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Spooky Latin Certamen

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Creepy goddess of witchcraft associated with the goddess Diana/Artemis.

a)

Juno

b)

Allecto

c)

Hecate

d)

Prosperpina

2.

The Roman emperor Commodus would have won a costume contest dressed as this strongman from Greek myth

a)

Perseus

b)

Aeneas

c)

Odysseus

d)

Hercules

3.

Which Roman bad boy known for snazzy dressing would you rather bring to a party?

a)

Commodus

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Caligula

d)

Nero

4.

Which Roman leader did NOT end up losing his head?

a)

Cicero

b)

Pompey

c)

Crassus

d)

Augustus

5.

What is the genitive of "mors"

a)

mori

b)

moro

c)

mortis

d)

mortem

6.

A Vestal Virgin who broke her vow of chastity suffered what punishment?

a)

being buried alive

b)

being burned at the stake

c)

being forced to wear a weird hat

d)

being married to the ugliest man in Rome

7.

Which famous mythological character does NOT pay a visit to the underworld (at least not until he actually dies?)

a)

Odysseus

b)

Achilles

c)

Aeneas

d)

Hercules

8.

The Latin verb boo, boare means what?

a)

to haunt

b)

to cry aloud

c)

to be scared

d)

to run away

9.

The word "tantalize" comes from Tantalus, who in Greek myth does what to deserve his punishment of never being able to reach food or water in the underworld?

a)

stole food from the gods

b)

mixed M and Ms and skittles

c)

killed his son and served him to the gods

d)

took candy from a baby

10.

Which lady monster from Greek myth would make the best bestie?

a)

Medusa

b)

The Sphinx

c)

Scylla

d)

Echidna

11.

To speak to the ghosts in the underworld, Odysseus allows them to drink from a pit containing the blood of slaughtered sheep and all EXCEPT

a)

milk

b)

honey

c)

beer

d)

wine

12.

The army of the Roman general Marius was followed by a friendly pair of what creepy animal (that became their mascot)?

a)

owls

b)

rats

c)

wolves

d)

vultures