Latin III.Q3.Classroom Certamen (Unit #4 Ch. 53-56)
1. What is the grammatical term for verbs such as fīdō, cōnfīdō, gaudeō, soleō, and audeō, which have two
regular principal parts and a third principal part that is passive voice? ANS: Semi-deponent
a. BONUS: Using the semi deponent verb soleō, solēre, solitus sum and a deponent verb for “speak,”
translate into Latin: “We have not been accustomed to speak in Latin.” ANS: nōn solitī sumus
Latīnē loquī.
2. Give the 2nd person singular, present active indicative form of volō, velle. ANS: vīs
a. BONUS: What is the meaning of vīs when it is a noun? ANS: force, violence / pl. strength
3. Who was the Athenian lawgiver who traveled to Sardis to visit the ultra-wealthy king Croesus? ANS: Solon
a. BONUS: What question did Croesus ask of Solon and expect to hear his own name given as the
answer? ANS: Who the happiest man alive was
4. What case is used as the object of some special verbs and adjectives and also to show purpose, reference,
possession, and indirect object? ANS: Dative
a. BONUS: The words subsidiō, praesidiō, usuī, cūrae, and donō are all typical examples of which
dative? ANS: Purpose
5. Give the principal parts of the irregular verb that means to carry or bear? ANS: ferō, ferre, tulī, latus
a. BONUS: Now give the principal parts of the verb tollō, which means to lift up. ANS: tollō, tollere,
sustulī, sublātum.
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6. What English noun meaning “the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or
cultural group” derives from a Latin verb meaning to cut or kill? ANS: genocide
a. BONUS: What is the meaning of the Latin verb at the root of the English adjective “ostentatious,”
which is synonymous with “flamboyant” and “flashy”? ANS: show (from ostendō)
7. Identify the use of the subjunctive illustrated in this sentence: “Lūcius mātrem rōgāvit cūr nōn ambulāre
sine paedagogō ad lūdum posset.” ANS: Indirect Question
a. BONUS: Now translate the sentence in the tossup. ANS: Lucius asked his mother why he could
not walk without a paedagogus to school.
8. What poet’s father took on the duties of a paedagogus himself and escorted the boy to his daily lessons in
Rome? ANS: Horace’s
a. BONUS: Which other famous Roman poet, the author of the Aeneid, eventually became one of
Horace’s best friends? ANS: Vergil
9. What one word is used to introduce a negative indirect command, purpose clause, or hortatory subjunctive?
ANS: nē
a. BONUS: What does nē mean when it is paired with the adverb quidem to emphasize a word in
between the two? ANS: not even
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10. What was the name of the first emperor of Rome before he assumed the title of Augustus? ANS: C.
Octavius / Octaviānus / Octavian
a. BONUS: Who, in his will, adopted Octavius as his son and made him the principal heir of his
fortune? ANS: C. Julius Caesar
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11. If the lesson plan has a Latin notation that says, “vidē suprā,” what direction are you supposed to follow?
ANS: See above
a. BONUS: Give the Latin phrase that means “see below.” ANS: vide infra.
12. Translate into Latin using an impersonal verb: “Am I permitted to go to drink water?” ANS: licetne mihi
īre ut bibam aquam?
a. BONUS: Now translate into Latin using an impersonal verb and the hortatory subjunctive. “Let us
always be permitted to go to the bathroom.” ANS: liceat semper nōbīs īre ad latrīnam.
13. Whom did Romans fear that Mark Antony wanted to make queen of Rome? ANS: Cleopatra
a. BONUS: Antony and Cleopatra were lovers, but Cleopatra’s first child by a Roman general was not
Antony’s. With whom had Cleopatra previously been involved in a scandalous affair? ANS: C.
Julius Caesar
14. What English word, literally a Latin verb form meaning “let it be done” refers to an arbitrary decree issued
by a person or a group with the authority to enforce it? ANS: fiat
a. BONUS: Using the verb fiō and the appropriate dative constructions, say in Latin, “Let us become a
gift to our teacher.” ANS: fiāmus donō magistrō nostrō.
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15. What sorceress killed Glauce, the daughter of Creon, when she discovered this Corinthian princess would be
replacing her in Jason’s bed? ANS: Medea
a. BONUS: What magical item had Medea helped Jason retrieve from her father’s kingdom? ANS:
Golden Fleece
16. Give all three common definitions of the conjunction cum. ANS: When, since, although
a. BONUS: What other grammatical construction besides cum clauses can usually be translated as a
subordinate clause beginning with either when, since, or although? ANS: Ablative absolute
17. What Roman general of the second-century B.C. was the first to use his army to invade Rome? ANS:
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
a. What former friend and now enemy of Sulla’s had inadvertently made such maneuvers possible
when he began enrolling landless Romans in the army and paying them wages directly? ANS:
Marius
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18. What general defeated Hannibal at the battle of Zama and ended the Second Punic War? ANS: P. Cornelius
Scipio Africanus
a. BONUS: Near what Italian town in 216 B.C. had Hannibal encircled a massive Roman army led by
the bickering consuls Paullus and Varro with his smaller force and the help of Numidian cavalry?
ANS: Cannae
19. Give the present active participle and its English meaning formed from the verb sequor. ANS: sequens,
following
a. BONUS: Now give the respective meanings of the participles secūtus, -a, -um, and secūtūrus, -a, um. ANS: Having followed / following and about/going to follow
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20. Translate into Latin, using the proper grammar: “Romans, go home.” ANS: īte, Rōmānī domum.
a. BONUS: Now say in Latin using the appropriate impersonal verb: “It is proper for the Romans to go
home as quickly as possible.” ANS: oportet Rōmānōs domum quam celerrimē īre.
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21. Using a locative case and the correct form of the subjunctive, say in Latin, “Let’s live in the countryside!”
ANS: habitēmus rūrī.
a. BONUS: What is the locative form that means “on the ground”? ANS: humī
22. What animals sacred to Juno awoke and alerted the guard of the Captiolium that Gauls were attempting to
scale the hill? ANS: Geese
a. BONUS: Who was the Roman who woke up and defended the citadel against the Gauls? ANS:
Marcus Manilius (Capitolinus)
23. What superlative-degree adjective is used with the word agmen to describe the rear of the column of
marching soldiers? ANS: novissimum
a. BONUS: Similarly, what adjective is used with agmen to refer to the front or “van”? ANS:
prīmum
24. Give the principal parts of the verb from which we derive tactile, tangent, and tango. ANS: tangō, tangere,
tetigī, tactus
a. BONUS: Now give the principal parts of the verb from which we derive “oriental.” ANS: orior,
orīrī, ortus sum
25. Translate into Latin: “Today I came to school to win.” ANS: hodiē ad lūdum vēnī ut vīncerem.
a. BONUS: Now translate into Latin: “It happens that a teacher with a great heart has taught me Latin.”
ANS: accidit ut magister magnō corde mē Latīnam (linguam) docuerit.