2008 Northeast Certamen Latin I Flashcards
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
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
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
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)
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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