Certamen Level 2

Question 1

TU. Name the seven original hills of Rome.

Answer 1

Answer: PALATINE, AVENTINE, CAPITOLINE, ESQUILINE, QUIRINAL, VIMINAL
CAELIAN

Question 2

TU. Name the son of Agrippina the Younger, who became emperor in his teens after the sudden death of his step-father?

Answer 2

Answer: NERO

Question 3

TU. For the noun “arma”, give the accusative plural.

Answer 3

Answer: ARMA

Question 4

TU. Sometimes known as Alcides, this hero first married the Theban princess Megara. Can you name this hero?

Answer 4

Answer: HERACLES/HERCULES

Question 5

TU. For the adjective “totus”, give the masculine dative singular.

Answer 5

Answer: TOTĪ

Question 6

TU. What foreign king demanded that the Athenians give 14 of their young people to feed the Minotaur?

Answer 6

Answer: MINOS

Question 7

TU. From what Latin root verb is the English word “active” derived?

Answer 7

Answer: AGO

Question 8

TU. At what battle of 102 BC did Marius defeat the Teutones?

Answer 8

Answer: AQUAE SEXTIAE

Question 9

TU. What Latin word does Shakespeare use to say that a group of people go offstage?

Answer 9

Answer: EXEUNT

Question 10

TU. Using the verb “supero”, say in Latin she has conquered.

Answer 10

Answer: SUPERAVIT