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WorksheetsSpooky Latin Certamen
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Creepy goddess of witchcraft associated with the goddess Diana/Artemis.
Juno
Allecto
Hecate
Prosperpina
The Roman emperor Commodus would have won a costume contest dressed as this strongman from Greek myth
Perseus
Aeneas
Odysseus
Hercules
Which Roman bad boy known for snazzy dressing would you rather bring to a party?
Commodus
Julius Caesar
Caligula
Nero
Which Roman leader did NOT end up losing his head?
Cicero
Pompey
Crassus
Augustus
What is the genitive of "mors"
mori
moro
mortis
mortem
A Vestal Virgin who broke her vow of chastity suffered what punishment?
being buried alive
being burned at the stake
being forced to wear a weird hat
being married to the ugliest man in Rome
Which famous mythological character does NOT pay a visit to the underworld (at least not until he actually dies?)
Odysseus
Achilles
Aeneas
Hercules
The Latin verb boo, boare means what?
to haunt
to cry aloud
to be scared
to run away
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?
stole food from the gods
mixed M and Ms and skittles
killed his son and served him to the gods
took candy from a baby
Which lady monster from Greek myth would make the best bestie?
Medusa
The Sphinx
Scylla
Echidna
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
milk
honey
beer
wine
The army of the Roman general Marius was followed by a friendly pair of what creepy animal (that became their mascot)?
owls
rats
wolves
vultures
