20. Which number on the map indicates a Roman province acquired as a result of the First Punic War?
A) 1: Sicily
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Punic_War
21. What is the Latin word for the universal color of a stop
sign?
C) ruber: red
07.03.24: colour adjectives
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/04/070324-colour-adjectives.html
22. In classical mythology, which hero and monster do not
encounter each other?
B) Theseus and the Chimaera
[i] Theseus slew the Minotaur; [ii] the Chimaera was slain by
Bellerophon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur
[ii] Bellerophon and the Chimaera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellerophon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_(mythology)
[iii] Hercules and Cerberus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labours_of_Hercules
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus
[iv] Odysseus (Ulysses) and the Cyclops (Polyphemus)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odysseus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus
[v] Perseus and Medusa (the Gorgon)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa
23. Take your time and think about the irrevocable decision
you are about to make!
D) unalterable
ir-re-voc-able, derived from Latin:
irrevocābilis [ir¦re¦vocā¦bilis]
vocō, -āre [1]: call
revōco, -āre [1]: recall; call back
in- [ir- before a word
beginning with /r/]: creates the opposite meaning of the root word e.g. English
in- / un-
-bilis: -(a)ble
Therefore, an irrevocable decision is one that cannot
be ‘called back’ / withdrawn / changed
24. With too much work for one person to do, each committee
member took a task. This is an example of
D) divide et impera
dīvide et imperā
Imperative forms of:
dīvidō, -ere
[3]: divide
imperō, -āre [1]: rule; command
“Divide and rule / conquer” is the English expression that can
refer to the division of a large task (or problem) into smaller and more
manageable tasks so that the initial task can be more easily performed.
However, it far more commonly occurs in a negative sense: to create political
divisions amongst opponents in order to maintain one’s own control.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_conquer
25. If your teacher says, “Ī, discipule, ad tabulam et scrībe
nōmen tuum,” what should you do?
A) Go to the board and write your name.
Imperative forms:
ī (sg.) / īte (pl.) < eō, īre
[irreg.]: go
scrībe (sg.) / scrībite (pl.) < scrībō, -ere [3]:
write
26. With what common Roman activity are strigilēs, unguentum,
and tepidārium associated?
B) public bathing
[i]
caldārium, tepidārium, frīgidārium: parts of a Roman bath house
that provide different water temperatures
strigilis: the scraper used to remove dirt and sweat from the
body
19.04.24: bath time!
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/05/190424-bath-time.html
unguentum, -ī [2/m]: ointment; perfume
27. “Diēs est calidus” is an appropriate response to
C) Quaenam tempestās est?
tempestās, -ātis [3/f]; the noun can refer to:
[i] time
[ii] weather (good or bad)
[iii] a storm
https://adckl.blogspot.com/search/label/topic%3A%20weather
quisnam, quaenam, quidnam? | what?
28. Who is the hero associated with the Golden Fleece and
Medea?
C) Jason
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Fleece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea#Jason_and_Medea
29. What Roman leader invaded Britain and Germany in 55 B.C.
and spent a number of years in Gaul?
B) Gaius Julius Caesar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar%27s_invasions_of_Britain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallic_Wars
Jason recovering the Golden Fleece; Pierre Blanchard (1803)
Bellerophon and Pegasus fighting the Chimera; Nicolas Langlois (1655)