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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






2. 'The other way around'






3. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






4. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






5. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






6. 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






7. 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






8. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






9. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






10. 'And others'






11. Home of the Greek gods






12. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






13. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






14. Goddess of the hunt






15. God of war






16. 'After death'






17. 'And others'






18. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






19. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






20. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






21. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






22. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






23. 'great work'






24. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






25. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






26. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






27. Goddess of wisdom






28. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






29. 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






30. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute






31. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






32. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.






33. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






34. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






35. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






36. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






37. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position






38. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






39. 'All-knowing'






40. 'The state in which'






41. 'in memory of'






42. 10






43. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






44. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






45. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






46. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






47. 500






48. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






49. River that runs through the city of Rome






50. Market place/business center