2011 Oak Hall Certamen Latin I Round 2 Flashcards
TU: From what Latin noun with what meaning do we derive “fabulous”?
B1: From what Latin noun with what meaning do we derive “equestrian”?
B2: From what Latin noun with what meaning do we derive “terrain”?
TU: Fabula - Story
B1: Equus - Horse
B2: Terra - Land
TU: What does the Latin adveb “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 villa to the ablative plural.
B1: Change villis to the genitive
B2: Change villarum 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: What university has as its motto “Veritas”?
B1: What university has as its motto “Lux et Veritas”?
B2: What does “Veritas” mean?
TU: Harvard
B1: Yale
B2: Truth
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 BC ended the 2nd Punic War?
TU: Hannibal
B1: 218-201 BC
B2: Zama
