Myths
How does Euryidce die in the original myth of Orpheus and Eurydice?
Snake bite
How was water transported from place to place in the Roman empire?
Aquaducts
Translate the following sentence from Latin to English: Exīre mihi placet.
It pleases me to leave
This demigod fought the hydra and the Nemean lion
Hercules
Name the type of tree Daphne turned into that became one of Apollo's symbols.
Laurel tree
What goddess would cursed tablets be dedicated to?
Sullis Minerva
using cīvis, give the form for “citizen” in “Part of the citizens wanted to continue fighting.”
civium
This person’s gaze turned people to stone
Medusa
What god gets caught with Aphrodite in a golden net made by Hephaestus?
Ares
How many days did the Greek harvest festival Thesmophoria last?
3 days
What use of the subjunctive can be found in the following sentence: Imperator me rogat cur non discesserim?
Indirect question
What was the main resource mined at Las Medulas?
Gold
What mythological figure turned Odysseus’ men into pigs?
Circe
When was Cerealia? What was its purpose?
April; ensure a successful harvest in the coming months
Give the Latin verb from which “gerund” is derived
What island was Ovid exiled to?
Tomis
What does Byblis turn into at the end of the myth as she goes mad?
Mountain spring
What Latin phrase was used to describe the Roman mining technique at Las Medulas?
Ruina montium
Which of the following words is not a derivative of dūcō: reduce, subdue, conduct, doubt?
doubt
Aeneas killed the king of a nation at the end of The Aeneid. What was that group?
The Rutulians