2008 Northeast Certamen Latin I Flashcards by WSHS Certamen

TU: From what Latin noun, with what meaning, do we derive “circumnavigate” and “nautical”?
B1: From what Latin adjective, with what meaning, do we derive “benediction”?
B2: From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we derive “duty”?

TU: NAUTA, SAILOR
B1: BONUS, GOOD
B2: DEBEO, OWE

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TU: Name the four Roman emperors of 69 A.D.
B1: What family took control of Rome with Vespasian’s accession?
B2: What emperor ruled Rome immediately before Trajan?

TU: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian
B1: Flavian
B2: Nerva

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TU: Translate the Latin phrase fēstīnā lentē.
B1: What is the Latin phrase for “the existing state of affairs?”
B2: What is the Latin and English for the abbreviation ibid.?

TU: Make haste slowly
B1: Status Quo
B2: Ibidem - In the same place

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TU: Who was the daughter of Peneus and the first love of Apollo?
B1: Into what was Daphne transformed while fleeing Apollo?
B2: What male lover of Apollo was killed by a discus?

TU: Daphne
B1: A laurel tree
B2: Hyacinth(us)

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TU: Give the case and use of the word bonī in the following sentence: Fīlius virī bonī malam puellam amat.
B1: Give the case and use of fīlius in that same sentence.
B2: Translate that sentence.

TU: Genitive of Possession
B1: Nominative Subject
B2: The son of the good man loves the bad girl.

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TU: In the Roman house what name is given to the master’s study?
B1: In the tablīnum were the imāginēs. What were they?
B2: Also in the Roman house was an outdoor colonnaded garden. What was it called?

TU: Tablinum
B1: Wax masks/busts of ancestors
B2: Peristyl(i)um

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TU: What Titaness represented Justice to the ancient Greeks?
B1: Which Titan’s name means Memory?
B2: Which of the Titans was the father of Selene, Helius, and Eos?

TU: Themis
B1: Mnemosyne
B2: Hyperion

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TU: What is the meaning of the Latin noun porta?
B1: Change the noun porta to the dative plural?
B2: Change portīs to the singular.

TU: Door/Gate
B1: Portis
B2: Portae

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TU: The vocative case is used for direct address. From what Latin verb do we derive this case?
B1: The nominative case is used to express the subject of a sentence. From what Latin noun do we derive this case?
B2: The locative case is used to show place where. From what 2nd declension noun do we derive this case?

TU: Voco
B1: Nomen
B2: Locus

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TU: After Tarquinius Superbus was driven out of the city, what Etruscan king invaded Rome and tried to restore him to power?
B1: According to legend what girl swam the length of the Tiber river to rescue hostages who had been captured by Porsenna?
B2: After Porsenna and Superbus were finally driven from Rome, what consul of the Republic resigned because of the fear which his name inspired?

TU: Lars Porsenna
B1: Cloelia
B2: (L. Tarquinius) Collatinus

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TU: Translate: Tuus amīcus ad forum ambulāvit.
B1: Translate: Magister studiōsōs discipulōs nōn docēbat.
B2: Translate: Agricola ignāvus in agrō somnat.

TU: Your friend walked to the Forum
B1: The teacher was not teaching eager students
B2: The lazy farmer sleeps in the field

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TU: Who in ancient Rome would have worn a toga praetexta?
B1: Who in ancient Rome would have worn the tunica recta?
B2: Who in ancient Rome would have worn the toga virilis?

TU: Boys/Magistrates
B1: A bride
B2: Men/Citizens

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TU: Give an antonym of dē.
B1: Give an antonym of sub.
B2: Give an antonym of sine.

TU: Ab/Ex
B1: Super
B2: Cum

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TU: Which god carried the Thyrsus?
B1: What were the names of the followers of Dionysus?
B2: Into what were the sailors who captured Dionysus transformed?

TU: Dionysus
B1: Maenads/Bacchants
B2: Dolphins

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TU: What historical reformer was elected Tribune in 133 B.C.?
B1: The Senate did not approve of Tiberius’ policies because many of them owned the large public estates which he was attacking. What were these plantation like estates called?
B2: In what year was Tiberius’ brother Gaius elected Tribune for the first time?

TU: TIBERIUS GRACCHUS
B1: Latifundia
B2: 123 B.C.

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TU: Si quaeris paenīnsulam amoenam circumspice is the motto of what state?
B1: Vox clamātis in desertō is the motto of what school?
B2: Virtute et armīs is the motto of both a school and a state. Which one?

TU: Michigan
B1: Dartmouth
B2: Mississippi

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TU: Which emperor co-ruled with Marcus Aurelius until his death in 169 A.D.?
B1: Which emperor co-ruled briefly with his brother Caracalla?
B2: Which emperor co-ruled with Constantine until 324 A.D.?

TU: L. Verus
B1: Geta
B2: Licinius

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TU: What son of Poseidon and Amphitrite is called the “Trumpeter of the Seas?”
B1: Why is Triton called the “Trumpeter”?
B2: To what group of sea nymphs does Amphitrite belong?

TU: Triton
B1: He blows on his conch shell
B2: Nereids

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TU: From what Latin noun do we derive “verbose”?
B1: From what Latin adjective do we derive “trivial”?
B2: From what Latin adjective do we derive “dilate”?

TU: Verbum
B1: Tres
B2: Latus

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TU: For the verb narrō, give the 2nd person plural, present active indicative.
B1: Change narrātis to the corresponding future.
B2: Change narrābitis to the corresponding perfect.

TU: Narratis
B1: Narrabitis
B2: Narravistis

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TU: To what category do the following belong: coemptio, confarreatio, and usus?
B1: According to Roman tradition what color was a bride’s veil?
B2: What object did a bride dedicate to the Lar Familiāris?

TU: Weddings/Marriage(s) ceremonies
B1: Saffron
B2: Bulla

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TU: Which Roman war lasted from 264 to 241 B.C.?
B1: During this war what Roman general returned to Carthage after having urged the Romans not to surrender?
B2: Which battle ended the First Punic War?

TU: First Punic War
B1: Regulus
B2: Aegates Islands

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TU: What derivative of the Latin noun bellum means “a fight between two people’?
B1: What derivative of the Latin noun bellum means “aggressive” or “hostile”?
B2: What derivative of bellum means “to revolt or rise against”?

TU: Duel
B1: Belligerent/Bellicose
B2: Rebel

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TU: What is the meaning of the Latin noun lupa?
B1: What is the meaning of the Latin noun iniuria?
B2: What is the meaning of the Latin verb dēlectō?

TU: (She) wolf
B1: Injury/Harm/Injustice
B2: To please/Delight

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TU: To which mythological group do the following belong: Thalia, Aglaia, and Euphrosyne? B1: Who are the parents of the Graces? B2: According to Homer, what god is the husband of Aglaia?

TU: THE GRACES B1: ZEUS AND EURYNOME B2: HEPHAESTUS

TU: Which Greek hero discovered his identity after he removed a sword and a pair of sandals from beneath a rock? B1: On his journey from Troezen to Athens Theseus encountered many bandits. Which of these bandits punished his victims by using various beds? B2: Which of these bandits killed travelers by tying them to pine trees?

TU: Theseus B1: Procrustes B2: Sinis

TU: What Roman emperor, preceded by his father and suceeded by his brother, ruled from 79 to 81 A.D.? B1: What natural disaster occured on August 24th 79 A.D. during the reign of Titus? B2: What famous Roman building was dedicated by Titus in 80 A.D.?

TU: Titus B1: The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius B2: Colosseum

TU: What is gramatucally unusual about scrība, incola, agricola, and nauta B1: Name another first declension masculine noun. B2: Name another.

TU: They are all masculine, but are 1st declension B1: Pirata, Poeta, Auriga B2: see above

TU: Who was the chief priest of Roman religion? B1: An important element to Roman religion was the Vestal Virgins. At what age did a girl become a Vestal? B2: For how many years did a Vestal Virgin serve?

TU: Pontifex Maximus B1: Six B2: Thirty

TU: Which of these nouns does not belong by case: spatium ,oppidum, fīlium, puellārum? B1: Which of these words does not belong by gender: magister, campus, pīrāta, fabula? B2: Which of these words does not belong by number: filiābus, portārum, castra, stella?

TU: Puellarum B1: Fabula B2: Stella

TU: By what collective name are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius known? B1: By what collective name are Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero known? B2: By what collective name are Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Elagabalus, and Alexander Severus known?

TU: The Five Good Emperors B1: The Julio-Claudians B2: The Severans

TU: Which Titan in mythology tricked Zeus and stole fire for mankind? B1: To what mountain range did Zeus chain Prometheus in order to punish him? B2: How else did Zeus punish Prometheus?

TU: Prometheus B1: Caucasus B2: Sent an eagle to peck his liver daily

TU: Which of a Roman citizen’s three standard names was given to him at birth? B1: Which of a Roman citizen’s three standard names indicated the gēns to which he belonged? B2: Which fourth name could be earned for various honorable exploits, such as when Publius Cornelius Scipio defeated Hannial in Africa?

TU: Praenomen B1: Nomen B2: Agnomen

TU: Identify the use of the ablative illustrated in the phrase magnā cum laude. B1: Identify the use of the ablative in the sentence Vir fabulam verbīs narrat. B2: Identify the use of the ablative in the sentence Cum coquīs ad culīnam ambulō.

TU: Manner B1: Means B2: Accompaniment

TU: Of the words servō, viīs, Marce, and atriōrum, which is vocative? B1: Give the vocative of the noun Publius? B2: What is the masculine, vocative singular of the adjective meus?

TU: Marce B1: Publi B2: Mi

TU: Salūs Populī is the motto of which university? B1: Translate Salūs Poplulī. B2: Give the Latin and English for the motto of the State of Missouri.

TU: MISSOURI B1: THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE B2: SALŪS POPULĪ SUPREMA LEX ESTO - THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE SHALL BE THE HIGHEST LAW

TU: Which god rarely visited Olympus, but spent most of his time working in his smithy? B1: On what island did the ancients believe that Hephaestus’ workshop was located? B2: What monsters, whose name means “wheel-eyed,” worked for Hephaestus?

TU: Hephaestus/Vulcan B1: Sicily B2: Cyclopes

TU: Give the principal parts of the Latin verb maneō. B1: ...of the Latin verb sum. B2: ...of the Latin verb iubeō.

TU: Maneo, manere, mansi, mansus B1: Sum, esse, fui, futurus B2: Iubeo, iubere, iussi, iussum

TU: What Roman left his plow to defeat the Aequians in 458 B.C.? B1: To what office was Cincinnatus appointed to complete this task? B2: Cincinnatus resigned his dictatorship after 16 days. For how long was a dictator typically appointed?

TU: Cincinnatus B1: Dictator B2: Six months

TU: In ancient Rome what were Thermae? B1: What were basilicae? B2: What were Thermapolia?

TU: Baths B1: Law Courts B2: Fast food places

TU: Which hero in mythology was forced to clean the Augean Stables and kill the Nemean Lion? B1: What king of Mycenae was Heracles’ task master for his labors? B2: Which monster did Heracles kill with the help of his nephew Iolaus?

TU: Heracles/Hercules B1: Eurytheus B2: Hydra

TU: Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation etc. B1: ...for the abbreviation cf. B2: ...for the abbreviation rx.

TU: Et cetera - And the rest of B1: Confer - Compare B2: Recipe - Take (as directed)

TU: Translate the Latin verb form intrāre. B1: Translate the Latin verb form firmāre. B2: Translate the Latin verb form cogitāre.

TU: TO ENTER B1: TO STRENGTHEN B2: TO THINK

TU: Complete the following analogy: Poseidon: trident :: Hermes: B1: Complete this analogy: Zeus: Oak :: Aphrodite: B2: Complete this analogy: Apollo: Leto: Phaethon:

TU: CADUCEUS B1: MYRTLE B2: CLYMENE

TU: Which emperor ruled Rome from 37 to 41 A.D.? B1: Which emperor preceded Caligula? B2: On what island in the Mediterranean did Tiberius die in 37 A.D.?

TU: Caligula B1: Tiberius B2: Capri

TU: Give the second person plural imperfect acctive indicative of doceo. B1: Make docebatis perfect. B2: Make docuistis pluperfect.

TU: docebatis B1: docuistis B2: docueratis

TU: What in ancient Rome hadthe names Flaminia, Aurelia, and Appia B1: What censor of 312BC was responsible for building the first road, the Via Appia B2: What city in southern Italy served as the original terminus of the Via Appia

TU: Roads B1: Appius Claudius Caecus B2: Capua

TU: Change the phrase malum signum to the accusative plural. B1: Change mala signa to the genitive. B2: Change malōrum signōrum to the ablative singular.

TU: Mala Signa B1: Malorum Signorum B2: Malo Signo

TU: 4. This man got his start in Rome as a lawyer defending a man from patricide. He rose through the cursus honorum and eventually saved Rome from a conspiracy headed by Cataline. His cognomen means chick pea. Who is he? B1: This man’s cognomen means left-handed because he burned his right hand in a fire to prove his bravery. Who is he? B2: This man’s cognomen means one-eyed. He defended the Pons Sublicius from Etruscan attack. Who is he?

TU: Cicero B1: (C. Mucius) Scaevola B2: Horatius Cocles

TU: 5. What sculptor and woman hater in Cyprus fell in love with his own artwork? B1: What did Pygmalion call his art and love? B2: What son of Pygmalion and Galatea gave his name to Venus’ favorite city?

TU: Pygmalion B1: Galatea B2: Paphos

TU: Translate into English: ad astra per aspera. B1: Translate into English: cum granō salis. B2: Translate into English: dē mortuīs nil nisi bonum.

TU: To the stars through difficulties B1: With a grain of salt B2: Speak only good of the dead

TU: What woman in mythology is known as the “swiftest of all mortals”? B1: Who defeated Atalanta in a foot race and won the right to marry her? B2: Which goddess helped Melanion win the race by giving him golden apples which distracted Atalanta?

TU: Atalanta B1: Melanion/Hippomenes B2: Aphrodite/Venus

TU: Differentiate in meaning between volō and vulnerō. B1: Differentiate in meaning between concilium and consilium. B2: Differentiate in meaning between regnum and rēgīna.

TU: VOLŌ, FLY / WISH VULNERŌ, WOUND B1: CONCILIUM, MEETING / UNION CONSILIUM, PLAN B2: REGNUM, KINGDOM / KINGSHIP RĒGĪNA, QUEEN

TU: 9. You are standing in the valley of the Palatine and Aventine hills in ancient Rome. In what famous structure are you most likely standing? B1: At a Roman circus, what were the starting gates called? B2: What were the turning posts at the circus called?

TU: Circus Maximus B1: Carceres B2: Metae

TU: What Roman general who died in the first century B.C. held the consulship 7 times? B1: With what former lieutenant did Marius fight a civil war? B2: What famous Roman general was a nephew of Marius?

TU: Marius B1: Sulla B2: Julius Caesar

TU: From what Latin noun, with what meaning, do we serive “serf”? B1: From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we derive “derisive” and “ridicule”? B2: From what Latin noun, with what meaning, do we derive “concoct”?

TU: Servus, Slave B1: Rideo, Laugh B2: Coquus, Cook

TU: Translate: Vidēmus ludōs in circō maximō. B1: Translate: Nonne ad tuam casam ambulās? B2: Translate: Num es parva puella?

TU: We see the games in the Circus Maximus B1: You are walking to your house, aren't you? B2: You are not a little girl, are you?

TU: What emperor, in 293 A.D., established a government known as the “Tetrarchy”? B1: Who acted as co-Augustus with Diocletian? B2: The period of the Tetrarchy was one of great civil strife in Rome. At what battle in 312 A.D. did Constantine defeat the son of Maximian?

TU: Diocletian B1: Maximian B2: Milvian Bridge

14. Listen carefully to the following short story, which I will read twice, and answer in ENGLISH, the question about it. Olim erat stultus puer. Puer in Germaniā habitābat. Saepe nōn laborābat sed ambulābat in hortō suō. Rana parva quoque ambulābat in hortō et puerum spectābat. TU: Where did the silly boy live? B1: What did the lazy boy not often do? B2: Besides the boy, what else was walking in the garden?

TU: Germany B1: Work B2: A frog

TU: 15. What Greek hero, who lived a generation before Odysseus, led the Argo on a mission to find the Golden Fleece? B1: The fleece was located in the land of Colchis. Who was the king there? B2: What son of Athamas and Nephele was carried to Colchis on the back of the ram which yielded the fleece?

TU: Jason B1: Aeetes B2: Phrixus

TU: What giants piled two mountains on top of one another in an attempt to storm Mt. Olympus? B1: Give the name of one of their parents? B2: Give the name of one of the two mountains.

TU: Otus & Ephilates B1: Aloeus/Poseidon/Iphimedia B2: Ossa/Pelion

TU: Name the Roman kings who immediately preceded and succeeded Tullus Hostilius. B1: What was the familial relationship between Numa and Ancus. B2: To what Latin tribe could Numa and Ancus trace their origins?

TU: Numa Pompilius & Ancus Marcius B1: Grandfather/Grandson B2: Sabines

TU: Identify the case and use of the noun equus in the sentence Dā, Marce, aquam equō. B1: Translate that sentence. B2: What mood is the verb dā in that sentence?

TU: Dative of Indirect Object B1: Marcus, give water to the horse B2: Imperative

TU: Give the 1st person singular, perfect active indicative of stō. B1: Give the same form for iubeō. B2: What name is given to verbs such as do and stō whose third principal parts “double up”?

TU: Steti B1: Iussi B2: Reduplicative

``` TU: The Latin word intercēdō was used by what official in Rome when vetoing a law? B1: During the late Republic, how many Tribunes were elected annually? B2: The tribunate was an office created for what class in Rome? ```

TU: Tribune B1: 8 B2: Plebians

TU: Which emperor of Rome ordered a slave to stab him in 68 A.D.? B1: Nero went so far in his tyranny as to order the murder of his own mother. Who was she? B2: To what eariler emperor had Agrippina the Younger been married?

TU: Nero B1: Agrippina the Younger B2: Claudius

TU: What is the meaning of the Latin noun venēnum? B1: What is the meaning of the Latin noun ancilla? B2: What is the meaning of the Latin noun lacrima?

TU: Poison B1: Slave Girl B2: Tear

TU: 8. Who, possessed by his hubris, attempted to ride Pegasus to Olympus and take his place among the immortal gods? B1: What monster had Bellerophin killed while riding Pegasus? B2: Which goddess had appeared to Bellerophon and given him the golden bridle with which he tamed Pegasus?

TU: Bellerophon B1: Chimera B2: Athena

TU: Responde Latine: Quis erat deus bellī? B1: Responde Latine: Quis erat dea lunae? B2: Responde Latine: Quae dea cum Neptunō pro Athēnīs pugnāvit?

TU: Mars B1: Diana B2: Minerva

TU: 10. While flipping through the pages of your dictionary you encounter the Latin abbreviation q.v. What does this mean? B1: On another page in the dictionary you find a nifty list of Latin abbreviations. What does the one which says viz. mean? B2: On that page you also notice the abbreviation ad. lib. What does it mean?

TU: Which See B1: Namely B2: At pleasure

TU: 11. Differentiate in meaning between hortus and hora. B1: ...between moneō and monstrō. B2: ...between vīta and vitta.

TU: Hortus - Garden ; Hora - Hour B1: Moneo - Warn/Advise ; Monstro - Show B2: Vita - Life ; Vitta - Hairband

TU: At what battle off the coast of Greece were Antony and Cleopatra defeated by Octavian? B1: In what year did this battle occur? 31 B.C. B2: What general was primarily responsible for Octavian’s victory at Actium?

TU: Actium B1: 31 B.C. B2: M. Agrippa

TU: What man boiled his son Pelops and served him to the gods? B1: What goddess ate a piece of Pelops’ shoulder and later replaced it with ivory? B2: What woman did Pelops win in a chariot race thanks to the help of Hermes’ son Myrtilus?

TU: Tantalus B1: Demeter B2: Hippodamia

TU: Laqueariī, Myrmillonēs, and Retiariī were all types of what in ancient Rome? B1: What is the name of a gladiator trainer? B2: With what instrument was a gladiator presented when he won his freedom?

TU: Gladiators B1: Lanista B2: A wooden sword / Rudis

TU: Give the correct form of the adjective gratus to agree with the noun deābus. B1: Give the correct form of the adjective gratus to agree with the noun poētam. B2: Give two possible forms of the adjective gratus to agree with the noun Cornelī.

TU: Gratis B1: Gratum B2: Grate/Grati

TU: Complete this mythological analogy: Ceyx: Alcyone :: Odysseus: B1: Daedalus: Icarus :: Theseus: B2: Hermes: Atlas:: Perseus:

TU: Penelope B1: Aegeus B2: Acrisius

TU: Using the verb dēsīderō, dēsīderāre, say in Latin: “I want to be in Italy.” B1: Say in Latin: “In the Forum I will have seen the temple of Vesta.” B2: Say in Latin: “The towns near Rome were beautiful.”

TU: Desidero esse in Italia B1: In foro templum vestae videro B2: Oppida prope/ad Romam erant pulchra/formosa

TU: During which war did the battles of Baecula, Lake Trasimene, and Cannae occcur? B1: Against what enemy did Rome fight the battles of Cynosephalae and Pydna? B2: Against what enemy did Rome fight the battles of Heraclea and Beneventum?

TU: 2nd Punic B1: Macedon/Macedonia B2: Pyhrrus/Tarentum

TU: From what Latin adjective, with what meaning, do we derive “bounty,” “embellish,” and “bonafide”? B1: Which of those derivatives means “a reward’? B2: Which of those derivatives means “to make something more attractive”?

TU: Bonus - Good B1: Bounty B2: Embellish

Listen carefully to the following passage which I will read twice; then answer in LATIN the question about it. Olim fuit pulcher puer quī multam pecuniam habuit. Inimīcus puerī erat Claudius. Claudius habēre pecuniam puerī desīderāvit. Puer cum Claudiō pugnāvit et Claudium superāvit. Deinde puer clamāvit: “Victoria est Mea.” TU: Quis erat inimīcus puerī? B1: Quid puer pulcher habuit? B2: Responde Anglice: Quid puer clamāvit?

TU: Claudius B1: (Multam) Pecuniam B2: Victory is mine

2008 Northeast Certamen Latin I Flashcards

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