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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






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






3. River that runs through the city of Rome






4. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






5. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






6. 'unknown land'






7. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






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






9. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






10. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






11. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






12. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')






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






14. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






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






16. '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






17. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






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






19. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






20. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






21. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






22. 'And others'






23. 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






24. 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.






25. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






26. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






27. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






28. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






29. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






30. Writing after the body of a letter






31. 'seize the day'






32. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






33. Market place/business center






34. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






35. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






36. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War






37. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






38. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






39. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






40. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






41. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






42. 'The state in which'






43. 'per year'






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






45. 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






46. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






47. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






48. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






49. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






50. '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