2011 Oak Hall Certamen Latin I Flashcards by WSHS Certamen

TU: What Titan, the father of the gods, was eventually overthrown by his son Zeus?
B1: What was Cronus’ Latin name?
B2: According to legend, to what land did Saturn flee after his defeat?

TU: Cronus
B1: Saturn
B2: Italy

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TU: Name the members of the First Triumvirate.
B1: Name the members of the Second Triumvirate.
B2: Who was the first to die in the First Triumvirate?

TU: Julius Caesar, Crassus, Pompey
B1: Octavian, Marc Antony, Lepidus
B2: Crassus

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TU: What did the Romans call “dinner”?
B1: What did the Romans call “lunch”?
B2: What did the Romans call “breakfast”?

TU: Cena
B1: Prandium
B2: Ientaculum

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TU: What is the meaning of the Latin word puella?
B1: What is the Latin word for “boy”?
B2: Translate into English: Puella puerum amat.

TU: Girl
B1: Puer
B2: The girl loves the boy

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TU: What case in Latin is used for the subject of a sentence?
B1: What case in Latin is used for the direct object of a sentence?
B2: What case in Latin is used for the indirect object?

TU: Nominative B1: Accusative B2: Dative

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TU: Name any one of the three Greek virgin goddesses.
B1: Which one was the goddess of the hunt?
B2: Which one was the goddess of the hearth?

TU: Artemis/Athena/Hestia
B1: Artemis
B2: Hestia

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TU: What does the abbreviation e.g. mean?
B1: What does the abbreviation i.e. mean?
B2: What does the abbreviation n.b. mean?

TU: For the sake of an example/for example
B1: That is
B2: Note well

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TU: Who was Rome’s first emperor?
B1: In what year did Augustus die?
B2: What dynasty did Augustus found?

TU: Augustus
B1: 14 AD
B2: The Julio-Claudian Dynasy

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TU: The prepositions per and ad both take what case in Latin?
B1: Translate the prepositional phrase ad aquam.
B2: What Latin preposition means “around” or “about”?

TU: Accusative
B1: To the water
B2: Circum

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TU: From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we derive “tenacious” and “contain”?
B1: What derivative of teneo is a place where students go when they are bad?
B2: What derivative of teneo is a verb which means to “procure” something?

TU: Teneo - Hold
B1: Detention
B2: Obtain

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TU: What is the Latin motto of the state of Maine?
B1: Translate this motto.
B2: Give the Latin and English for the motto of New York.

TU: Dirigo
B1: I point the way.
B2: Excelsior - Ever upward/higher

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TU: What does the Latin adverb “hodie” mean?
B1: What does the Latin adverb “cras mean?
B2: What does the Latin adverb “heri” mean?

TU: Today
B1: Tomorrow
B2: Yesterday

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TU: Who founded Rome on the Palatine hill after seeing more vultures than his brother?
B1: Who was his brother?
B2: Who was their mother?

TU: Romulus
B1: Remus
B2: Rhea Silvia

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TU: What god of travelers and thieves was the son of Zeus and Maia?
B1: From what god of music did Hermes steal cattle?
B2: What was Hermes’ Roman name?

TU: Hermes
B1: Apollo
B2: Mercury

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TU: Change the noun vīlla to the ablative plural.
B1: Change vīllīs to the genitive.
B2: Change vīllārum to the singular.

TU: Villis
B1: Villarum
B2: Villae

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TU: Who was the Greek god of the forge?
B1: What was Hephaestus’ Roman name?
B2: What one-eyed monsters worked in his smithy?

TU: Hephaestus
B1: Vulcan
B2: Cyclopes

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TU: Translate the verb form ambulatis.
B1: Change ambulatis to the singular.
B2: Change ambulas to the imperfect.

TU: You (all) walk
B1: Ambulas
B2: Ambulabas

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TU: In the sentence “The friends of the man are happy,” translate “friends”.
B1: Translate “of the man” in that sentence.
B2: Translate the verb in that sentence.

TU: Amici
B1: Viri
B2: Sunt

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TU: What was the name of the main room of a Roman house?
B1: What was the Latin name of the bedroom?
B2: What was the dining room called?

TU: Atrium
B1: Cubiculum
B2: Triclinium

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TU: What general crossed the Alps and invaded Italy during the Second Punic War?
B1: What are the dates of the 2nd Punic War?
B2: What battle of 202 B.C. ended the 2nd Punic War?

TU: Hannibal
B1: 218-201 B.C.
B2: Zama

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TU: What is the Latin motto of the state of Maine?
B1: Translate this motto.
B2: Give the Latin and English for the motto of New York.

TU: Dirigo
B1: I point the way.
B2: Excelsior - Ever upward/higher

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TU: Who famously opened a box and released pain and suffering on the world?
B1: What remained in the box?
B2: What is the meaning of Pandora’s name?

TU: Pandora
B1: Hope
B2: “All-Gifts”

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TU: Who was the third king of Rome?
B1: Rome destroyed what city, the birthplace of Romulus and Remus, during his reign?
B2: Who succeeded Tullus Hostilius?

TU: Tullus Hostilius
B1: Alba Longa
B2: Ancus Marcius

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TU:In Ancient Rome, what were the baths called?
B1: What was the changing room called?
B2: What was the cold room called?

TU: Thermae/Balneae
B1: Apodyterium
B2: Frigidarium

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TU: What Latin verb means ""to praise""? B1: What Latin verb means ""to show""? B2: What Latin verb means ""to shout""?"

TU: Laudo B1: Demonstro B2: Clamo

TU: Agricola, nauta, and poeta grammatically have what in common? B1: Which of those means sailor? B2: Give the correct for of the adjective bonus, bona, bonus to agree with nauta.

TU: First declension masculine B1: Nauta B2: Bonus

TU: What form of government in Rome followed the Monarchy? B1: Give the dates of the Republic. B2: Give the dates of the Empire.

TU: Republic B1: 510/509 - 27 B.C. B2: 27 B.C. - 476 A.D.

TU: In the sentence "The friends of the man are happy," translate "friends". B1: Translate "of the man" in that sentence. B2: Translate the verb in that sentence.

TU: Amici B1: Viri B2: Sunt

TU: Who is the Roman god of wine? B1: What is Bacchus' Greek name? B2: Who was Dionysus' mother?

TU: Bacchus/Liber B1: Dionysus B2: Semele

TU: Who am I? I was born in 100 BC, the nephew of Marius. Aroudn 59 BC I became Governor of Gaul. I battled my contemporary Pompey in a Civil War. Finally I was named dictator for life just before I was killed on March 15, 44BC. B1: Caesar adopted what man who eventually created the Roman Empire? B2: Which Roman did Octavian defeat during the civil war at Actium in 31 BC?

TU: Julius Caesar B1: Octavian/Augustus B2: Marc Antony

TU: Who was Rome's first Etruscan king? B1: What king, who was born as a slave, succeeded Priscus? B2: Tarquinius Priscus' wife was very influential in securing the kingship for both Priscus and Servius Tullius. Name her.

TU: Tarquinius Priscus B1: Servius Tullius B2: Tanaquil

TU: Change the verb form sum to the imperfect tense. B1: Change eram to the future. B2: Translate ero.

TU: Eram B1: Ero B2: I will be

TU: Which river in the underworld was called the river of unbreakable oaths? B1: Which river in the underworld was the river of fire? B2: Which river in the underworld was the river of forgetfulness?

TU: Styx B1: Phlegethon B2: Lethe

TU: What was the toga worn by boys and magistrates? B1: What was the toga worn by candidates running for office? B2: What was the toga worn by victorious generals?

TU: Toga Praetexta B1: Toga Candida B2: Toga Picta

TU: What Latin phrase means "a slip of the tongue"? B1: What Latin phrase tells us to "seize the day"? B2: What Latin phrase means the "existing state of affairs"?

TU: Lapsus Linguae B1: Carpe Diem B2: Status Quo

TU: Translate: Nautae ad insulas navigabant. B1: Translate: Regina in terra bona habitabit. B2: Translate: Ignavi pueri bene non laborabant.

TU: The sailors were sailing to the islands. B1: The queen will live in a good land. B2: The lazy boys were not working well.

TU: What year was known as the "Year of the Four Emperors"? B1: Which of the four emperors reigned the longest? B2: Who was the Emperor who preceded the four emperors of 69?

TU: 69 AD B1: Vespasian B2: Nero

TU: Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation A.D.. B1: Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation P.S.. B2: Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation q.v..

TU: Anno Domini - In the year of our Lord B1: Post scriptum - Written afterwards B2: Quod vide - Which see

TU: From what Latin noun, with what meaning, do we derive "annual"? B1: What derivative of annus means "occuring throughout the years"? B2: How many years span a centennial?

TU: Annus - Year B1: Perennial B2: 100

TU: What two Olympians competed for the patronage of Athens? B1: What gift did Athena present to the people of Athens? B2: What did Poseidon offer Athens?

TU: Athena & Poseidon B1: The olive B2: (A) salt water (spring)

TU: Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun meaning "war"? B1: ...for the Latin noun meaning "sky" or "heaven". B2: ...for the Latin noun meaning "town".

TU: Bellum, belli, n. - war B1: Caelum, caeli, n. - sky B2: Oppidum, oppidi, n. - town

TU: Who was the first of the Five Good Emperors? B1: Give the dates of Nerva's reign. B2: What emperor, who ruled from 98-117 A.D., followed Nerva?

TU: Nerva B1: 96-98 A.D. B2: Trajan

TU: What chief executives during the Republic were elected every year? B1: How many Consuls were elected annually? B2: What officer could replace the Consuls in times of public danger?

TU: Consuls B1: Two B2: Dictator

TU: What name is given to the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne? B1: What is the meaning of "Mnemosyne"? B2: The Muses often accompanied what god of song?

TU: Muses B1: Memory B2: Apollo

TU: What case in Latin is used for Direct Address? B1: Give the vocative singular of amicus. B2: Give the vocative singular of filius.

TU: Vocative B1: Amice B2: Fili

TU: What goddess tried to immortalize a baby by placing him in a fire and anointing him with ambrosia? B1: What was the name of this child? B2: What was the name of this child's mother, who snatched him from the flames?

TU: Demeter/Ceres B1: Demophoon B2: Metaneira

TU: What state has as its motto "Virtute et Armis"? B1: Translate that motto. B2: Give the Latin and English for the motto of North Carolina.

TU: Mississippi B1: By valor and arms B2: Esse quam videri - To be rather than to seem

TU: During the reign of what emperor did the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius occur? B1: Titus' reign was short lived. Give the years of his reign. B2: Who succeeded Titus?

TU: Titus B1: 79-81 A.D. B2: Domitian

TU: Translate the following sentence into English: Poeta fabulas multis viris narrat. B1: ...Poetae gladios non tenebant. B2: ...Cum meis amicis in Foro ambulo.

TU: The poet tells stories to many men. B1: The poets were not holding swords. B2: I walk with my friends in the forum.

TU: In Roman society, what maidens were charged with keeping the sacred fire of the goddess of the hearth? B1: How many Vestal Virgins were there? B2: Who was the chief priest in Roman religion?

TU: Vestal Virgins B1: Six B2: Pontifex Maximus

TU: Differentiate in meaning between latus and laetus. B1: Differentiate in meaning between notus and novus. B2: Differentiate in meaning between the adjectives inimicus and iratus.

TU: Latus - Wide ; Laetus - Happy B1: Notus - Well-Known ; Novus - New B2: Inimicus - Unfriendly ; Iratus - Angry

TU: What mythological group was comprised of Allecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone? B1: Give another name for the furies. B2: Complete this mythological group: Stheno, Euryale,

TU: Furies B1: Erinyes B2: Medusa

TU: What man, responsible for driving the last king from Rome, became the first Consul of the Roman Republic? B1: Who was the last king of Rome? B2: What does the name Superbus mean?

TU: (L. Iunius) Brutus B1: Tarquinius Superbus B2: Proud/Arrogant

TU: What Latin verb means "try"? B1: What Latin verb means "warn"? B2: What Latin verb means "laugh"?

TU: Tempto B1: Moneo B2: Rideo

TU: From what Latin verb, with what meaning, do we derive "endeavor" and "debt"? B1: ...do we derive "survey"? B2: ...do we derive "permonition"?

TU: Debeo - Owe B1: Video - See B2: Moneo - Warn

TU: What hundred-eyed guardian was placed in charge of Io by Hera? B1: Which god killed Argus? B2: What story did hermes tell Argus to lull him to sleep?

TU: Argus B1: Hermes B2: Pan & Syrinx

TU: What type of gladiators fought with a fish-crested helmet? B1: What type of gladiators fought with a net and trident? B2: What type of gladiators fought from a chariot?

TU: Myrmillones B1: Retiarii B2: Essedarii

TU: Change the phrase altus magister to the genitive singular. B1: Change alti magistri to the plural. B2: Change altorum magistrorum to the ablative.

TU: Alti Magistri B1: Altorum Magistrorum B2: Altis Magistris

TU: What courageous Roman earned the nickname "Lefty" after he thrust his right hand into a fire? B1: What Etruscan king was Scaevola trying to kill? B2: What Roman defended a bridge against Porsenna's advancing Etruscan army?

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

TU: For the verb video, give the second person, singular, present active indicative. B1: Change vides to the imperfect. B2: Change videbas to the future.

TU: Vides B1: Videbas B2: Videbis

TU: What Titan stole fire for mankind? B1: What does Prometheus mean? B2: To what mountain was Prometheus chained?

TU: Prometheus B1: Forethought B2: Caucasus

TU: Who was Rome's first Christian emperor? B1: Which emperor established the tetrarchy? B2: Who was the last emperor to rule in the West?

TU: Constantine B1: Diocletian B2: Romulus Augustulus

TU: Who was the mother of both Artemis and Apollo? B1: On which island was Leto given refuge to give birth to Apollo and Artemis? B2: What is Leto's Roman name?

TU: Leto B1: Delos B2: Latona

TU: The words "malignant" and "malady" are both derived from what Latin adjective? B1: The words "verdict" and "veracity" are derived from what Latin adjective? B2: The word "deliver" is derived from what Latin adjective?

TU: Malus B1: Verus B2: Liber

TU: Translate this well-known Latin phrase: errare humanum est. B1: Translate this well-known Latin phrase: cum grano salis. B2: Translate this well-known Latin phrase: bona fide.

TU: To err is human B1: With a grain of salt B2: In good faith

2011 Oak Hall Certamen Latin I Flashcards

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