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Certamen L1 - 1
A set of level 1 Certamen questions
Question | Answer |
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What does the Latin word certamen mean? | contest or game |
In what building in Rome did the gladatorial contests take place? | colosseum |
What is another event besides gladiator fights that took place in the colosseum? | mock naval battles / beast fights |
Translate into English “Puella laborat in casa” | The girl works in the house |
From what Latin word and its English meaning do we derive our English word amorous? | AMO, AMARE meaning “to love” |
Say in Latin “we love” | AMAMUS |
Say in Latin “I love” | AMO |
Using only one word, say in Latin, “she is.” | EST |
Using only one word say in Latin “I am.” | SUM |
Using only one word, say in Latin “you (plural) are.” | ESTIS |
I have the peacock as my symbol, and I watch over marriage and childbirth. I am the Queen of the Gods. | Juno |
Who is Juno’s husband? | JUPITER |
Why is the peacock Juno’s symbol? | ARGUS, 100 EYES |
Say in Latin, “the angry horse.” | EQUUS IRATUS |
If Gaius Julius Caesar were to have a daughter, according to Roman tradition what would she be named? | JULIA |
What is the genitive singular of Julia? | JULIAE |
What is the accusative singular of Julia? | JULIAM |
Which two Greek gods and goddesses competed to name the city that is now the capital of Greece? | POSEIDON AND ATHENA |
Say in Latin, “Flaccus is a Roman boy.” | FLACCUS EST PUER ROMANUS |
Why is this incorrect, “Flaccus est puer Romana”? | BECAUSE THE NOUN PUER IS MASCULINE AND THE ADJECTIVE ROMANUS MUST AGREE WITH IT |
Nouns and the adjectives that describe them must agree in what three things | CASE, NUMBER, GENDER |
Which monster am I? I was killed by Perseus. I have snakes for hair. | MEDUSA |
Of what mythological group was Medusa a member? | GORGONS |
What happened to anyone who looked upon the face of Medusa? | WOULD TURN TO STONE |