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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. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)
Priam
labor vincit omnia
Gorgons
epic
2. Writing after the body of a letter
P.S./post scriptum
muses
Cyclops
atrium
3. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
errare humanum est
mellifluous
in memoriam
sedentary
4. '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
Sicily
SPQR
ex officio
Charon
5. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
Odysseus/Ulysses
labor vincit omnia
Gorgons
6. 'per head' 'per person'
per capita
Mt. Parnassus
in loco parentis
A.D./anno Domini
7. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
fresco
Hestia/Vesta
ego
mosaic
8. The technical biological term for the human species
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9. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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10. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
P.S./post scriptum
sedentary
Sicily
Hephaestus/Vulcan
11. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
ad nauseam
vs./versus
e pluribus unum
Mt. Vesuvius
12. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
i.e./id est
I (Roman numeral)
Troy
sic transit gloria mundi
13. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
patrician
Charon
Circus Maximus
tribune
14. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
in memoriam
Athena/Minerva
puerile
Perseus & Medusa
15. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
aqueduct
iota
Jason
per capita
16. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
Pompeii
Icarus & Daedalus
Athens/Acropolis
jovial
17. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
Etruscans
Colosseum
satyr
Trojan Horse
18. 'great work'
e.g./exempli gratia
magnum opus
Caesar
quid pro quo
19. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times
Ides of March
Excelsior!
Cronus/Saturn
Hector
20. 'for the time being' - temporary
pro tempore
marathon
Priam
valedictorian
21. 'A slip of the tongue'
Perseus & Medusa
lapsus linguae
in loco parentis
Aphrodite/Venus
22. 'And others'
vs./versus
Ithaca
Delphic Oracle
et al./ et alii
23. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Hydra
Circus Maximus
Pegasus
Hades/Pluto
24. God of war
Tiber
Ares/Mars
Hermes/Mercury
Hermes/Mercury
25. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
Prometheus
Zeus/Jupiter
Mt. Parnassus
errare humanum est
26. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
aqueduct
fasces
pro tempore
Gorgons
27. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
terra incognita
semper paratus
Pompeii
ex libris
28. 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
the Fates
A.D./anno Domini
pontifex maximus
e pluribus unum
29. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Ides of March
Jove
Tartarus
30. 500
per diem
D (Roman numeral)
Delphic Oracle
pax vobiscum
31. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Troy
Punic Wars
sedentary
labyrinth
32. 'per year'
vs./versus
the furies
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
per annum
33. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Charon
pax vobiscum
Pan
Eros/Cupid
34. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
veni & vidi & vici
per diem
et al./ et alii
Sicily
35. 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
Orpheus & Eurydice
sub rosa
atrium
Artemis/Diana
36. The technical biological term for the human species
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37. 10
et al./ et alii
Elysian Fields/Elysium
X (Roman numeral)
A.D./anno Domini
38. 'great work'
i.e./id est
magnum opus
puerile
Cyclops
39. River that runs through the city of Rome
Arachne
Tiber
cave canem
Cronus/Saturn
40. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
carpe diem
Daedalus
Sicily
per diem
41. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Mt. Parnassus
carpe diem
p.o./ per os
Dionysus/Bacchus
42. 'peace be with you'
pax vobiscum
Hera/Juno
magnanimous
Gorgons
43. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
p.o./ per os
Mt. Parnassus
labor vincit omnia
epic
44. 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
Theseus
post mortem
jovial
45. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
rara avis
status quo
Tantalus
Artemis/Diana
46. 'note well' i.e. take note
Caesar
Spartacus
N.B./nota bene
Ariadne
47. The male head of a Roman family
patrician
via
paterfamilias
N.B./nota bene
48. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Ides of March
N.B./nota bene
Delphic Oracle
Excelsior!
49. '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
et tu & Brute?
pax vobiscum
Charon
errare humanum est
50. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Trojan Horse
N.B./nota bene
Saturnalia
X (Roman numeral)