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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
Ge/Gaea
mea culpa
Pegasus
Penelope
2. Doctor of medicine
Etruscans
Sicily
vs./versus
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
3. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Punic Wars
sic transit gloria mundi
p.o./ per os
Artemis/Diana
4. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Pantheon
cornucopia
Golden Fleece
Jason
5. 'great work'
Spartacus
P.M./post meridiem
Iliad
magnum opus
6. The river surrounding the Underworld
Styx
Caesar
mea culpa
Sicily
7. 100
C (Roman numeral)
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
pax vobiscum
labor vincit omnia
8. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death
et al./ et alii
Icarus & Daedalus
Hannibal
D (Roman numeral)
9. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama
Romulus and Remus
Caesar
Hannibal
atrium
10. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Romulus and Remus
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Eros/Cupid
A.M./ante meridiem
11. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
Charon
semper fidelis
finis
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
12. 'note well' i.e. take note
sic semper tyrannis
etc./et cetera
in toto
N.B./nota bene
13. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
Aegean Sea
Parthenon
Icarus & Daedalus
tempus fugit
14. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Aegean Sea
Romulus and Remus
rara avis
Penelope
15. 'This for that &' a fair trade
quid pro quo
pax vobiscum
Minotaur
ambrosia and nectar
16. 'per head' 'per person'
per capita
Athena/Minerva
mea culpa
summa cum laude
17. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
laurels
C (Roman numeral)
Romulus and Remus
Iliad
18. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
status quo
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
terra firma
sic transit gloria mundi
19. The norms or values of a society
Ariadne
veni & vidi & vici
mores
Hector
20. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
puerile
Icarus & Daedalus
Zeus/Jupiter
in toto
21. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
Hermes/Mercury
Etruscans
the Odyssey
magnum opus
22. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a
Trojan Horse
Pax Romana
in loco parentis
laurels
23. The norms or values of a society
Ge/Gaea
Delphic Oracle
atrium
mores
24. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
Uranus
Dionysus/Bacchus
patrician
puerile
25. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
plebeian
rostra
consul
Colosseum
26. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Cyclops
Cronus/Saturn
Hydra
Cerberus
27. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Demeter/Ceres
magnanimous
terra firma
p.o./ per os
28. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
marathon
Excelsior!
Charon
Colosseum
29. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church
Sicily
pontifex maximus
C (Roman numeral)
verbatim
30. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Apollo/Apollo
the Odyssey
the furies
Circus Maximus
31. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
Perseus & Medusa
errare humanum est
Penelope
Athens/Acropolis
32. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
mea culpa
sic transit gloria mundi
Mt. Vesuvius
Homer
33. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
patrician
per capita
Hermes/Mercury
consul
34. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
atrium
sine qua non
Colosseum
muses
35. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
in loco parentis
in toto
Cronus/Saturn
ego
36. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
SPQR
Demeter/Ceres
terra firma
Uranus
37. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Iliad
Carthage
rostra
papyrus
38. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday
C (Roman numeral)
Pan
summa cum laude
Prometheus
39. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
Hera/Juno
Jove
Artemis/Diana
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
40. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
Cronus/Saturn
Colosseum
pontifex maximus
fasces
41. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Medea
finis
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
e.g./exempli gratia
42. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Gorgons
epic
Achilles' heel
veto
43. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
M (Roman numeral)
sedentary
p.o./ per os
N.B./nota bene
44. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Cyclops
Parthenon
Aphrodite/Venus
labyrinth
45. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
marathon
Jove
patrician
ad infinitum
46. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
Minotaur
Mt. Parnassus
agora/forum
atrium
47. 'The end'
Theseus
verbatim
p.o./ per os
finis
48. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too
mentor
Pandora
labor vincit omnia
Apollo/Apollo
49. 'seize the day'
carpe diem
e.g./exempli gratia
per annum
vice versa
50. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.
et tu & Brute?
sic semper tyrannis
Cyclops
the Fates