Contest ID 1021 2008 NJCL Academic Decathlon Test

ALWAYS CHOOSE THE BEST RESPONSE FOR EACH ITEM. Items 96-100 will be scored ONLY to break ties.

Section One: Vocabulary

1. What is the best meaning for tandem? A. nevertheless B. only C. so D. please tell me E. the same 2. What is the best meaning for hinc? A. from here B. here C. (to) here D. this E. hither 3. What is the best meaning for manāre? A. remain B. threaten C. warn D. flow E. chew 4. What is the best meaning for nix? A. night B. veto C. scarcely D. nut E. snow 5. What is the best meaning for incolumis? A. exiled B. safe C. unsupported D. warlike E. dovelike

Which Latin word does NOT translate the given English word?

6. think: A. arbitror B. cēnseō C. potō D. reor 7. suddenly: A. repente B. subitō C. inopīnātō D. praestō 8. yellow: A. spadix B. flāvus C. fulvus D. lūteus 9. to rise: A. levo B. crēscō C. orior D. surgō 10. entirely A. omnīnō B. tōtus C. penitus D. passim

Section Two: Roman History

11. Which of the following is NOT true about the emperor ? A. He was Caligula' uncle. C. He was Mark Antony's grandson B. He was ' great-nephew. D. He married two times. 12. Which emperor transferred elections from the assemblies to the Senate? A. Domitian B. C. Claudius D. Vespasian 13. What advancement did the plebeians gain by the passage of the Lex Ogulnia in 300 B.C.? A. They could run for the office of consul. B. They could run for the office of censor. C. They could run for any public office. D. They could serve a second term as tribune. 14. What consul went down with 17 ships off the Lipara Islands early in the 2nd Punic War? A. Ap. Claudius Pulcher B. L. Manilius Vulso C. Cn. Cornelius Scipio D. M. Attilius Regulus 15. Who suppressed a slave war in Sicily in 103-99 B.C.? A. C. Marius B. Aemilius Scaurus C. M. Aquillius D. Caecilius Metellus Pius 16. Who bought the Roman Empire from the Praetorian Guard as the highest bidder in A.D. 193? A. Didius Julianus B. P. Helvius Pertinax C. Clodius Albinus D. Pescennius Niger

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17. What King of Persia invaded Roman Mesopotamia in A.D. 296 and defeated Galerius temporarily until Galerius returned to defeat him in A.D.297? A. Carausius B. Narses C. Allectus D. Jovius 18. What year A.D. did Alaric sack Rome? A. 390 B. 394 C. 410 D. 455 19. Who led the war against Rome in Lusitania 143-133 B.C.? A. Antiochus B. Viriathus C. Perperna D. Numantinus 20. What year B.C. did Octavian close the doors of the temple of Janus for only the third time in Roman history? A. 29 B. 30 C. 27 D. 23

Section Three: Reading Comprehension

From Ovid's Metamorphoses X.644-651 Est ager, indigenae Tamaesenum nomine dicunt, 644 telluris Cypriae pars optima, quem mihi prisci 645 sacravere senes templisque accedere dotem 646 hanc iussere meis; medio nitet arbor in arvo, 647 fulva comas, fulvo ramis crepitantibus auro: 648 hinc tria forte mea veniens decerpta ferebam 649 aurea poma manu nullique videnda nisi ipsi 650 Hippomenen adii docuique, quis usus in illis. 651

21. Who are indigenae? A. poor people B. natives C. worshippers D. unworthy people 22. What is the best translation of dicunt (644)? A. call B. talk C. lead D. have 23. Who consecrated this field? A. original ancestors B. the Tamaesani C. the senators D. the speaker's parents 24. What did they order? A. the woman to bring me a dowry C. this land would become a dowry B. the temples to provide a dowry D. the old men to provide a dowry 25. Which is NOT true of the tree in line 647? A. One can find it in this field. C. Its branches rattle. B. It has yellow leaves. D. It struggles to grow. 26. To whom do veniens and ferebam (649) refer? A. Pygmalion B. Atalanta C. Galatea D. Venus 27. What does mea (649) modify? A. pars optima (645) B. poma (650) C. manu (650) D. arbor (647) 28. This is the story about A. Atalanta's race to keep her virginity B. Paris' decision to whom to award the golden apple C. Aeneas' quest for the golden bough D. Medea's helping Jason steal the golden fleece

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Section Four: Greek Derivatives

Which of the following choices is NOT derived from the same Greek root as the others? 29. A. demagogue B. apology C. strategic D. agony 30. A. anarchy B. arch C. archeologist D. archives 31. A. base B. basilica C. stylobate D. diabetic 32. A. disk B. dais C. distich D. dish 33. A. resurgent B. energy C. surgery D. George

What is the best English meaning of the following Greek words? 34. eremite A. religious recluse B. scholar C. slave D. precious stone 35. echolalia A. reverberation B. yodeling C. urge to repeat D. wailing 36. thrombosis A. steady beat B. nervousness C. lack of feeling D. blood clot 37. pediatrician A. foot doctor B. child doctor C. foot soldier D. caretaker 38. acarpous A. unable to grab B. topmost C. producing no fruit D. headless

Section Five: Mythology

39. Whom did Demeter place in the heavens as the constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent-Holder? A. Heracles B. Selmnus C. Pronax D. Cresphontes E. Carnabon 40. What herald relayed Eurystheus' commands to Heracles because the king was so afraid of many of the beasts which Heracles brought back? A. Molorchus B. Copreus C. Amymone D. Theiodamas E. Dexamenus 41. Who was Heracles' unsuccessful music teacher? A. Linus B. Orpheus C. Apollo D. Marsyas E. Pan 42. Which of the following names does NOT refer to ? A. Ausonia B. Oinotria C. Hesperia D. Tyrrhenia E. Messenia 43. What did Minos of Crete give to his mistress Procris? A. ball of string B. venereal disease C. a white bull D. Laelaps E. an amber necklace 44. What relationship was Perseus to Heracles? A. great-uncle B. grandson C. great-grandfather D. father-in-law E. not related 45. Who were Pheres and Mermerus? A. minor seers at Troy D. Hector's horses B. sons of Jason and Medea E. sons of Zeus and Thyia C. followers of Turnus 46. According to Hesiod, how many heads did Cerberus have? A. fifty B. three C. nine D. seven E. one hundred 47. Which of these was NOT one of the Epigoni? A. Alcmeon B. Sthenelus C. Thersander D. Polydorus E. Archemorus 48. Who was the patron goddess of the Roman plebeians? A. Diana B. Venus C. Juno D. Vesta E. none of these

Section Six: Grammar

49. Which of the following canNOT translate monēre? A. to warn B. be warned C. (he thinks she) is warning (him) D. you will be warned

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50. Which of the following does NOT appear in this quote? Ac nē longum sit, Quirītēs, tabellās prōferrī iussimus quae ā quōque dīcēbantur datae. A. vocative B. indefinite pronoun C. indirect command D. passive infinitive 51. Which of the following best translates "I am believed by no one"? A. ā nūllō crēdor C. Nēmō mē crēditur B. mihi crēditur ā nūllō D. Nēmō mihi crēditur 52. What is a diptote? A. noun found in only two cases C. active verb with passive meaning B. noun with meaning change in the plural D. noun found only twice in Latin literature 53. What is the third-person plural, future passive imperative of tegō? A. tegēminī B. teguntor C. tegitōte D. tegantur 54. Which of the following is not regularly used in classic prose? A. cavē pergās B. nolī pergere C. nē perrexeris D. nē pergere 55. Which of the following is not true about causal clauses? A. quoniam ("since, because") uses a subjunctive. B. The reason of the speaker uses an indicative. C. The reason of someone other than he speaker uses subjunctive. D. cum ("since, because") uses the subjunctive. 56. Which choice best translates "I asked what you were going to do."? A. Rogāvī quid agerēs C. Rogāvī quid factūrus essēs B. Rogāvī quid factūrus sīs D. Rogāvī quid factum eās

Section Seven: Classical Geography

57. The ruins of the ancient Roman city of Gerasa can be found in what modern country? A. Libya B. Turkey C. Israel D. Jordan E. Syria 58. Which is NOT one of the Cycladic Islands? A. Delos B. Naxos C. Paros D. Tenos E. Samos 59. Which tribe lived farthest north? A. Chatti B. Cimbri C. Cherusci D. Quadi E. Marcomanni 60. The cities of Sestos and Abydos lay on either side of what body of water? A. Straits of Messina D. Nile River B. Hellespont E. Gulf of Tarentum C. Gulf of Corinth 61. Where were , Rusellae, , and Alsium? A. Campania B. Thessaly C. Sicily D. Cisalpine Gaul E. 62. What highway led from Rome south to Lavinium and Ardea? A. Laurentina B. Ostiensis C. Appia D. Clodia E. Labicana 63. Where did the Argiletum exit the Forum Romanum? A. between the Basilica Julia and the Temple of Castor & Pollux B. over the Velia C. between the Curia and the Basilica Aemilia D. between the Capitoline & the Curia 64. Which was NOT a major grain-producing area for the Roman Empire? A. Spain B. Egypt C. Africa Province D. Scythia E. Macedonia 65. Which British tribe lived farthest north? A. Brigantes B. Ordovices C. Cantii D. Dumnonii E. Cantiaci

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Section Eight: Roman Life

66. Legal cases handled by the duovirī perduelliōnis concerned what matters? A. war atrocities B. treason C. private duels D. property rights E. debts 67. Which priests were responsible for the worship of the emperor? A. pontifices B. salii C. quindecimviri D. Augustales E. flamines 68. What were maeniana? A. tiers in an amphitheater B. comic masks C. drinking bowls D. small fish E. handcuffs 69. What was the purpose of the scutica, lōrum, or flagrum? A. body armor B. making shoes C. whipping D. cooking E. plowing 70. Which of these could NOT be worn? A. abolla B. lacerna C. cucullus D. laena E. tegula 71. To what do the terms statūmen, rūdus, and nucleus refer? A. sailing B. military formations C. grain storage D. road building E. apartment houses 72. Where were Lares Compitales worshiped? A. underground B. Etruria C. the Aventine D. home E. crossroads 73. What was the first high-level aqueduct to bring water into Rome? A. Marcia B. Tepula C. Virgo D. Julia E. Alsietina 74. What on earth is this all about? O-T Cycnus Iul. VIIII Atticus Iul. XIV A. grocery prices D. a milestone inscription B. an upcoming gladiatorial fight E. a theater advertisement C. voting records 75. What was a nablia used for? A. cooking B. catching game C. opening nuts D. writing E. music

Section Nine: Latin Literature Who wrote (or put into the mouth of the speaker) the following lines?

76. Hūc cum sē cōnsuētūdine reclīnāvērunt, īnfīrmās arborēs pondere adflīgunt atque ūnā ipsae concīdunt. A. Pliny Elder B. Varro C. Julius Caesar D. Tacitus E. Livy 77. Hespere, quī caelō fertur crūdēlior ignis? quī nātam possīs complexū āvellere mātris, complexū mātris retinentem āvellere nātam.... A. Vergil B. Horace C. Ovid D. Lucretius E. Catullus 78 Obsessa facibus et tēlīs impiae coniūrātiōnis vōbīs supplex manus tendit patria commūnis. A. Sallust B. Livy C. Suetonius D. Cicero E. Seneca Younger 79. Ille et nēfastō tē posuit diē, quīcumque prīmum, et sacrilegā manū prōdūxit, arbōs, in nepotum perniciem opprobriumque pāgī. A. Martial B. Horace C. Catullus D. Juvenal E. Claudianus 80. tē sociam stūdeō scrībendīs versibus esse quōs ego dē rērum nātūrā pangere cōnor Memmmiadae nostrō.... A. Lucretius B. Vergil C. Ovid D. Ennius E. Silius Italicus 81. Spectātum veniunt, veniunt spectentur ut ipsae. A. Ovid B. Lucretius C. Statius D. Vergil E. Catullus 82. mīrātur rērumque ignārus imāgine gaudet, attollēns umerō fāmamque et fāta nepōtum. A. Ovid B. Juvenal C. Catullus D. Ennius E. Vergil 2008 NJCL Academic Decathlon, Page 5

83. nunc argumentum accipite atque animum advertite; quam poterō in verba cōnferam paucissima. A. Livy B. Terence C. Plautus D. Seneca Younger E. Andronicus 84. Stella crīnita per septem continuōs diēs fulsit exoriēns circā ūndecimam hōram.... A. Livy B. Tacitus C. Sallust D. Suetonius E. Julius Caesar 85. Tum Aeācus iubet illum ālea lūdere pertūsō fritillō.... A. Lucretius B. Seneca Younger C. Juvenal D. Horace E. Tacitus

Section Ten: Latin Derivatives Choose the BEST meaning of each English word.

86. sesquipedalian A. reptilian B. multisyllabic C. limping D. mimicking 87. petulant A. sugary B. uncomplaining C. impatient D. fond 88. sangfroid A. blood-soaked B. ruddy C. relative D. coolness 89. tergiversation A. changing clothes B. quiet talk C. becoming clean D. turning traitor 90. purvey A. supply B. overlook C. determine opinions D. understand 91. inveigle A. trick B. carry C. rant D. wiggle 92. umbrage A. protection B. displeasure C. humility D. shadow 93. viable A. lively B. weak C. workable D. visible 94. quotidian A. limit B. perpetual C. spoken D. daily 95. endue A. cover B. owe C. follow up D. invest

THESE QUESTIONS WILL BE SCORED ONLY TO BREAK ANY TIES:

96. Which best describes a Greek chous (χους)? A. pitcher B. dance C. weapon D. vegetable E. song 97. Which tribe did NOT join Pyrrhus of Epirus against the Romans? A. Bruttians B. Lucanians C. Samnites D. Siculi E. all or none of these 98. Who was the mother of Deucalion? A. Lysimache B. Pronoia C. Metiadusa D. Orseīs E. Endeīs 99. What Latin poet and playwright was the client of Decimus Julius Brutus Callaicus? Quintilian credits him with "extraordinary cleverness in making apt replies." A. Pacuvius B. Accius C. Statius D. Ennius E. Naevius 100. Which Latin verb lies at the root of the English word "miscreant"? A. creāre B. miscēre C. crēdere D. miserērī E. mittere

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