Here are the results of the Contest:

1.D, 2.A, 3.B, 4.D, 5.D, 6.C, 7.C, 8.C, 9.B, 10.B, Bonus question: C.

In this first edition of the SLL Latin Grammar Contest 10 AW members participated, 8 of which are SLL members. 9 participants answered all questions, 1 answered the questions minus the bouns question. 1 participant had 8 questions right out of 10. 1 participant had 7 questions right out of 11. 3 participants had 9 questions right out of 11. 3 participants had 10 questions right out of 11 (the 10 questions + the Bonus question). 2 participants had the full house: 11 questions right out of 11! Those two have been awarded as the winners of this first SLL Latin Grammar Contest:

Barbara Tullius and Senex Caecilius!

Congrats to both of you! You already received the SLL Latin Grammar Contest Award in your domus message box. Have fun with it!

To all the other contestants I would like to say: thanks for joining and check out the second round of the Contest coming up soon!

Tanaquil

Here is the 2nd edition of the SLL Latin Grammar Contest. Please send your answers to Tanaquil's email adress: kui@hdh.nl before April 20th, 2003

The results and winners will be made public in the SLL announcements soon after this date.

01. Milites Romani cras in Britannia erunt. A) were B) are C) will be D) have been

02. Proserpina et Pluto sub terris habitant. A) live B) did live C) will live D) to live

03. Equi celeriter trans ________ currebant. A)campi B)camporum C)campos D)campis

04. Pecuniam nostram servare debemus. A) they save B) you save C) we are saving D) to save

05. Tres equi et septem porci in agro sunt. Quot animalia in agro sunt? A) octo B) quattuor C) quinque D) decem

06. A Roman citizen wore a toga. A) togam B) togae C) toga D) togis

07. Mars victoriam _________dabit. A) Romanus B) Romanos C) Romanis D) Romanum

08. Servius Tullius proudly built a temple to Diana on the Aventine Hill. A) superba B) superbum C) superbe D) superbo

09. Trahuntne equi carrum? A) Why do the horses pull B) Where do the horses pull C) Are the horses pulling D) How do the horses pull

10. Ubi, Tiberi, sunt meae caligae? A) to Tibenus B) Tiberius C) for Tiberius D) with Tiberius

BONUS: Nomen mihi Marcus est. A) My name is Marcus B) I gave a name to Marcus C) it is the name of Marcus D) Your name is Marcus

Good luck!

Tanaquil

Dear commilitones,

Here are the results of the Second SLL Latin Grammar Contest: 1.C, 2.A, 3.C, 4.D, 5.D, 6.A, 7.C, 8.C, 9.C, 10.B, Bonus: A.

This time, only half the number of contestants compared to the first contest, handed in their results. Was the deadline too close, regarding the Easter Days? If so, please accept my apology. I would like many of you to participate, since I see that this is a good way to keep up your Latin grammar! And besides this, it's fun!

Out of 5 contestants, one had 7 answers right out of 11, one had 9 answers right out of 11, two had 10 answers right out of 11 and there is one absolute winner this time, who had 11 answers right out of 11!

I would like to congratulate this winner:

Urgulanius Papirius

Dear Urgulanius, you just joined the Schola and you already got the big prize! You will get the award plaque soon in your domus message box.

Dear commilitones, the next contest will be added in this announcement thread very soon. I will add a more reasonable deadline and there will be 10 questions from now on, since all the contestants are so good at it that we don't need a Bonus Question actually...

By the way, would any of you, contestants, like to discuss some of the answers with any of us grammatici, and things of the Latin grammar you don't understand, please send your questions or remarks to Tanaquil's message box in AW.

Dear Commilitones,

Here's the 3rd Edition of the SLL Latin Grammar Contest for you. It's a little story, adapted from the stories (Fabulae) of Aesopus, the ancient Greek poet of fable stories. Read the story and answer the 10 questions given below. There is also a translation question.

Post your entries to kui@hdh.nl before the next deadline: May 10th 2003.

LUPUS ET CANIS

(a wolf and a dog discuss their lives)

1.Lupus: Tua pellis est magnifica. Tu es sanus et bene pastus.

(1. pellis = fur: sanus = healthy; pastus = fed)

2.Ego sum fortior quam tu, sed macer sum et esurio.

(2. fortior = braver: macer = thin; esurio = I am hungry)

3.Quid edis?

(3 edis = you eat)

4.Canis: Bonum cibum edo quod casam domini boni custodio.

5.Cibum non rogo quod meus dominus et servi mihi cibum dant. Numquam esurio.

6.Lupus: in silva habito ubi saepe pluit. Vita mea est dura et solitaria.

(6 pluit = it rains)

7.In casa habitare cupio

8.Canis: Veni mecum, lupe.

9.Lupus: Tibi multas gratias ago.

10.(Lupus magno cum gaudio currebat, sed subito collum tritum canis vidit.

(10.collum = neck; tritum = scraped)

11. Lupus: Cur est tuum collum tritum?

12. Canis: Interdiu exire cupio, sed meus dominus circum meum collum vinculum ponit et me in stabulo tenet. Liber sum modo nocte.

(12. Interdiu = sometimes; vinculum = chain; modo = only )

14.Lupus: Tibi gratias ago sed libertatem amo. Rex esse non cupio, si dominus vitae meae non ero.

Adapted from Phaedrus

Questions:

01.In line 1, the wolf thinks the dog's fur is A) thin B) long C) splendid D) colorful

02. In lines 1 and 2, the wolf thinks that the dog is A) brave and powerful B) hungry and thirsty C) well cared for D) as brave as he is.

03. What is the wolf's feeling toward the dog in the first two sentences of the story? A) pity B) admiration C) fear D) dislike

04. The dog says that he eats good food because he A) often asks for it B) always wanders away from the house C) guards the house of a good master D) is very hungry.

05. Why is the wolf grateful (line 9)? A) The dog is going to take him home. B) it is snowing C) it is raining. D) He likes living in the woods.

06. When the wolf sees the dog's neck, he A) tries to take care of it B) asks about the neck C) runs into the woods D) becomes very angry

07. When is the dog free (line 12/13)? A) all day B) never C) at dawn D) at night.

08 . In lines 14-15, what do we learn that the wolf wants? A) to live a long life B) to have a nice master C) to eat more food D) to have freedom

09. Translate line 11 until 15 (= the end of the story).

10. “Rex esse non cupio”: to what exactly is the wolf referring when he says this? A)to the life of a king B) to the dog’s life as a king C)to his own life as a king D)to being as well fed and rich as a king.

Success!!!

Tanaquil