NLE Culture Review - Latin III

The English words adjunct, conjugation, and junction all derive from the Latin word meaning:

Who cried for her dead children until the gods took pity and turned her into a weeping rock?

At the root of the words hibernate, aestival, and vernal are Latin words relating to:

Pompeii, Herculaneum and Mt. Vesuvius are located:

Do you like to swim?

The battles of Cannae and Zama occurred during the:

The abduction of Persephone by Hades to the Underworld was mourned most by:

Someone who is described as superannuated is:

Which Roman emperor, the successor to Augustus, retired to the island of Capri?

Sī vōbīs placet, plaudite!

What sea, between mainland Greece and Asia Minor, takes its name from a king of Athens?

Q.E.D., which appears at the end of geometric proofs, is the abbreviation for Quod erat _____ .

The public speaker delivered an ad hominem attack on a rival. What does ad hominem mean?

Where would a Roman general’s triumphal procession end w/ a sacrifice in the temple of Jupiter?

Augurēs, haruspicēs, and ōmina all relate to what aspect of Roman life?

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

Which woodland goddess caused Actaeon to be torn apart by his dogs after he saw her bathing?

In the Roman calendar, which day of each month was called the Kalends?

Who suffered a great defeat at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C.?

What legendary figure was the foster child of the shepherd, Faustulus, and his wife?

Prior to 2012, London last hosted the Olympic games in 1948, which is ___ in Roman numerals.

Which island lies southeast of Athens?

Which animal is not a quadruped?

What does the Latin abbreviation cf. mean?

A Roman lady wore a tunica rēcta, a hairstyle called sex crīnēs, and a flammeum for what?