2024 Granite State
Certamen Intermediate
Round 3 Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, 1) Responde Latine: Quot sunt duo et septem et sex? - Correct Answer: Quindecim
*Bonus* Quot sunt quindecim minus tres? - Correct Answer: Tredecim
*Bonus* Quot sunt bis novem? - Correct Answer: Duodeviginti
2) What tense is used in Latin to indicate past action which happened repeatedly? - Correct Answer:
Imperfect
*Bonus* Celabas is an imperfect verb meaning "you were concealing." Please change it so it means "you
were being concealed." - Correct Answer: celebaris
*Bonus* Change celebaris to the pluperfect tense and give its translation. (note this is a regular first
conjugation verb.) - Correct Answer: Celatus, -a, -um es - you had ben concealed
3) Physical challenge! Slap in and complete the following actions: Surge et canta breviter. - Correct
Answer: Students must stand up and sing a bit.
*Bonus* Instruct the moderator to "walk to the door." - Correct Answer: Surge et ad ianuam ambula.
*Bonus* Instruct everyone in the room "not to sing." - Correct Answer: Nolite cantare.
4) Give the correct demonstrative for "this" in the following sentence. I gave this boy a golden ring. -
Correct Answer: Huic
*Bonus* Another one: How I love these words which Shakespeare wrote! - Correct Answer: Haec
*Bonus* And a third: That man lived in all these cities. - Correct Answer: Hīs
5) Sometimes said to be grandfather to both Herakles and Eurystheus, this legendary hero once stole an
eyeball from some old ladies and used it for blackmail. He borrowed Hermes' shoes, and was even
Certamen Intermediate
Round 3 Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, 1) Responde Latine: Quot sunt duo et septem et sex? - Correct Answer: Quindecim
*Bonus* Quot sunt quindecim minus tres? - Correct Answer: Tredecim
*Bonus* Quot sunt bis novem? - Correct Answer: Duodeviginti
2) What tense is used in Latin to indicate past action which happened repeatedly? - Correct Answer:
Imperfect
*Bonus* Celabas is an imperfect verb meaning "you were concealing." Please change it so it means "you
were being concealed." - Correct Answer: celebaris
*Bonus* Change celebaris to the pluperfect tense and give its translation. (note this is a regular first
conjugation verb.) - Correct Answer: Celatus, -a, -um es - you had ben concealed
3) Physical challenge! Slap in and complete the following actions: Surge et canta breviter. - Correct
Answer: Students must stand up and sing a bit.
*Bonus* Instruct the moderator to "walk to the door." - Correct Answer: Surge et ad ianuam ambula.
*Bonus* Instruct everyone in the room "not to sing." - Correct Answer: Nolite cantare.
4) Give the correct demonstrative for "this" in the following sentence. I gave this boy a golden ring. -
Correct Answer: Huic
*Bonus* Another one: How I love these words which Shakespeare wrote! - Correct Answer: Haec
*Bonus* And a third: That man lived in all these cities. - Correct Answer: Hīs
5) Sometimes said to be grandfather to both Herakles and Eurystheus, this legendary hero once stole an
eyeball from some old ladies and used it for blackmail. He borrowed Hermes' shoes, and was even
