2010 Oak Hall Certamen Latin I

Question 1

TU: What Greek god had an oracle at Delphi?
B1: What Greek god had an oracle at Dodona?
B2: How were the prophesies of Zeus revealed at Dodona?

Answer 1

TU: Apollo
B1: Zeus
B2: The oak leaves

Question 2

TU: What Latin noun means island?
B1: What Latin noun means gate or door?
B2: What Latin noun means slave?

Answer 2

TU: Insula
B1: Porta
B2: Servus

Question 3

TU: In what year did the Roman monarchy begin?
B1: How many kings ruled Rome?
B2: In what year did the monarchy end?

Answer 3

TU: 753B.C.
B1: Seven
B2: 509/510B.C.

Question 4

TU: Translate the verb form amamus.
B1: Complete the following grammatical analogy: amo:amamus::laudo:
B2: Translate the following sentence into English: Poetam laudant.

Answer 4

TU: We Love
B1: Laudamus
B2: They Praise The Poet

Question 5

TU: What was the main room of a Roman house?
B1: What was the dining room of a Roman house?
B2: What was the master’s study in the Roman house?

Answer 5

TU: Atrium
B1: Triclinium
B2: Tablinum

Question 6

TU: What political alliance was formed by Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus?
B1: What political alliance was formed by Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus?
B2: What name did the Senate give to Octavian in 27 B.C.?

Answer 6

TU: First Triumvirate
B1: Second Triumvirate
B2: Augustus

Question 7

TU:Change the noun fīlia to the nominative plural.
B1: Make fīliae gentive, keeping the same number.
B2: Make fīliārum accusative.

Answer 7

TU: Filiae
B1: Filarum
B2: Filias

Question 8

TU:What king of the Titans was overthrown by Zeus?
B1: What is Cronus’ Latin name?
B2: To what land did Saturn flee and usher in a Golden Age?

Answer 8

TU: Cronus
B1: Saturn
B2: Italy

Question 9

TU: What is the Latin motto of the state of Maine.
B1: Translate that motto.
B2: What state has the motto Excelsior?

Answer 9

TU: Dirigo
B1: I point the way
B2: Higher/ Ever Upward

Question 10

TU: During the Roman Empire, where did gladiatorial combats take place?
B1: What famous structure, lying between the Palatine and Aventine, hosted chariot races?
B2: Rome was a city famous for having how many hills?

Answer 10

TU: Colosseum
B1: Circus Maximus
B2: Seven

Question 11

TU: In what three ways must an adjective agree with the noun it modifies?
B1: How must a subject agree with its verb?
B2: Identify the case and use of agricola in the following sentence: Meus fīlius est agricola.

Answer 11

TU: Case, Number, Gender
B1: Number
B2: Predicate Nominative

Question 12

TU: What series of wars did Rome fight against Carthage?
B1: How many Punic Wars were there?
B2: What Carthaginian general fought against Rome in the 2nd Punic War?

Answer 12

TU: Punic Wars
B1: Three
B2: Hannibal

Question 13

TU: From what Latin noun, with what meaning, do we derive anniversary?
B1: From what Latin noun, with what meaning, do we derive library?
B2: From what Latin adjective, with what meaning, do we derive longevity?

Answer 13

TU: Annus - Year
B1: Liber - Book
B2: Longus - Long

Question 14

TU: What god of wine is sometimes not considered one of the Olympian gods?
B1: Give Dionysus’ Roman counterpart.
B2: Which Theban woman was the mother of Dionysus?

Answer 14

TU: Dionysus
B1: Bacchus/ Liber
B2: Semele

Question 15

TU: What case is used to show possession?
B1: What case is used for the direct object of a sentence?
B2: What case is used for the indirect object of a sentence?

Answer 15

TU: Genitive (or Dative)
B1: Accusative
B2: Dative

Question 16

TU: What Latin abbreviation means “that is”?
B1: What Latin abbreviation means “in the same place”?
B2: What Latin abbreviation means “namely”?

Answer 16

TU: I.E.
B1: IBID
B2: VIZ.

Question 17

TU: How many Muses where there?
B1: Who was the muse of tragedy?
B2: Who was the muse of comedy?

Answer 17

TU: Nine
B1: Melpomene
B2: Thalia

Question 18

TU: Give the vocabulary entry for the Latin noun that means field.
B1: …for the Latin noun that means war.
B2: …for the Latin noun that means town.

Answer 18

TU: AGER, AGRĪ, M
B1: BELLUM, BELLĪ, N
B2: OPPIDUM, OPPIDĪ, N

Question 19

TU: Which king of Rome was famous for bringing religious institutions to the city?
B1: Which king of Rome succeeded Numa?
B2: Which king of Rome was driven from the city in 510 B.C.?

Answer 19

TU: Numa Pompilius
B1: Tullus Hostilius
B2: Tarquinius Superbus

Question 20

TU: What Latin verb, with what meaning, is at the root of the English words provide, preview, and vision?
B1: What derivative of videō means “not able to be seen”?
B2: What derivative of videō means “to offer suggestions or warnings to someone”?

Answer 20

TU: Video - see
B1: Invisible
B2: Advise

Question 21

TU: How many consuls served at one time?
B1: How often were consuls elected?
B2: What offical could replace the consuls in times of public danger?

Answer 21

TU: Two
B1: Annually
B2: Dicator

Question 22

TU: Translate the verb form monēbās.
B1: Change monēbās to the plural.
B2: Change monēbātis to the future.

Answer 22

TU: You Were Warning
B1: Monebatis
B2: Monebitis

Question 23

TU: Which Titan held the world on his shoulders?
B1: Which Titan’s name means memory?
B2: Which Titan presided over justice?

Answer 23

TU: Atlas
B1: Mnemoseny
B2: Themis

Question 24

TU: Who was Rome’s first Chrisitan emperor?
B1: Which Roman emperor established the Tetrarchy?
B2: How many emperors ruled in the Tetrarchy?

Answer 24

TU: Constantine
B1: Diocletian
B2: Four

Question 25

TU: Differentiate in meaning between the adjectives latus and laetus. B1: Differentiate in meaning between maneō and moneō. B2: Differentiate in meaning between terreō and timeō.

Answer 25

TU: Latus - Wide Laetus - Happy B1: Maneo - Stay Moneo - Warn B2: Terreo - To Frightten Timeo - To Fear

Question 26

TU: Translate the direct object in the following sentence into Latin: “We tell a story to the girls.” B1: Translate the indirect object in that sentence. B2: Translate the entire sentence.

Answer 26

TU: Fabulam B1: Puellis B2: Fabulam Puellis Narramus

Question 27

TU: What were Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Styx? B1: Which was the river of forgetfulness? B2: Which was the river of fire?

Answer 27

TU: Rivers of the Underworld B1: Lethe B2: Phlegethon

Question 28

TU: What garment was worn by all Romans? B1: What garment was assumed by a boy upon becoming a man? B2: What garment was worn by brides?

Answer 28

TU: Tunic/ Tunica B1: Toga Virilis B2: Tunica Recta

Question 29

TU: Which emperor is said to have fiddled while Rome burned? B1: In what year did a great fire destroy much of Rome in Nero’s reign? B2: What emperor preceded Nero?

Answer 29

TU: Nero B1: 64 A.D. B2: Claudius

Question 30

TU: Say in Latin: “I love to sail.” B1: Say in Latin: “I taught the sailors.” B2: Say in Latin: “The farmer remains with a good friend.”

Answer 30

TU: Amo navigare B1: Nautas docebam B2: Agricola cum bono amico manet

Question 31

TU: Translate: Puerne multās puellās amat? B1: Translate: Cum servīs ignāvīs ambulābimus. B2: Translate: Via ad casam erat longa.

Answer 31

TU: Does the boy love many girls? B1: We will walk with the lazy slaves B2: The road to the house was long

Question 32

TU: Which hero in mythology slew the Gorgon Medusa? B1: How was Medusa different from her Gorgon sisters? B2: What three sisters of the Gorgons shared one eye and one tooth?

Answer 32

TU: Perseus B1: She was mortal B2: The Graiae

Question 33

TU: What year was known as the “Year of the Four Emperors”? B1: Name the four emperors of 69 A.D. B2: What imperial dynasty succeeded these emperors?

Answer 33

TU: 69 A.D. B1: Galba, Otho, Vitelleus, Vespasian B2: Flavian

Question 34

TU: Which of the following words is NOT derived from the same Latin root as the others: innovation, notation, novice, renovate? B1: From what Latin adjective, with what meaning, do we derive notation? B2: From what Latin adjective, with what meaning, do we derive the other words in the toss-up?

Answer 34

TU: Notation B1: Notus - well known B2: Novus - New

Question 35

TU: What name was given to the dressing room in the baths? B1: What was the palaestra? B2: What did the Romans call the baths?

Answer 35

TU: Apodyterium B1: Exercise Area B2: Thermae/ Balneae

Question 36

TU: Say in Latin: “Victory is mine.” B1: Say in Latin: “It is bad to frighten little boys.” B2: Say in Latin: “I always love to tell long stories.”

Answer 36

TU: Victoria est mea B1: Est malum terrere parvos pueros B2: Fabulas longas narrare semper amo

Question 37

TU: What is the meaning of the Latin noun coquus? B1: ...signum? B2: ...caelum?

Answer 37

TU: Cook B1: Sign/ Signal B2: Sky/ Heaven

Question 38

TU: What group of Roman Emperors ruled from 96 to 180 A.D.? B1: Who was the first of the five good emperors? B2: Who was the last?

Answer 38

TU: Five Good Emperors B1: Nerva B2: Marcus Aurelius

Question 39

TU: In Roman mythology, who was deified as Quirinus? B1: What were the Manes? B2: What nymphs of song were the Roman equivalent of the Muses?

Answer 39

TU: Romulus B1: Spirits of the dead B2: Camenae

Question 40

TU: In the sentence “Virī ad Italiam navigābant,” what is the case and use of virī? B1: In the sentence “Nautae fīliam vidēmus,” what is the case and use of nautae? B2: In the sentence, “In agrīs sunt,” what is the case and use of agrīs?

Answer 40

TU: Nominative/ Subject B1: Genitive of Possession B2: Ablative of Place Where

Question 41

TU: What state has a Greek motto? B1: Give the motto of California. B2: Translate that motto.

Answer 41

TU: California B1: Eureka B2: I have found it

Question 42

TU: What type of gladiator fought with a net and a trident? B1: What type of gladiator fought blindfolded? B2: What type of gladiator fought with a fish-crested helmet?

Answer 42

TU: Retiarius B1: Andabata B2: Myrmillo

Question 43

TU: Who attempted to make the child Demophoon immortal by placing him in a fire? B1: Who was Demophoon’s mother who snatched him from the flames? B2: Who was the husband of Meteneira and father of Demophoon?

Answer 43

TU: Demeter B1: Meteneira B2: Celeus

Question 44

TU: What famous Roman held the consulship 7 times? B1: With what man did Marius fight the first civil war in Roman history? B2: What two men fought Rome’s 2nd civil war?

Answer 44

TU: Marius B1: Sulla B2: Caesar and Pompey

Question 45

TU: What case in Latin is used for direct address? B1: Give the vocative of the word amīcus. B2: Give the vocative of the name Tiberius.

Answer 45

TU: Vocative B1: Amice B2: Tiberi

Question 46

TU: Translate the prepositional phrase in this sentence: “They flee out of the town.” B1: What use of the ablative can be found in that sentence? B2: Translate the prepositional phrase ad regna.

Answer 46

TU: ex oppido B1: place form which B2: to/ toward the kingdoms

Question 47

TU: Who were the parents of the Titans? B1: What children of Uranus and Gaea were one-eyed giants? B2: What children of Uranus and Gaea had 50 heads and 100 hands?

Answer 47

TU: Uranus and Gaea B1: Cyclopes B2: Hecatoncheires

Question 48

TU: From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we derive documentary? B1: What derivaitve of doceō means “subdued, calm, or teachable”? B2: What derivative of doceō means “a belief or set of beliefs taught by a church, political party, or other group.”?

Answer 48

TU: Doceo - teach B1: Docile B2: Doctrine

Question 49

TU: What were the turning post called in a Roman circus? B1: What was the name of the wall which divided the race course? B2: How many laps were in a chariot race?

Answer 49

TU: Metae B1: Spina B2: Seven

Question 50

TU: Which Titan’s name means “forethought”? B1: Which brother of Prometheus has a name meaning “afterthought”? B2: What valuable element did Prometheus give to mankind?

Answer 50

TU: Prometheus' B1: Epimetheus B2: Fire

Question 51

TU: What Latin expression means “seize the day”? B1: What Latin expression means “beware of the dog”? B2: What Latin expression means “word for word”?

Answer 51

TU: Carpe Diem B1: Cave Canem B2: Verbatim

Question 52

TU: Provide the correct form of the linking verb in the following sentence: “I am very excited to play certamen.” B1: ... “The poets were the best.” B2: ... “I want to be the best certamen player.”

Answer 52

TU: Sum B1: Erant B2: Esse

Question 53

TU: Complete this analogy: Zeus : Jupiter :: Aphrodite : B1: ... Hermes : Mercury :: Hestia : B2: ... Which Olympian was called Cynthia?

Answer 53

TU: Venus B1: Vesta B2: Artemis

Question 54

TU: What Roman single-handedly defended a bridge against an advancing Etruscan army? B1: What Roman thrust his right hand into a fire in defiance of an Eturcscan king? B2: Who was this Etruscan king?

Answer 54

TU: Horatius (Cocles) B1: (Mucius) Scaevola B2: Lars Porsenna

Question 55

TU: Give an antonym of parvus. B1: Give an antonym of ager. B2: Give an antonym of ab.

Answer 55

TU: Magnus B1: Campus B2: Ad

Question 56

TU: What Roman praenomen was abbreviated M. B1: What Roman praenomen was abbreviated T. B2: What Roman praenomen was abbreviated C.

Answer 56

TU: Marcus B1: Titus B2: Gaius

Question 57

TU: Give the accusative singular of the phrase malus puer. B1: Change malum puerum to the plural. B2: Change malos pueros to the ablative.

Answer 57

TU: Malum Puerum B1: Malos Pueros B2: Malis Pueris

Question 58

TU: What emperor ruled Rome from 14 to 37 A.D.? B1: Of what imperial family was Tiberius a member? B2: Give the years for the reign of the first Julio-Claudian emperor.

Answer 58

TU: Tiberius B1: Julio-Claudian B2: 27 B.C. to 14 A.D.

Question 59

TU: What creatures in mythology were half-man and half-horse? B1: What creatures in mythology were half-man and half-goat? B2: What creature in mythology was half-man and half-bull?

Answer 59

TU: Centaurs B1: Satyrs B2: The Minotaur

Question 60

TU: Give the Latin and English for the motto of Arkansas. B1: Give the Latin and English for the motto of Wyoming. B2: Give the Latin and English for the motto of Kansas.

Answer 60

TU: Regnat populi - The people rule B1: Cedant arma togae - Let arms yield to the toga B2: Ad astra per aspera - To the stars through difficulties

Question 61

TU: What did the Romans call dinner? B1: At the cēna, what was the gustus or gustatio? B2: What did the Roman’s call the dessert?

Answer 61

TU: Cena B1: The appetizer B2: Secunda Mensa

Question 62

TU: Translate: Iubēbam virōs manēre in regnō. B1: In that sentence, what form of the verb is manēre? B2: Translate: Dēbēmus esse bonī puerī puellaeque.

Answer 62

TU: I ordered the men to stay in the kingdom B1: Infinitive B2: We ought to be good boys and girls

Question 63

TU: What goddess punished the nymph Echo by taking away her voice? B1: Why was Juno angry with Echo? B2: With what youth did Echo fall in love?

Answer 63

TU: Juno/ Hera B1: Decause Echo distracted her from Zeus' affairs B2: Narcissus

Question 64

TU: At what battle in 31 B.C. did Octavian defeat Mark Antony and Cleopatra? B1: At what battle of 202 B.C. did the Romans defeat Hannibal? B2: Who was the victorious Roman commander at Zama?

Answer 64

TU: Actium B1: Zama B2: Scipio Africanus

Question 65

TU: From what Latin verb, with what meaning, are all of the following derived: enable, exhibition, and habilitate? B1: What derivative of habeō means “the capacity to do something”? B2: What English adjective, derived from haveo, means "done or doing constantly as a habit"?

Answer 65

TU: Habeo - Have B1: Ability B2: Habitual

Question 66

TU: For the verb gustō, gustāre, give the 2nd person, plural, present active indicative. B1: Change gustātis to the corresponding imperfect. B2: Change gustābātis to the corresponding future.

Answer 66

TU: Gustatis B1: Gustabatis B2: Gustabitis

Question 67

TU: What man, by using the clever ruse that his name was “no man,” was able to escape from a cyclops on the island of Sicily? B1: What was the cyclops’ name? B2: With what nymph did the cyclops Polyphemus fall in love?

Answer 67

TU: Odysseus B1: Polyphemus B2: Galatea

Question 68

TU: What foreign king answered a plea for help from the city of Tarentum and was the first to use elephants against the Romans? B1: Of what Greek city was Pyrrhus the king? B2: Name one of the three battles which Pyrrhus fought against the Romans.

Answer 68

TU: Pyrrhus B1: Epirus B2: Heraclea, Asculum, Beneventum

Question 69

TU: Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation cf. B1: ... A.U.C B2: ...M.D.

Answer 69

TU: Confer - Compare B1: Ab Urbe Condita - From the founding of the city B2: Medicinae Doctor - Doctor of Medicine

Question 70

TU: Differentiate in meaning between poēta and poena. B1: Differentiate in meaning between liber and līber. B2: Differentiate in meaning between spectō and exspectō.

Answer 70

TU: Poeta - Poet Poena - Punishment B1: Liber - Book Liber - Free B2: Specto - Watch Exspecto - Wait for

Question 71

TU: Who was known as the philosopher emperor? B1: In what year did Marcus Aurelius die? B2: Who succeeded Marcus Aurelius as emperor?

Answer 71

TU: Marcus Aurelius B1: 180 A.D. B2: Commodus

Question 72

TU: What is the meaning of the Latin adverb semper? B1: ...of the Latin adverb saepe? B2: ...of the Latin adverb cras?

Answer 72

TU: Always B1: Often B2: Tomorrow

Question 73

TU: In many ways school for us was not different from the ancient Romans. What did the Romans call a private elementary school? B1: What did the Romans call an elementary school teacher? B2: What slave accompanied children to school and carried their books?

Answer 73

TU: Ludus B1: Litterator/ Magister B2: Paedagogus

Question 74

TU: What god accidentally killed Hyacinthus? B1: How was Hyacinthus killed? B2: According to one version of the story, which of the winds killed Hyacinthus out of jealousy?

Answer 74

TU: Apollo B1: With a discus B2: Zephyr(us)

Question 75

TU: According to the Greeks, what black, formless mass existed in the beginning? B1: Who were the two children of Chaos? B2: Who was the child of Erebus & Nyx?

Answer 75

TU: Chaos B1: Erebus and Night (Nyx) B2: Eros (Love)

Question 76

TU: Of the words invisible, advice, prudent, and vitality, which does not come from the same Latin root as the others? B1: From what Latin noun, with what meaning, do we derive vitality? B2: From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we derive the rest of the words in the toss-up?

Answer 76

TU: Vitality B1: Vita - Life B2: Video - See

Question 77

TU: What Roman was assassinated on March 15, 44 B.C.? B1: What office has Caesar assumed for life just one month prior to his assassination? B2: What territory did Caesar conquer for Rome from 58-52 B.C.?

Answer 77

TU: Julius Caesar B1: Dictator B2: Gaul

Question 78

Listen carefully to the following passage, which I will read twice, and answer in ENGLISH the question that follows: Olim erat ignavus puer. Puer in magnā casā habitābat. Quid familia puerī multam pecuniam habet, puer nōn laborābat. Amicus puerī amābat esse in magnā casā, sed nōn amābat esse cum puerō, quod puer erat malus amīcus. TU: What did the boy’s family have much of? B1: What did the boy’s friend like? B2: Why did the friend not like being with the boy?

Answer 78

TU: Money B1: To be in the big house B2: Because the boy was a bad friend

Question 79

TU: Give the Latin and English for the motto of the United States of America. B1: Give the Latin and English for the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps. B2: Give the Latin and English for the motto of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Answer 79

TU: E Pluribus Unum - Out of many, one B1: Semper Fidelis - Always Faithful B2: Semper Paratus - Always Prepared

Question 80

TU: Which of the Graces is sometimes said to be the wife of Hephaestus? B1: What is the meaning of Aglaia’s name? B2: Name the other two Graces?

Answer 80

TU: Aglaia B1: Splendor B2: Euphrosyne and Thalia