2007 TN STATE CERTAMEN :: UPPER LEVEL :: FINAL ROUND
TOSSUP 1Give the strictly literal definition of the Latin noun tectum ROOF or COVERING (do not accept “house”)
BONUS AGive the common figurative meaning of the noun tectum. HOUSE or BUILDING
BONUS BBy what figure of speech does tectum signify "house"? SYNECDOCHE (do not accept “metonymy”)
TOSSUP 2Who in the Odyssey gave Odysseus her shawl to prevent him from drowning?INO
BONUS AWho gave Odysseus his famous bow?IFFITUS
BONUS BWho was Penelope’s father?ICARIUS
TOSSUP 3Give a derivative of the Latin word for "ally" which is synonymous with "community" or "culture."
SOCIETY
BONUS AGive a derivative of the Latin word for "lot" or "fate" which is applied to a spouse, particularly of a reigning monarch. CONSORT
BONUS BWhat derivative of the Latin word for "body" is a woman's undergarment? CORSET
TOSSUP 4Of the following three, who would have been highest on the Roman social ladder: a vir perfectissimus, a vir egregius, or a vir clarissimus? VIR CLARISSIMUS
BONUS AFrom which social order is a vir clarissimus? SENATORIAL
BONUS BWho in Roman society were the ingenui? FREEBORN MEN
TOSSUP 5What is the case and use of the word for ‘mother’ in this sentence? liberos eripuit pirata matribus DATIVE OF SEPARATION (“ablative” cannot be accepted)
BONUS AIn this sentence? Liberi valde tristes erant quod maximum amorem matrium habebant OBJECTIVE GENITIVE
BONUS BIn this sentence? reddendi a piratis sunt liberi matribus DATIVE INDIRECT OBJECT
TOSSUP 6Give the third person plural, future perfect active indicative of the verb offero, offerre.
OBTULERINT
BONUS AKeeping the rest the same, make obtulerint future passive. OFFERENTUR
BONUS BLikewise, make ‘offerentur’ future imperative. OFFERUNTOR
TOSSUP 7What would the ancient Romans have put in the type of cart called a ferculum? SPOILS OF WAR, or IMAGES OF GODS
BONUS ABritons were known to have used a vehicle called a esseda What type of vehicle is this?
WAR CHARIOT
BONUS BWhat would the Romans have called a seiugis? SIX-HORSE CHARIOT
TOSSUP 8In Book VI of the Aeneid, who is described by Vergil as “A sordid god: down from his hoary chin / A length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean; / His eyes, like hollow furnaces on fire; / A belt, foul with grease, binds his obscene attire. / He spreads his canvas; with his pole he steers.” CHARON
BONUS AIn Book VI of the Aeneid, Aeneas is led into the underworld by what figure? CUMAEAN SYBIL
BONUS BWhat is the Sibyl’s proper name? DEIPHOBE
TOSSUP 9Listen carefully to the following passage, which I will read twice, and answer the following questions IN ENGLISH. Olim lepus et cervus iter faciebant ad urbem videndam. Sole vehementer fulgenti, illi valde sitiebant, mirabanturque utrum ibi morituri essent. Tum mirabile dictu, statim accidit ut magna tempestas coorta sit maximeque plueret. Eheu! Non diutius sitiebant, sed iam undis perierunt.
Why were the rabbit and the deer wondering whether they would die? THEY WERE VERY THIRSTY (because the sun was shining fiercely)
BONUS AWhat happened that was amazing? A BIG STORM AROSE AND IT RAINED A LOT
BONUS BWhat is ironical about the demise of the rabbit and the deer? THEY WORRIED ABOUT DYING OF THIRST, BUT THEY ENDED UP DROWNING
TOSSUP 10By what other name or term are the “Good” emperors known? ADOPTIVE
BONUS AWhich of them ruled for the shortest period of time? NERVA
BONUS BWhich of them wrote a work of Stoic philosophy? MARCUS AURELIUS
TOSSUP 11We will now give each player of each team a graphic, face down. Do not turn it over until you are told you may do so; you will then have ten seconds to study the picture. Do not confer with or signal to one another while you do so. [distribute graphic of Bellerophon, Chimaera, Pegasus; direct players to turn it over, count ten seconds] Identify the hero in the center of this image. BELLEROPHON
BONUS AIdentify the creature he is stabbing. CHIMAERA
BONUS BWhat other hero is associated with the animal on the right? PERSEUS
TOSSUP 12Identify the use of the subjunctive in this sentence: rex optimus puellam rogavit unde veniret. INDIRECT QUESTION
BONUS AAnd in this sentence: gaudebunt dum vincant PROVISO
BONUS BAnd in this sentence: accidit ut pons a Romanis deleretur SUBSTANTIVE CLAUSE OF RESULT (prompt if only ‘result clause’ is given)
TOSSUP 13Which author would not be considered to be a member of the ‘Silver Age’: Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Tacitus, Suetonius, or Ennius? ENNIUS
BONUS AWhich author came first? Seutonius, Apuleius, or Lucan? LUCAN
BONUS BWhich late Roman author is well known for his work, City of God? ST. AUGUSTINE
TOSSUP 14During the reign of Tiberius, this ambitious man, prefect of the Praetorian Cohort, made himself the acting emperor. Who was he? SEJANUS
BONUS AWhere was Tiberius while Sejanus was acquiring so much power? CAPRI
BONUS BSejanus was accused and convicted of plotting against Tiberius's presumed successor. Who was this person? CALIGULA or GAIUS
TOSSUP 15What son of Coronis brought Hippolytus back to life at Artemis’ request?ASKLEPIOS
BONUS AWhom did Apollo kill in revenge for Zeus’s killing of Asklepios? CYCLOPES
BONUS BTo punish Apollo, whom did Zeus make him serve for one year?ADMETUS
TOSSUP 16In the baths, what would the Romans have called a balnaeticum? FEE TO ENTER
BONUS AWhat was the purpose of the hypocaustum? TO WARM THE WALLS AND FLOORS
BONUS BWhat was an apodyterium? THE CHANGING ROOM
TOSSUP 17Translate the following sentence into idiomatic Latin: "My girlfriend has two rather beautiful sisters."
SUNT MEAE PUELLAE (OR AMICAE) DUAE SORORES PULCHRIORES.
BONUS ATranslate into idiomatic Latin: "My mother asked who was the prettiest of the three sisters." (MEA) MATER ROGAVIT QUIS SIT PULCHERRIMA TRIUM SORORUM.
BONUS BTranslate into idiomatic Latin: "My girlfriend thinks that she is the prettiest girl of those to whom their mother gave birth." MEA PUELLA PUTAT SE ESSE PULCHERRIMAM (PUELLAM) EARUM QUAS MATER PEPERERIT.
TOSSUP 18After the Romans were defeated at Caudine Forks, where were the 600 hostages taken? LUCERIA
BONUS AWho was the Samnite commander at Caudine Forks? GAIUS PONTIUS
BONUS BPontius eventually forced the Romans to walk under the yoke, but this was not what his father suggested to do to them. What did Pontius’s father advise his son to do? LET THEM GO FREE
TOSSUP 19Listen to the following brief poem, which I will read twice, then answer in English the questions about it that follow. (Moderator, please read metrically; the caesura is marked by "||").
Odi et amo. Quare id faciam fortasse requiris.
Nescio, sed fieri || sentio, et excrucior.
What is the meter of this poem? ELEGIAC COUPLET(S)
BONUS AWhat is the tense of odi? PERFECT (DEFECTIVE, WITH PRESENT SENSE)
BONUS BFrom what two words with what meanings does the word Quare come? QUA RE or QUAE RES.
TOSSUP 20Listen to the following command, which I shall give you in Latin. As soon as you understand the command, buzz in. When recognized, perform that command. Surge, et manus tuas ad ambas aures tuas adhibe.PLAYER RISES, HOLDS BOTHHANDS TO BOTH EARS
BONUS AWell, that was amusing! Now let's get the whole team in the act. Surgite, omnes, et manibus oculos tegite ALL TEAM MEMBERS RISE, PLACE HANDS OVER EYES
BONUS BLet's see what you'll do for another 5 points. State uno pede, omnes, et facite eum sonitum quem facit simia. ALL TEAM MEMBERS STAND ON ONE FOOT, MAKE MONKEY SOUNDS