NLE - Latin III: Culture, History, Myth (2013)

Question 1

What Roman general exclaimed "Alea iacta est!" while leading an army across the Rubicon River?

Accepted Answer

Gaius Julius Caesar

Question 2

While reading the footnotes of a research paper, you encounter the abbreviation "cf." meaning:

Accepted Answer

compare

Question 3

Paullus and Varro were defeated by an outnumbered Hannibal in this battle of the 2nd Punic War:

Accepted Answer

Cannae

Question 4

The words "adjunct," "conjugation," and "junction" all derive from the Latin word meaning...

Accepted Answer

join

Question 5

Gallia is in modern day...

Accepted Answer

France

Question 6

Translate: "Do you like to swim?"

Accepted Answer

Placetne tibi natare?

Question 7

On what hill would a general's triumphal procession end with a sacrifice in Jupiter's temple?

Accepted Answer

Capitoline

Question 8

Who was the legendary foster child of the shepherd, Faustulus, and his wife Acca Laurentia?

Accepted Answer

Romulus

Question 9

Prior to 2012, London last hosted the Olympic games in 1948. Give this year in Roman numerals.

Accepted Answer

MCMXLVIII

Question 10

The musician Orpheus made a journey to the Underworld to fetch his beloved:

Accepted Answer

Eurydice

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