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Say in Latin using a deponent verb “Marcus, defend the city!”
MARCE, TUERE URBEM
B1: Using the same verb say “Romans, defend the river”
ROMANI, TUEMINI FLUMEN/RIVUM
B2: Using the same verb say “Romulus, defend the city tomorrow”
ROMULE, CRAS TUETOR URBEM
Using an imperative, say in Latin: Let the citizens overcome the unjust laws of the king
CIVES VINCENTO INIUSTAS LEGES REGIS
B1: Now using an imperative: Consuls follow the will of the people.
CONSULES SEQUIMINI VOLUNTATEM POPULI
B2: Now using a future imperative: Remember the crimes of the evil emperor.
MEMENTO(TE) FACINORUM/CRIMINORUM IMPERATORIS MALI
Let’s go to the movies! What movie that picked up Oscar nominations (for acting?) would a Roman have called Cetus?
THE WHALE (also accept variations for all these?)
B1: What movie that also picked up an Oscar nomination would have been known as Flava to a Roman audience?
BLONDE
B2: What movie that also picked up an Oscar nomination would have been known as Pix to a Roman audience?
TAR
Using a subjunctive, say in Latin we came to win this certamen
VE(long e)NIMUS UT HOC CERTAMEN VINCAMUS
B1: Now say that same sentence using a supine
VENIMUS VICTUM HOC CERTAMEN
B2: Now say the same thing with a dative of purpose
VENIMUS HUIC CERTAMINI VINCENDO
Translate into English: Discipuli non audire conati sunt quid magister diceret
THE STUDENTS DID NOT TRY TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE TEACHER WAS SAYING
B1: Translate into English: Omnes discipuli loquentur suum magistrum nihil dixisse.
ALL THE STUDENTS WILL SAY THAT THE TEACHER SAID NOTHING
B2: Translate into English: Magister arbitratur discipulos, qui semper audiant,
optimos esse.
THE TEACHER BELIEVES/THINKS THAT THE STUDENTS WHO
ALWAYS LISTEN ARE THE BEST
What superhero might the Romans have referred to as “Eques Lunae”?
MOON KNIGHT
B1: “What superhero might the Romans have referred to as “Maga Coccinea”?
SCARLET WITCH
B2: “What superhero, who might refer to himself in Latin as “Ultio” might the Romans have called “Vir Vespertilionis”?
BATMAN
Translate the following sentence into English: Germani non dubitabant quin Roma caderet.
THE GERMANS WERE NOT DOUBTING THAT ROME WAS FALLING
B1: Translate this sentence into English: “Casus Romae non impedit quominus
linguam Latinam discamus.”
THE FALL OF ROME DOES NOT KEEP US FROM LEARNING LATIN
B2: Translate this sentence into English: Hīc nemo est quin linguam Latinam sciat.
HERE THERE IS NO ONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW LATIN
Translate the following sentence into English: “Hostilis exercitus Rōmānīs superandus est.”
THE HOSTILE / ENEMY ARMY MUST BE DEFEATED
BY THE ROMANS (accept an active equivalent)
B1: … “Omnia dominō sibi agenda erant.”
THE MASTER HAD TO DO EVERYTHING FOR HIMSELF
B2: Identify the two uses of the dative case in the previous sentence.
REFERENCE & AGENT
Translate the following sentence into English: “Marcus timuit nē morerētur.”
MARCUS FEARED THAT HE WAS DYING / WOULD DIE
B1: … “Mendicus in viam gradiēbātur ut pecuniam rogāret.”
THE BEGGAR WALKED INTO THE STREET TO ASK FOR MONEY
B2: … “Gladiātor maximā cum virtūte pugnāvit quō diutius vivere posset.”
THE GLADIATOR FOUGHT WITH THE GREATEST COURAGE SO THAT HE
COULD LIVE (FOR A) LONGER (TIME)
Translate this sentence into Latin by using the genitive case: “We are coming to the city to see family.”
VENIMUS AD URBEM FAMILIAE VIDENDAE CAUSĀ / GRĀTIĀ
B1: Translate that same sentence into Latin by using the accusative case and a gerundive.
VENIMUS AD URBEM VIDENDAM FAMILIAM
B2: Translate that sentence into Latin by using the subjunctive mood.
VENIMUS AD URBEM UT FAMILIAM VIDEĀMUS
Translate the following sentence into English: “Senātor impius novīs rebus studuit.”
THE WICKED / IMPIOUS SENATOR DESIRED (A) REVOLUTION
B1: … “Dux omnibus copiīs imperāvit ut pedem referrent.”
THE GENERAL ORDERED ALL THE TROOPS TO RETREAT
B2: … “Consul certior factus est ut hostis consilium cēpisset.”
THE CONSUL WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENEMY HAD FORMED A PLAN
Translate the following sentence into English: “Marcus intelligit imperātorem mox moriturum esse.”
MARCUS UNDERSTANDS THAT THE EMPEROR / GENERAL WILL SOON DIE
B1: … “Imperātore mortuō, senātus eum dīvum appellāvit.”
AFTER / WHEN THE EMPEROR DIED,
THE SENATE NAMED HIM A GOD (accept equivalent translations)
B2: … Marcus mīlitēs hortātus est nē dēspērārent.”
MARCUS ENCOURAGED THE SOLIDERS NOT TO DESPAIR / LOSE HOPE
Translate the following sentence into English: “Quis est quī putet Caligulam bonum hominem esse.”
WHO IS THERE WHO THINKS THAT CALIGULA IS A GOOD MAN?
B1: … “Forsitan crēdās Caliguam suam sororem amāvisse?”
PERHAPS YOU (MAY) BELIEVE THAT CALIGULA LOVED HIS (OWN) SISTER?
B2: … “Caligula tam īnsanus erat ut suum equum aut senatorem aut consulem creavisset.”
CALIGULA WAS SO CRAZY THAT HE HAD MADE
HIS (OWN) HORSE EITHER A SENATOR OR A CONSUL
VISUAL TOSS UP. Pass out visual question to all players.
The following toss up question is a visual. We are currently providing each player with a copy of the visual. Please do not turn over the visual until instructed to do so. Also, please be mindful that this is a toss-up question, so do not consult or communicate with your teammates. Please turn over the visual; you will have 10 seconds to examine it (wait 10 seconds). Here is your question:
Question: You are looking at inscriptions taken from the Villa Borghese in Rome. Identify one event indicated in these inscriptions
TROJAN WAR / JUDGEMENT OF PARIS / ABDUCTION OF HELEN / DEATH OF ACHILLES
B1: Who is the speaker of passage “A”?
HELEN
B2: Translate passage “B”.
YOU, HUGE QUEEN, WILL GO THROUGH DARDANIAN
CITIES AND THE CROUD WILL BELIEVE THAT YOU, A NEW GODDESS, IS PRESENT
Translate: Nemo est qui pacem non amaret.
Answer: THERE IS NO ONE WHO DOES NOT LIKE PEACE
B1. What mood and tense is amaret
Answer: IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
B2. What kind of clause is qui pacem non amaret ?
Answer: RELATIVE CLAUSE OF CHARACTERISTIC
