2011 Oak Hall Certamen Latin I Flashcards
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
