA
B2: Who followed in his brothers footsteps by proposing equally as radical reforms during his
tribunate in 122 BC?
GAIUS GRACCHUS
20. Quid Anglice significat narro?
B1: Quid Anglice significat cresco?
B2: Quid Anglice significat emo?
MAGIC
SEVERUS BEST FRIEND
HE INSULTED or SPOKE BADLY OF HER
5. Give the meaning of the Latin word at the root of the English word digital.
FINGER (OR TOE)
B1: Give the meaning of the Latin word at the root of the English word cordial.
HEART
B2: Give the meaning of the Latin word at the root of the English word pedestal.
FOOT
6. Which 2nd century emperor was the first to have a co-regent to maintain affairs while he was
away fighting in the East?
MARCUS AURELIUS
B1: Who was this co-emperor who died in 169 AD?
LUCIUS VERUS
B2: Upon false reports of Aurelius death in 175 AD, who attempted to proclaim himself emperor?
AVIDIUS CASSIUS
7. What ancient sea god was a son of Pontus and Gaea, and was referred to by both Homer and
Hesiod as the Old Man?
NEREUS
B1: Name one of two supernatural powers Nereus had.
SHAPE SHIFTING/PROPHECY
B2: Which hero captured Nereus and forced him to disclose the whereabouts of a certain garden?
HERACLES
8. Using the adjective vetus, say in Latin, the old cat.
VETUS FLES
B1: Leaving all else the same, make vetus fles plural.
VETERS FLS
B2: Leaving all else the same, make veters fls genitive.
VETERUM FLIUM
9. What lieutenant of Marius fled to Lusitania in 80 BC and established a counter-senate in
rebellion against the Sullan party?
Q. SERTORIUS
B1: What commander who became jealous of Sertorius victories killed him and usurped his
command?
M. PERPERNA
B2: In 72 BC who defeated Perperna and put down the rebellion?
GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS (POMPEY THE GREAT)
10. Translate this sentence into Latin: She had run for four hours.
(EA) QUATTUOR HORAS CUCURRERAT.
B1: Translate this sentence into Latin: He will go to the Forum within one hour.
(IS) UN HOR AD FORUM (AD)IBIT
B2: Translate this sentence into Latin: He walked ten miles yesterday.
HERI DECEM MILIA PASSUUM AMBULAVIT/AMBULABAT.
11. Give the first three principal parts and the definition for the Latin verbs pono and possum.
PONO, PONERE, POSUI MEANS TO PUT OR PLACE
POSSUM, POSSE, POTUI MEANS TO BE ABLE
B1 and B2: For five points each, give the first three principal parts, and the definition, for the Latin
verbs fero and sto.
FERO, FERRE, TULI MEANS TO BRING, CARRY
SATIS CIBI
DUO EX MILITIBUS
B2: Finally, say in Latin, Marius wants to kill all the senators!
MARIUS OMNES SENATORES NECARE/INTERFICERE VULT/CUPIT/DESIDERAT.
[ANY VARIANTS OF VOLO AND NECO ARE ACCEPTABLE.]
16. When you are recognized, perform the following command: St, et pne num digitum in
capite tu.
PLAYER SHOULD STAND AND PLACE ONE FINGER ON HIS/HER HEAD
B1: Now, try this one: Stt omns, et dcite mihi Anglic Salv!
PLAYERS SHOULD ALL STAND AND SAY HELLO! IN ENGLISH
B2: And this one: Stt in sells et rdt magnis vcibus.
PLAYERS SHOULD ALL STAND ON THEIR CHAIRS AND LAUGH LOUDLY
17. Who in mythology were transformed into a pair of kingfishers for lovingly calling each other
Zeus and Hera?
STYX
LETHE
(PYRI)PHLEGETHON
2. What goddess had as her epithet the name of a childhood playmate?
ATHENA
B1: What was this epithet?
PALLAS
B2: What object, sacred to the city of Troy, was also named after Pallas?
THE PALLADIUM
HISTORY/CULTURE
1. By the conspiracy of whose son was Servius Tullius killed?
TARQUINIUS PRISCUS
B1. What city fell to Tarquinius Superbus due to the treachery of his son Sextus?
GABII
B2. What Tarquin resigned from his consulship as a result of his familial status?
LUCIUS TARQUINIUS COLLATINUS
2. Name two of Agrippas three sons whom Augustus adopted as his heirs.
TWO OF: GAIUS CAESAR, LUCIUS CAESAR, AND AGRIPPA POSTUMUS
B1. Who was their maternal grandfather?
OCTAVIAN/AUGUSTUS
B2. Which of them was the last to die?
AGRIPPA POSTUMUS
VABALLATHUS
B2: What title did Aurelian earn after his victories over Zenobia in the East and Tetricus in the
West?
RESTITUTOR ORBIS
12. Say in Latin, We had arrived.
ADVNERMUS
B1: Leaving all else the same, make advnermus imperfect.
ADVENIBMUS
B2: Leaving all else the same, make advenibmus second person singular.
ADVENIBS
13. What friend of Heracles was lost at the spring of Pegae?
HYLAS
B1: What nephew of Heracles helped him in his 2 labor by cauterizing the neck stumps of the
Hydra?
IOLAUS
B2: What concubine of Heracles made his wife Deinara so jealous that she inadvertently killed her
own husband as she tried to make him faithful to her?
IOLE
nd
UNDERTAKER
BANKER
BAKER
15. For the verb meaning to stand, give the third person plural future perfect active indicative.
STETERINT
B1: Leaving all else the same, make steterint second person future.
STBITIS
B2: Leaving all else the same, make stbitis singular and perfect.
STETIST
16. Who was the first king of Athens?
B1: Who was the first king of Thebes?
B2: Who was the first king of Buthrotum?
CECROPS
CADMUS
HELENUS
17. Identify the use of the ablative case in this sentence: Scipio militem Punicum gladio necavit.
MEANS
B1: Identify the use of the ablative in this sentence: Caesar a Bruto interfectus est.
AGENT
B2: Identify the use of the accusative in this sentence: Horatius trans pontem celeriter cucurrit.
HORATIUS RAN QUICKLY ACROSS THE BRIDGE
18. Quid Anglice significat fortasse?
B1: Quid Anglice significat cotidie?
B2: Quid Anglice significat ubique?
PERHAPS
DAILY
EVERYWHERE
19. What legislation passed in the same year as Caesars first consulship gave him proconsular
command in Cisalpine Gaul?
LEX VATINIA
B1: What law of 66 BC transferred the command against Mithridates to Pompey?
LEX MANILIA
B2: In what year was the Lex Canuleia, a legislation which permitted intermarriage between
plebeians and patricians, passed?
445 BC
20. Listen to the following passage, which I will read twice. Then answer in English the question
that follows.
Lcius est puer bonus, qu semper mtr eius pret. Tullia, autem, scelesta soror est, quae
saepe frtrem vexat. Itaque, mter erum fliam pnit.
The question: Qulis puella est Tullia?
A WICKED GIRL
B1: Quid semper agit Lcius?
HE OBEYS HIS MOTHER
B2: Quem mter pnit, Lcium aut Tulliam?
TULLIA
USSERITIS
USTI SITIS
UREREMINI
4. What daughter of Cecrops betrayed Athenas trust by spying on Erichthonius in a box and was
later loved by Hermes?
HERSE
B1: What jealous sister of Herse tried to stop the amorous Hermes from entering her sisters room?
AGLAURUS
B2: Into what was Aglaurus transformed?
A ROCK
5. Thank you for listening to WROM, the premier station for todays hit music, all in Latin! What
song might the Romans have called volvens in alto?
ROLLING IN THE DEEP
B1: While youre down there in the deep, you may visit a hortus polypi, made famous in a song.
What would you be visiting?
OCTOPUS GARDEN
B2: And of course, to return to the surface, you need a machina sub aqueana flava. Also made
famous in a song, what is this?
YELLOW SUBMARINE
6. Who was the king of Crete and father of Androgeus?
B1: Who was his wife, the mother of the Minotaur?
MINOS
PASIPHAE
B2: Name the the sister of Androgeus whose actions helped lead to the death of the Minotaur.
ARIADNE
7. Olisipo was the Roman name for what modern Portuguese city?
LISBON
B1: What Libyan city, called Oea by the Romans, has been in the news frequently over the past
year?
TRIPOLI
B2: What European capital was known to the Romans as Lutetia?
PARIS
8. An early reformer, this tribune of the plebs in 232 BC tried to donate land taken from the Gauls
to poor citizens. He was later responsible for the building of a major Roman road joining Rome
and Ariminium, which bears his name. He served as a consul in 217 BC, and died commanding the
Roman army at Lake Trasimene in April of that year. Who was he?
GAIUS FLAMINIUS
B1: This road, which continued the path of the Via Flaminia up to the Padus River, bears the name
of an important Roman family, whose members include a triumvir, one of the commanders at
Cannae, and the admiral of the Roman fleet at the battle of Myonessus. What was the name of it?
VIA AEMILIA
B2: This road, which originally connected Rome and Capua, bears the name of the censor who
built it. Who was the name of it?
VIA APPIA
9. Since were here at AMSA, lets test out your Chemistry knowledge! Which elements
chemical symbol derives from the Latin word stannum?
TIN (SN)
B1: Which elements chemical symbol derives from the Latin word is derived from the Latin word
rubidus meaning dark red?
RUBIDIUM (RB)
B2: Which elements chemical symbol derives from the Latin word calx, calcis meaning
lime?
CALCIUM (CA)
10. What mythological figure was only nine years old when her promiscuous mother left her? Her
name is famous today because it shared by a popular character in the Harry Potter novels.
HERMIONE
B1/2: While the Hermione of the novels is extremely brainy, the Hermione of mythology was all
about beauty. For 5 points each, name the two men who quarreled for Hermione of Spartas hand.
ORESTES AND NEOPTOLEMUS/PYRRHUS
11. Differentiate in meaning between the verbs pareo and pario.
PAREO MEANS TO OBEY AND PARIO MEANS TO BEGET, BRING FORTH, OR
GIVE BIRTH TO
B1: Differentiate in meaning between the verbs rideo and rigeo.
RIDEO MEANS TO LAUGH AND RIGEO MEANS TO BE STIFF
B2: Differentiate in meaning between ultor and ultro.
ULTOR MEANS AVENGER AND ULTRO MEANS BESIDES OR VOLUNTARILY
12. At what battle in Britain did Claudiuss forces defeat Caratacus in 43 A.D.?
MEDWAY
B1: What religion did Rome consider subversive and attempt to stamp out in both Britain and Gaul
in the first century AD?
DRUIDISM (DO NOT TAKE CHRISTIANITY)
B2: Which of Claudiuss wives gave him a son whom he named Britannicus?
MESSALINA
13. Euge! The new iPod touch came out! You absolutely need this so that you can download
that Flashcards app and study Certamen! What Latin phrase for an absolute necessity might you
tell your parents so that they buy it for you?
SINE QUA NON
B1: Sadly, your parents catch you listening to a song with dirty lyrics in it on your brand new iPod
touch and they take it away. What Latin phrase, famously used by Ovid, might describe why you
got your awesome new toy taken away?
CARMEN ET ERROR
B2: Youre beating yourself up over losing your beloved iPod, but your friend tries to console
you with the Latin phrase errare humanum est. What does that mean?
TO ERR IS HUMAN (ACCEPT ANYTHING CLOSE)
14. Who defeated Oenomaus in a chariot race and won the hand of the Pisan princess Hippodamia?
PELOPS
B1: What charioteer of Oenomaus, a son of Hermes, helped Pelops cheat?
MYRTILUS
B2: After Pelops secured the bride, he flung Myrtilus off a cliff so that no one would be able to
disclose the fact that his victory was not honest. As what constellation was Myrtilus immortalized?
AURIGA
15. Listen carefully to the following passage, which I will read twice, and answer in English the
question that follows:
Discipulus, cui Congressum Nationale placebat, erat in civitate Kentuckiense cum amicis
suis et magistra sua. Tredecim eventos iucundos in aedificia participavit. Tamen, latrinae tam.
sordidae erant ut magistra territa domum recurrere coepisset. Eheu!
The question: Where was the student?
IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY
B1: What did the student do while he was there?
HE PARTICIPATED IN THIRTEEN (FUN) EVENTS
B2: Describe the bathrooms and the teachers reaction to them.
THEY WERE SO DIRTY THAT THE (FRIGHTENED) TEACHER BEGAN TO RUN
HOME
16. When recognized by a spotter, perform the following command: surge et clama Anglice:
Carolina, nemo es dulcior quam tu!
STUDENT RISES AND YELLS/SAYS, CAROLINE/CAROLINA, NO ONE IS
SWEETER THAN YOU!
B1: Now, perform the following: clamate Anglice, Agite, Impilia Rubra!
STUDENTS SHOUT LETS GO RED SOX OR GO RED SOX
B2: Now, perform this command: currite semel circum sellas.
STUDENTS RUN ONCE AROUND THEIR CHAIRS
17. The following commanders were all enemies of Rome during the reign of which emperor:
Decebalus, Calgacus, Saturninus?
DOMITIAN
B1: The following commanders were all enemies of Rome during the reign of which emperor:
Artaxias II, Phraates IV, Arminius?
AUGUSTUS
B2: The following commanders were all enemies of Rome during the reign of which emperor:
Eugenius, Magnus Maximus, Arbogast?
THEODOSIUS
18. Which of the following if any is not derived from the same Latin root as the others:
intermission, omit, mitigate, demise, commissariat.
MITIGATE
B1: Does the word uncompromising come from the same root as mitigate or the same root as
the other words?
SAME ROOT AS THE OTHER WORDS
B2: What is that Latin root and its English meaning from which intermission, omit, demise,
commissariat, and uncompromising are derived?
MITTO, MITTERE MEANING TO SEND
19. Which of the assassins of Caesar became one of the first to die soon after being aided by
Octavian, Hirtius, and Pansa at the siege of Mutina?
DECIMUS BRUTUS (PROMPT ON BRUTUS)
B1: What former assistant of Cato and assassin of Caesar does Plutarch quote as saying before his
death, Forget not, Zeus, the author of these crimes?
IOBATES
CHIMERA
SOLYMI
HISTORY/CULTURE
1. Julia Maesa claimed that what grandson of hers was the son of Caracalla in order to support his
claim to the throne, despite the fact that his mother was actually Julia Soemias?
ELAGABALUS
B1: Which other grandson did Julia Maesa promote to the throne after Elagabaluss death?
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
B2: Who was his mother?
JULIA MAMAEA
2. Which port city, whose forces were commanded by Pompeian Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus,
did Julius Caesar lay siege to on his way to root out Pompeys supporters in Spain in 49 BC?
MARSEILLE OR MASSILIA
B1: Soon after Pompeys death, in what city did Caesar find himself besieged by a foreign enemy?
ALEXANDRIA
B2: After the republicans loss battle of Thapsus, in what African city did Cato the Younger
commit suicide?
UTICA
3. What emperor died in 251 AD during a battle with the Goths, thereby becoming the first
emperor to die in battle with a foreign enemy?
DECIUS
B1: What emperor, who preceded Decius, ruled during the millennial year of 247 AD?
PHILIP THE ARAB
B2: Philip the Arab, according to some historians, was the first emperor to commit what important
act?
CONVERSION to CHRISTIANITY
4. Which Jewish brothers became allies of Rome after expelling the Seleucid empire from Judea in
the 160s B.C due to the religious restrictions imposed by Antiochus IV?
MACCABEES
B1: In what year was another Jewish revolt, this time against the Roman Empire, finally crushed
by Titus with the capture of Masada?
73 AD
B2: Yet another Jewish revolt in 115 AD was part of a rash of rebellions in the eastern half of the
empire during the reign of what emperor?
TRAJAN
CONSTANTINOPLE
B2. What famous victory by Constantine over Maxentius in 312AD did the city commemorate?
MILVIAN BRIDGE
6. When recognized by the spotter preform the following command Surge et dic Floridam esse
calidam et te malle Massachusettam!
PLAYER SHOULD STAND AND PROCLAIM THAT FLORIDA IS HOT AND
THAT HE/SHE PREFERS MASSACHUSETTS
B1. Nunc surge et ter celeriter dic haec verba latine O tite tute tati tibi tanta tyranne tulisti.
ONE PLAYER SHOULD STAND AND QUICKLY SAY O TITE TUTE TATI TIBI
TANTA TYRANNE TULISTI 3 TIMES
B2. Nunc vos omnes surgite et cantate verba ullius Carminis quod placet vobis.
PLAYERS SHOULD ALL STAND AND SING THE WORDS TO A SONG
THEY LIKE
7. What king pursued Britomartis for nine months, until she finally jumped into the sea and
escaped his amorous pursuits?
MINOS
B1: What was Britomartis deified name?
DICTYNNA
B2: Which of Minos daughters bore children by Apollo and was banished to Libya?
ACACALLIS
8. What philosophical work of Cicero was preserved in part by a commentary of Macrobius and
partly only on palimpsests?
DE RE PUBLICA
B1: What special name is given to the sixth book of De Re Publica?
SOMNIUM SCIPIONIS
B2: Who is the Scipio that Cicero refers to?
SCIPIO AEMILIANUS
9. Translate the following sentence into English Servi coxerunt cenam ne magister illos
verberaret.
THE SLAVES COOKED DINNER SO THAT THEIR MASTER WOULD NOT BEAT
THEM.
B1. Translate this sentence into English Timeo ne mei servi me occidere temptent.
I FEAR THAT MY SLAVES MAY TRY TO KILL ME.
B2. Translate this sentence into English Magister cucurrit quo celerius servos evitaret.
B1. Give the masculine plural dative perfect participle of cado, cadere
CASIS
B2. Translate into Latin: We would have laughed, if the teacher was not standing nearby.
RISISSEMUS, SI MAGISTER NON PROPE STETISSIT
15. What author who supposedly had three hearts claimed to be a reincarnation of Homer?
QUINTUS ENNIUS
B1: What were Ennius three hearts?
OSCAN, GREEK, LATIN
(He could speak those three languages.)
B2: In the introduction of what work does Ennius make the claim mentioned in the toss up?
ANNALES/ANNALS
16. What Greek god had the epithet Loxias?
APOLLO
B1: What Greek god had the epithet Bromios?
DIONYSUS
B2: What Greek god had the epithet Enyalius ?
ARES
17. What hero, born Alcides, was renamed in an attempt to appease his stepmothers wrath?
HERACLES
B1: What hero was born with the name Ligyron?
ACHILLES
B2: What hero was deified with the name Indiges?
AENEAS
18. Differentiate in meaning between the nouns Bos and Mos.
BOS COW, MOS - CUSTOM/HABIT
B1. Differentiate between the nouns Frons and Fons.
FRONS - FOREHEAD OR LEAF, FONS - FOUNTAIN, SPRING
B2. Differentiate between the nouns Pontus and Pondus.
PONTUS SEA, PONDUS - BURDEN/WEIGHT
19. What two groups of brothers fought to determine the outcome of the war between Rome and
Alba Longa?
HORATII AND CURIATII
B1. Who was the king of Alba Longa at the time?
METTIUS FUFETIUS
B2. Who was the king of Rome who would later destroy Alba Longa?
TULLUS HOSTILIUS
20. Listen carefully to the following passage about three brothers and answer the question in
English about it.
Olim, tres fratres venerunt ad flumen in sylva. Sed non erat pons quo poterant flumen
transire. Pontem, igitur, creaverunt baculis. Mors quamquam apparuit et erat iratus quia
fratres non mortui erant in flumine. Callide Mors praemium fratribus dedit quod poterant
vivere
The Question: Who appeared to the brothers when they made a bridge?
DEATH
B1. How did the brothers make a bridge?
BY USING WANDS
B2. Why was Death angry?
BECAUSE THE BROTHERS DID NOT DIE
MAROBODUUS
B1: Of what Germanic tribe was Arminius the chieftain?
CHERUSCI
B2: How many Germanic tribes composed Arminius anti-Roman coalition?
6
2. According to the Historia Augusta, how many usurpers revolted during the reign of
Gallienus?
THIRTY
B1: Who established the so called Imperium Galliarum during Gallienuss reign?
POSTUMUS
B2: Gallienus also had to deal with foreign invasions, particularly in the Balkans. What
barbarian tribe captured the city of Byzantium in 267 A.D?
THE HERULI
LITERATURE
1. What character of Atellan farce is the simpleton?
PAPPUS
B1: What character of Atellan farce is the flatterer who is often looking for a handout or free
meal?
PARASITUS
B2: What character of Atellan farce is the fine courtesan?
MERETRIX
2. Toss-Up: Name one figure of speech can be identified in the following sentence from Vergils
Aeneid: interea magno murmure misceri pontum
ALLITERATION / ONOMATOPOEIA / ASSONANCE
B1: Name another.
SEE ABOVE
B2: Name another.
SEE ABOVE
B1: Quintilian wasnt a big fan of Ovid and said that he was nimium amator ingenii sui
Translate this quote into English, literally or figuratively.
TOO MUCH IN LOVE WITH HIS OWN GENIUS/STUCK UP BECAUSE HE WAS A
GOOD WRITER
B2: What book of sad lamentations did Ovid write during his exile?
TRISTIA
6. What war began with the Roman peoples vote to send an army overseas for the first time in
264 BC?
FIRST PUNIC
B1: What group, which had captured Messana, invited the Romans to interfere in Sicily?
MAMERTINES
B2: In what year had the Mamertines seized Messana?
288 B.C.
7. Give the accusative plural of the phrase the same two farmers.
EOSDEM DUOS AGRICOLAS
B1. Make eosdem duos agricolas genitive.
EORUNDEM DUORUM AGRICOLARUM
B2. Make eorundem duorum agricolarum dative.
EISDEM DUOBUS AGRICOLIS
8. Identify the figure of speech in the following Latin quotation from Catullus: Odi et amo.
Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris. Nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior.
CHIASMUS OR ANTITHESIS
B1: Identify the figure of speech excluding alliteration in the following Latin quotation from
Ennius: At tuba terribili sonitu taratantara dixit.
ONOMATOPOEIA
B2: Identify the figure of speech in the following Latin quotation from Ennius: Saxo cere
comminuit brum.
TMESIS
9. Name any six of the seven of the Seven Against Thebes according to the traditional account of
Aeschylus.
ADRASTUS/AMPHIARIUS/CAPANEUS/HIPPOMEDON/PARTHENOPAEUS/
POLYNEICES/TYDEUS
(must list all but one of the above names)
B1/2: For five points each, name the two allies of the Seven who also perished in the battle.
PERSIUS
CORNUTUS
LUCAN
ERYX
HERACLES
AENEAS
16. What Roman ruler willingly resigned power after three years in power?
(CORNELIUS) SULLA
B1: Who did Sulla deny a triumph in 80 B.C?
POMPEY
B2: Who violated Sullas law by daring to stand for the consulship against him?
(QUINTUS) LUCRETIUS OFELLA
(OR AFELLA)
17. Who, the eldest son of Heracles and Deineira, married his fathers concubine Iole and took
revenge against Eurystheus by capturing and/or killing him?
HYLLUS
B1: Who killed Hyllus is single combat during the expedition of the Heraclids?
ECHEMUS
B2: Who was the son of Hyllus by Iole?
CLEODAEUS
18. What derivative of the Latin verb scio means pleasing, agreeable, or delightful?
NICE
B1: What derivative of the Latin verb nascor means showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or
judgment?
NAVE
B2: What derivative of the Latin verb vinco means to reveal the presence of?
EVINCE
19. Which, if any, of these provinces was not fully conquered during the reign of Claudius?
Thrace, Noricum, Pamphylia, Lycia, Judaea, Britain.
BRITAIN
B1: What relation, besides adopted son, did Claudius have with his successor Nero?
CLAUDIUS WAS NEROS GREAT UNCLE
B2: What ancestor of Nero had been a staunch enemy of Caesar, served as consul in 54 B.C.
fought against Caesar at the Battle of Pharsalus?
L. DOMITIUS (AHENOBARBUS)
20. The motto of the University of Chicago is Crescat scientia; vita excolatur. What is this
motto translated into English?
LET KNOWLEDGE GROW; (AND SO) LIFE BE IMPROVED (or LET LIFE BE
ENRICHED)
B1. What type of subjunctive is found in the phrase Crescat scientia?
JUSSIVE SUBJUNCTIVE
B2. The motto of Miami University is Prodesse quam conspici. What is this phrase in English?
TO ACHIEVE (BE BENEFICIAL, etc.) RATHER THAN TO BE SEEN
B1: What Roman author said the line Nemo liber est qui corpori servit
SENECA THE YOUNGER
B2: What Roman author said the line Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres.?
HORACE
MYTHOLOGY
1. Who in mythology can be considered as a female Oedipus because of her love she had for
her father on the island of Cyprus?
MYRRHA
B1: Who was Myrrhas father, the same man who sent 49 ships of clay to Troy?
CINYRAS
B2: Who was Myrrhas mother, the very woman who evoked Aphrodites wrath which caused
Myrrha to lust for her father?
CENCHREIS
2. What river-god was the father of Cyrene, Stilbe, and Daphne?
PENEUS
B1: What river god wrested Heracles for the hand of Deianeira?
ACHELOUS
B2: What river god pursued the nymph Arethusa?
ALPHEUS
HISTORY/CULTURE
1. During the Social War, the forces of the Italian rebels could be divided into two distinct
categories; One group was comprised of Marsic tribes and the other of Samnite tribes. Who
was the leader of the Samnite Group?
(GAIUS PAPIUS) MUTILUS
B1: Who was the lesser known leader of the Marsic group?
(QUNITUS) POPPAEDIUS SILO
B2: Rome was eventually successful in placating her allies with the passing of the Lex
Iulia in 90 B.C. For what did this law provide?
THE ENFRANCHISEMENT OF THE ITALIAN ALLIES
2. The traditional date for the fall of Rome is 476 A.D. What Barbarian warlord sacked the city
of Rome in that year?
ODOACER
B1: Who was the Emperor of the Eastern Empire in 476 A.D?
ZENO
B2: What Ostrogothic chieftain did Zeno send West to deal with Odoacer in 488 A.D?
THEODORIC
LITERATURE
1. What figure of speech is the repetition of the same word at the beginning of successive phrases
or clauses?
ANAPHORA
B1: What figure of speech is the repetition of a vowel sound?
ASSONANCE
B2: What figure of speech is the repetition of the last word of a verse or phrase at the beginning
of the next verse or phrase?
ANADIPLOSIS
2. Latin used many meters, although most were adaptations from Greek. Which early meter was
considered as the only refined native verse of Latin?
SATURNIAN
B1: Later on, Latin adopted dactylic hexameter from the Greeks and used it for satires, epics, and
other various genres of literature. What are the last two feet of dactylic hexameter?
DACTYL, SPONDEE (in that order)
B2: Exemplified in dactylic hexameters long and short emphases, what is the term for metric
stress?
ICTUS
B2. After leaving Caligula company and journeying through the forum, a disheveled old man
with a wild beard comes chasing after you pursuing you through every street and yelling
feverishly Cave! Spectavi te cadentem e caelo, simulac magnum sonitum audivi! Imperator
vultte interficere, quod cogitat te deum esse! According to the old man, why does the emperor
want to kill you?
HE THINKS YOU ARE A GOD
5. Before they ever fought against each other, the Romans and Carthaginians had been allies. In
what year did Rome and Carthage sign their first treaty?
509 B.C
B1: The friendly relations between Carthage and Rome continued well into the third century
B.C. Against what common enemy did Carthage and Rome unite in 280 B.C.?
PYRRHUS (OF EPIRUS)
B2: Even after the first Punic war, Rome and Carthage maintained amicable relations. What
privilege did Rome grant to Carthage during the Truceless war?
ROME ALLOWED CARTHAGE TO RECRUIT MERCENARIES FROM ITALY
6. A medication has the abbreviation H.S. on it. According to this abbreviation, when should
this medication be taken?
IN THE HOUR OF SLEEP / BEDTIME (prompt on Night time)
B1: When should a medication be taken if it has the abbreviation A.C. written on it?
BEFORE FOOD
B2: What does it mean if a medication has T.I.D. written on it?
IT SHOULD BE TAKEN THREE TIMES A DAY
7. Who says the following lines in Vergils Aeneid and to whom: Anna soror, quae me
suspensam insomnia terrent! Quis novus hic nostris successit sedibus hospes, quem sese ore
ferens, quam forti pectore et armis!
DIDO to ANNA
B1: Who says the following lines in Vergils Aeneid and to whom: O luce magis dilecta sorori,
solane perpetua maerens carpere iuuenta nec dulcis natos Veneris nec praemia noris? Id
cinerem aut manis credis curare sepultos?
ANNA to DIDO
B2: Who says the following lines in Vergils Aeneid and to whom: Egregiam vero laudem et
spolia ampla refertis tuque puerque tuus (magnum et memorabile numen), una dolo diuum si
femina uicta duorum est.
JUNO to VENUS
8. For the verb parco, give the third person plural imperfect active subjunctive
PARCERENT
B1: Change parcerent to the pluperfect.
PEPERICISSENT
B2: Make pepercissent passive.
PARSI ESSENT
9. Give a synonym of the preposition absque.
SINE
B1: The preposition apud has several meanings. What does it mean in the phrase Ego sum apud
te hodie.
AT YOUR HOUSE
(accept equivalent phrasing)
B2: When found in works of literary criticism, what does the phrase apud Vergilium mean?
WITHIN THE WORKS OF VERGIL
(accept equivalent phrasing)
10. Listen to the following passage which I will read twice and answer in English the question
that follows.
Olim urbs ingens fuit, ubi astrologus doctus notusque habitabat. Ille laboravit multos annos ut
favorem imperatoris recipiat. Itinera stellarum diu spectavit et tandem imperatori proclamavit:
Ecce! Sol non circum terram venit, sed terra circum solem! imperator iratus astrologum non
laudavit, sed in carcem deposuit.Eheu! gemuit astrologus. Labor meus numquam admiratus
est!
The Question: What did the astrologer do for a long time?
WATCHED THE PATHS OF THE STARS
B1. Why did the astrologer work for many years?
TO RECEIVE THE FAVOR OF THE EMPEROR
B2. What declaration made the emperor angry?
THAT THE EARTH ORBITS (GOES AROUND) THE SUN / THAT THE SUN
DOESN'T GO AROUND THE EARTH
TORTOISE/TURTLE
ANAXERETE
B2: Who was turned to stone when he proved his untrustworthiness when he told a disguised
Hermes about Hermess theft of Apollos cattle?
BATTUS
17. Thank you for listening to WROM, the premier station for todays hit music, all in Latin!
One classic hit song is Non potes accipere quod vis by the Saxa Volvens. What is this songs
name in English?
YOU CANT ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
B1. Many modern songs can actually be traced back to ancient Roman melodies what would
we have called in English the hit Roman song dum cithara mea leniter lacrimat?
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
B2. What song, probably by the same band, would the Romans have simply called Fiat?
LET IT BE
18. Translate the following into English: Ille qui numquam errat numquam quid novum captavit.
HE WHO NEVER MAKES A MISTAKE HAS NEVER TRIED SOMETHING
NEW.
B1: Translate the following into Latin: If we had not gone to school, we would not have learned
Latin.
SI NON AD SCHOLAM VENISSEMUS, LINGUAM LATINAM NON DIDICISSEMUS.
B2: What conditional clause is present in this sentence?
NEGATIVE PAST CONTRARY TO FACT
19. What shepherd of Priam exposed the infant Paris?
B1: What son of Priam by Arisbe predicted that Paris would be the ruin of Troy?
B2: Into what was Aesacus transformed?
AGELAUS
AESACUS
A DIVER BIRD
20. Which play of Plautus ends with the phrase surge, amator, i domum repeated four times?
ASINARIA
B1: Which play of Plautus did the author call Patruos, meaning Uncle, after the uncle of the
central figure, Agorastocles?
POENULUS
B2: Which play of Plautus, containing three separate scenes, was distinctly valued because it was
a social document?
STICHUS
HISTORY/CULTURE
1. What hostile tribe entrapped a Roman consul and his army on Mt. Algidus circa 460 BC?
AEQUI/AEQUIANS
B1: Give the full name of the person appointed dictator to rescue the entrapped army?
LUCIUS QUINCTIUS CINCINNATUS
B2: Who was the consul that Cincinnatus rescued at Mt. Algidus?
(L.) MINUCIUS
2. In the context of slavery, the phrases sub corona venire and sub hasta venire both mean
what?
TO SELL INTO SLAVERY
B1: What was the name for a wholesale slave dealer?
MANGO
B2: Another major industry of slave dealers was reviled for its depravity. Give the name for a
dealer involved in prostitution.
LENO
LITERATURE
1. What genre of literature is a serenade before a mistresss locked door?
PARAKLAUSITHYRON
B1: What genre of literature is a play of nonsense?
EXODIUM
B2: What genre of literature is a form of mime used for ethical teaching?
BIOLOGOI
2. Which satire of Juvenals excoriates the vice of homosexuality?
B1: Which satire of Juvenals laments the inadequate remuneration received by learned
professionals?
B2: Which satire of Juvenals is a tirade against legacy hunters, who would sacrifice even a
hecatomb of elephants to secure a place in a rich mans will?
2
7
12
B2: Who says the following lines in Vergils Aeneid: Tantane vos generis tenuit fiducia vestri?
Iam caelum terramque meo sine numine, venti, miscere, et tantas audetis tollere moles? Quos
ego?
NEPTUNE / NEPTUNUS
5. Eheu! You have so much homework to do after you get home from this CertamenTournament
that you are SURE you will be finished with it ad Kalendas Graecas. Idiomatically speaking,
when will you finish your homework?
NEVER
(Do not accept At the Greek Kalends)
B1: Why is this phrase ironic?
BECAUSE THE GREEK CALENDAR DID NOT HAVE A KALENDS.
B2: What English phrase, involving airborne animals, is an equivalent to ad Kalendas Graecas?
WHEN PIGS FLY
6. Pandora was given a box that she was instructed to never open. What other mythological
woman of Bisaltian origins reversed the role when she gifted somebody else with a box that
came with an ultimatum?
PHYLLIS
B1: According to some versions, what brother of Demophon was Phyllis husband, the recipient
of the box?
ACAMAS
B2: After Acamas married Phyllis, he sailed away, but promised to return. Phyllis gave him the
box as he departed, instructing him to only open it if he decided that he wasnt going to come
back after all. Well, as mythological men were wont to do, Acamas forgot all about his wife and
settled happily on Cyprus. After some time, he opened the box and went insane upon seeing its
contents. He tried to escape the horrors, but as he was galloping away on his horse, he met a
tragic death. What exactly happened to him?
HE FELL ON HIS OWN SWORD
7. Where were the forces of Lars Porsena defeated in 506 B.C?
B1: Who was the victorious general at this battle?
ARICIA
ARISTODEMUS OF CUMAE
B2: Despite fighting on the behalf of the Latins in the battle of Aricia, to what enemy of Rome
did Aristodemus offer refuge?
TARQUINIUS SUPERBUS
8. Thank you for listening to WROM, the premier station for todays hit music, all in Latin!
What song might the Romans have called Finis Gloriae?
EDGE OF GLORY
B1: Say in Latin, Im on the edge with you.
IN FINE SUM TECUM (Do NOT accept cum te.)
(Ora, margine, labro, fimbriis and aciei also work for edge.)
B2: What other Lady Gaga song might the Romans have called Nata sicut?
BORN THIS WAY
9. In Catullus 13th poem, he says that a friend of his can have a scrumptious dinner at his place,
provided that the friend brings along lots of good food, pretty girls, wine, jokes, and
entertainment. To which unfortunate friend does Catullus propose this bring your own bottle
policy?
FABULLUS
B1: Catullus kindly reminds Fabullus to bring his wallet, because Catullus own is supposedly
filled with what?
COBWEBS
B2: The one thing Catullus does offer Fabullus is perfume. The scent of this perfume supposedly
smells so good that it will make Fabullus wish he was nothing but a what?
NOSE
10. What Tegean king bought Arsinoe as a slave and succeeded Echemus on the throne?
AGAPENOR
B1: Agapenor was a suitor of which famous mythological woman?
HELEN
B1: What city did he found on the island of Cyprus?
PAPHOS
11. What Latin historian participated with Ammianus Marcellinus in Julian's expedition of 363
A.D. against the Persians?
EUTROPIUS
B1: Which of his works was a compendium of Roman history in 10 books?
BREVIARIUM AB URBE CONDITA
B2: At the behest of which emperor, who wanted sparknotes for the long Roman histories, did
Eutropius write the Breviarium Ab Urbe Condita?
VALENS
12. For the Latin verb suesco, give the first person plural perfect active subjunctive.
SUEVERIMUS
B1: Keeping everything else the same, change this form to the imperfect.
SUESCEREMUS
B2: Keeping everything else the same, change suesceremus to the pluperfect.
SUEVISSEMUS
13. What Greek god traveled to India where the tiger became one of his sacred animals and was
and his frenzied followers as he attempted to subject its Asian people to his worship?
DIONYSUS
B1: What elderly advisor of Dionysus also was part of his entourage?
SILENUS
B2: Who were Dionysuss caretakers on Mt. Nysa? Today, there is a racing horse with the same
name.
THE NYSAEAN NYMPHS
14. What Roman commander was sent to put down the revolt of the Macedonian pretender
18. Which book of the Eclogues, known as the Messianic Eclogue was later interpreted by
Christian critics as a reference to Christ?
THE FOURTH BOOK
B1: Other critics believe that Vergil is actually referring the child of which famous political
couple?
MARC ANTONY AND OCTAVIA
B2: Yet another group of literary critics believe that Vergil is alluding to the child of his early
patron. Who was this patron?
ASINIUS POLLIO
19. What ruler of the Iceni named the Emperor coheir to kingdom, along with his two daughters,
around the year 60 A.D.?
PRASUTAGUS
B1: Who was Prasutagus more famous wife who led a revolt against the Romans after they
disregarded his will and raped their daughters?
BOUDICCA
B2: Where had the Roman commander in Britain, Suetonius Paulinus been when he heard of
the revolt?
THE ISLAND OF MONA
20. When recognized by a spotter, perform the following action: Surge, ascende sellam, et clama
Anglice Quantum materiae materiari possit marmot monax si marmota monax materiam possit
materiari?
STUDENT STANDS ON THEIR CHAIR AND YELLS HOW MUCH WOOD COULD
A WOODCHUCK CHUCK IF A WOODCHUCK COULD CHUCK WOOD?
B1: Now perform this command: Surgite et cantata Anglice Da nobis omnia hac nocte.
STUDENTS RISE AND SING GIVE ME/US EVERYTHING TONIGHT.
B2: Ok, now perform the following action: Se vertite ad spectatores et dicite, Nolite plaudere.
Modo date pecuniam nobis.
STUDENTS TURN TO THE AUDIENCE AND SAY DONT CLAP. JUST GIVE US
MONEY!
GORDIAN I
B2: Of what province had Gordian been the proconsul?
AFRICA
2. Where in 58 BC did Caesar defeat a large force of migrating Helvetians?
BIBRACTE
B1: What chieftain led the Helvetians at the Battle of Bibracte?
ORGETORIX
B2: What sub tribe of the Helvetians, who had once joined the Cimbri and Teutones in their
invasions of Italy, also fought at the battle of Bibracte?
THE TIGURINI
LITERATURE
1. Who says the following lines in Vergils Aeneid: O sate gente deum, Troianam ex hostibus
urbem qui reuehis nobis aeternaque Pergama seruas, exspectate solo Laurenti aruisque
Latinis, hic tibi certa domus, certi (ne absiste) penates. Neu belli terrere minis; tumor omnis
et irae concessere deum.
THE TIBER RIVER / TIBERINUS
B1: Who says the following lines in Vergils Aeneid: Optime Graiugenum, cui me Fortuna
precari et uitta comptos uoluit praetendere ramos, non equidem extimui Danaum quod ductor et
Arcas quodque a stirpe fores geminis coniunctus Atridis.
AENEAS
B2: Who says the following lines in Vergils Aeneid: Haec nemora indigenae Fauni
Nymphaeque tenebant gensque uirum truncis et duro robore nata, quis neque mos neque cultus
erat, nec iungere tauros aut componere opes norant aut parcere parto, sed rami atque asper
uictu uenatus alebat.
KING EVANDER
2. What literary form is a farewell song?
PROPEMPTICON
B1: What literary form is a thanksgiving song?
EUCHARISTICON
B2: What literary form is a birthday song?
GENETHLIACON