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1
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Which Greek Olympian was called the “Earthshaker”

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Poseidon

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By what collective name do we know the sisters Euryale

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Gorgons

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What ruler of Olympus

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Zeus / Jupiter

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Equipped with the caduceus

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Hermes / Mercury

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What whirlpool-like monster

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Charybdis

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Reared by the Lycian King Amisodarus

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Chimaera

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By what collective name do we know the daughters of Zeus and Themis

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Seasons / Horae

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Upon which river in the Underworld did the Gods swear

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Styx

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Phlegethon, Acheron

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Rivers of the Underworld

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Which of the Muses is often depicted holding a tragic mask

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Melpomene

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What group of sisters, concieved when Zeus lay with Mnemosyne

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Muses

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What group of one-eyed

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Cyclopes

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According to Ovid, what god enduced the Theban women

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Bacchus

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According to Homer, which god created a new shield

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Hephaestus

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15
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What Greek goddess of wisdom

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Athena

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16
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The word “Cereal”

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Ceres

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17
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According to Homer, who was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea?

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Zeus

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According to Hesiod’s Theogony, what river in the Underworld was the oldest

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Styx

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19
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Who asked Zeus to give her the following as gifts

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Artemis

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20
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Who was protected from his father’s cannibalism by noises

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Zeus

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21
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For his defeat of what king of Caenina

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Acron

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22
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Name the shepherd and his wife

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Faustulus & Acca Larentia

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23
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Who was the wife of Romulus?

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Hersilia

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24
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What woman was deified as the goddess Hora

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Hersilia

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25
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The Fetiales, Flamines, Pontices, and Vestal Virgins

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Numa Pompilius

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Which king of Rome was said to receive prophecies from a water nymph

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Numa Pompilius

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Who established a twelve month lunar calendar

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Numa Pompilius

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The consecration of the temple of Jupiter Elicius, the creation of a twelve month lunar calendar

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Numa Pompilius

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Name the three original tribes of Rome which were established by Romulus.

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Ramnes, Tities, and Luceres

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30
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Who leapt over the pomerium upon seeing six vultures

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Remus

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31
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Which king of Rome had a co-regent

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Romulus

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32
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Which king of Rome assumed the deified name Quirinus?

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Romulus

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33
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What man, having seen 12 vultures fly overhead

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Romulus

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34
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Who killed Acron

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Romulus

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35
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Who attempted to populate the city of Rome by holding a festival in honor of the god Consus in order to attract the nearby Sabine women?

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Romulus

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36
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Which king of Rome was raised by a shepherd named Faustulus and his wife Acca Larentia?

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Romulus

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37
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What two brothers were raised by a she-wolf

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Romulus + Remus

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38
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What two young men killed Amulius

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Romulus + Remus

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39
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Which king of Rome, often identified with the Etruscan hero Mastarna

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Servius Tullius

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40
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What woman after treacherously allowing the Sabines into Rome

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Tarpeia

41
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What woman vowed to allow the Sabines into Rome

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Tarpeia

42
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Which king of Rome was killed when the palace roof was struck by lightning

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Tullus Hostilius

43
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Which king, a grandson of Numa

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Ancus Marcius

44
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The construction of the Mamertinum and the Pons Sublicius

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Ancus Marcius

45
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Which Roman king added to the Senate a hundred members, who were called minores gentes?

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Tarquinius Priscus

46
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Tarquinnius Priscus enlarged the Senate by adding another 100 members, many of whom were probably Etruscan. What were these new members called?

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Minores Gentes

47
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Which Roman king was the son of Demaratus

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Tarquinius Priscus

48
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Name the wife of L. Tarquinius Priscus

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Tanaquil

49
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Under what king was the forum drained to become the center of commercial, social, and political life?

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Tarquinnius Priscus

50
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What son of Ocrisia

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Servius Tullius

51
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Which king of Rome oversaw the first Roman coinage, constructed a temple to Diana

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Servius Tullius

52
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According to legend, who was predicted to become king of Rome when flames were observed around his head as he slept in his crib?

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Servius Tullius

53
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What king of Rome was killed when it became clear that his adopted son Servius Tullius was being groomed as his successor?

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Priscus

54
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According to Livy, who organized the coup which overthrew Tarquinius Superbus and established the Roman Republic?

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Lucius Junius Brutus

55
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Who took refuge at Caere in Etruria after he and his sons were banished from Rome in 509 BC?

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Tarquinius Superbus

56
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Which king of Rome purchased three of the Sibylline books

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Tarquinius Superbus

57
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What is the Latin term for the adoption of one paterfamilias by another paterfamilias?

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Adrogatio

58
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After a bride’s hair was divided by a spear, what set of ribbons held the six locks in place?

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vittae

59
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What ceremony, during which the deities Tellus, Picumnus, and Pilumnus were honored, was culminated with an offering of spelt cake to Zeus?

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Confarreatio

60
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August 24th, October 5th, and November 8th were all days considered unfavorable for marriages because of the occurance of what phenomenon?

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entrance to underworld opened

61
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Regularly carried by a camillus, what small covered gift basket of utensils was a key symbol of the Confarreatio ceremony?

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cumera

62
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Which part of a Roman’s name denotes his gens?

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nomen

63
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Which Roman praenomen is abbreviated P.?

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Publius

64
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What Latin term describes the relationship between people related by blood?

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cognati

65
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On what occasion might you hear a Roman say “quando tu Gaius, ego Gaia”?

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wedding

66
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Usually fastened by the nodus Herculaneus, what garment did women wear on their wedding day?

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tunica recta / tunica regilla

67
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What latin noun with what meaning is at the root of era?

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Aes - age

68
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What Latin verb with what meaning is at the ultimate root of transaction?

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Ago - do

68
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Essay, squat, coagulate, and transaction all derive from what Latin verb with what meaning?

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ago - to do

69
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What latin noun with what meaning lies at the root of bugle and beef?

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Bos - cow

69
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What English derivative of the adjective “bonus” is “a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government”?

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boutny

69
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What Latin adjective with what meaning lies at the root of maraschino?

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amarus - bitter

70
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What English derivative of the noun “bos” is “a type of brass horn typically used for sounding military signals”?

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bugle

71
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What type of bird derives from the Latin noun meaning “gold”?

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oriole

72
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From what Latin noun with what meaning doe we derive the English words “duel” and “rebellion”?

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bellum - war

72
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From what Latin noun with what meaning doe we derive the English words “sewer” and “aqueduct”?

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aqua - water

73
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What English derivative of the adjective “altus” means “disdainfully proud or scornfully arrogant”?

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haughty

74
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What English derivative of the noun “ager” is “a person who journeys to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion”?

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pilgrim

75
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What English derivative of the verb “audio” means “to follow commands or instructions”?

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obey

76
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What English derivative of the adjective “alter” means “unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others”?

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altruistic

77
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Which of the following, if any does not share the same Latin root as the others: attitude, lariat, exalt, couple

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exalt

78
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Translate into English the motto of Columbia University, which is rendered in Latin as “In lumine tuo videbimus lumen”.

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In your light we shall see light

79
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Give the Latin motto of the University of Oregon which is translated in English as “the mind moves the mass”.

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Mens Agitat Molem

80
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What school has as its Latin motto “Terras irradient” which means “let them illuminate the earth”?

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Amherst College

81
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What school has as its Latin motto “Civium in moribus rei publicae salus”, which means “in the character of its citizens lies the welfare of the state”?

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University of Florida

82
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Amherst College.

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Terras irradient - let them illumine the earth

83
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brooklyn College.

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Nil sine magno labore - nothing without great effort

84
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Brown University.

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In Deo Speramus - in god we trust

85
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Dartmouth College.

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Vox clamantis in deserto. - a voice of one crying in the desert

86
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Johns Hopkins University.

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Veritas vos liberabit. - the truth will set you free

87
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Give the Latin and English for the motto of Trinity College.

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Pro ecclesia et paria - for church and country

88
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The motto of NYU is Perstare et Praestare. Translate this into English.

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To preserve and to surpass

89
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The motto of the city college of New York is “respice, adspice, prospice”. Translate this into English.

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Look back, look to the present, look to the future

90
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Translate into English the motto of Columbia University. In lumine tuo videbimus lumen.

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In thy light we shall see light

91
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What school has as its Latin motto “mihi cura futuri”?

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Hunter College

92
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What university has as its Latin motto “non sibi, sed suis”?

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Tulane University

93
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What university has as its Latin motto “sapientia et doctrina”?

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Fordham University

94
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What school has as its Latin motto “Civium in moribus rei publicae salus”, which means “in the character of its citizens lies the welfare of the state”?

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University of Florida

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