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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 'note well' i.e. take note
mosaic
the Fates
N.B./nota bene
muses
2. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
Athena/Minerva
e pluribus unum
polytheism
Sparta
3. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
summa cum laude
carpe diem
verbatim
rara avis
4. God of the sea
Poseidon/Neptune
Cerberus
labor vincit omnia
toga
5. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing
veni & vidi & vici
atrium
persona non grata
et tu & Brute?
6. 'Always prepared'
semper paratus
Poseidon/Neptune
terra incognita
via
7. River that runs through the city of Rome
Homer
etc./et cetera
Sisyphus
Tiber
8. 'I'
ego
Pompeii
Chaos
apple of discord
9. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
Excelsior!
jovial
Palatine Hill
Paris
10. The male head of a Roman family
Athens/Acropolis
vs./versus
Poseidon/Neptune
paterfamilias
11. 'in memory of'
sub rosa
in memoriam
Theseus
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
12. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
terra incognita
tribune
satyr
fasces
13. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
A.M./ante meridiem
veto
Gorgons
Arachne
14. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Gorgons
Trojan Horse
et tu & Brute?
Atlas
15. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
sedentary
Palatine Hill
Delphic Oracle
agenda
16. 'Word for word'
the furies
verbatim
Persephone/Proserpina
Daedalus
17. 'Work conquers all'
labor vincit omnia
A.M./ante meridiem
sic transit gloria mundi
the Fates
18. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Sicily
sub rosa
pax vobiscum
Cerberus
19. 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
Icarus & Daedalus
Zeus/Jupiter
Etruscans
Cronus/Saturn
20. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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21. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
Caesar
Athens/Acropolis
Pantheon
via
22. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Ge/Gaea
Orpheus & Eurydice
Chaos
Apollo/Apollo
23. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
iota
SPQR
Punic Wars
Hades/Pluto
24. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind
Etruscans
Orpheus & Eurydice
Prometheus
carpe diem
25. 50
verbatim
L (Roman numeral)
Zeus/Jupiter
sedentary
26. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements
Athens/Acropolis
semper paratus
laurels
labyrinth
27. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
N.B./nota bene
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
satyr
Tiber
28. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
mellifluous
persona non grata
epic
Helen
29. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
muses
I (Roman numeral)
Cerberus
in loco parentis
30. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Sisyphus
Parthenon
Hestia/Vesta
Ariadne
31. 'seize the day'
carpe diem
Circus Maximus
et tu & Brute?
per diem
32. 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
semper paratus
Hannibal
Tiber
Hector
33. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
Odysseus/Ulysses
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
N.B./nota bene
Sicily
34. 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
X (Roman numeral)
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
terra incognita
Icarus & Daedalus
35. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
puerile
Daedalus
via
Theseus
36. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
muses
Ides of March
Artemis/Diana
Demeter/Ceres
37. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
semper paratus
Pegasus
Priam
laurels
38. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Hannibal
Paris
Pegasus
errare humanum est
39. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
finis
Jason
ad nauseam
Odysseus/Ulysses
40. 'firm ground/solid earth'
terra firma
papyrus
Achilles' heel
I (Roman numeral)
41. 500
Hermes/Mercury
D (Roman numeral)
Sparta
atrium
42. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Saturnalia
Medea
Augustus
aqueduct
43. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
Apollo/Apollo
cornucopia
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
verbatim
44. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
Hades/Pluto
sub poena
Apollo/Apollo
ad infinitum
45. 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
Athens/Acropolis
sic transit gloria mundi
Trojan Horse
Atlas
46. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
Cyclops
P.M./post meridiem
Pandora
A.D./anno Domini
47. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
V (Roman numeral)
C (Roman numeral)
Pax Romana
Punic Wars
48. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
puerile
Zeus/Jupiter
Hannibal
Aegean Sea
49. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Ge/Gaea
Homer
X (Roman numeral)
Uranus
50. 'The other way around'
papyrus
ad nauseam
the Fates
vice versa