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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. 'per day'
Mt. Olympus
vs./versus
Uranus
per diem
2. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
sic semper tyrannis
Palatine Hill
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Sisyphus
3. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
muses
Etruscans
Golden Fleece
Pantheon
4. 'per year'
Troy
epic
per annum
et tu & Brute?
5. 1
I (Roman numeral)
status quo
C (Roman numeral)
Mt. Vesuvius
6. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
Augustus
Tartarus
Odysseus/Ulysses
Daedalus
7. '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
consul
et tu & Brute?
epic
persona non grata
8. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
atrium
Saturnalia
cornucopia
Hannibal
9. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
Hermes/Mercury
i.e./id est
per diem
carpe diem
10. 'beware of the dog'
C (Roman numeral)
Ge/Gaea
cave canem
apple of discord
11. 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
plebeian
vice versa
papyrus
mea culpa
12. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
ambrosia and nectar
et tu & Brute?
Dionysus/Bacchus
Minotaur
13. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
sedentary
pax vobiscum
Priam
Tartarus
14. 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
et al./ et alii
pontifex maximus
Atlas
Artemis/Diana
15. 'note well' i.e. take note
Paris
muses
verbatim
N.B./nota bene
16. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
Tantalus
etc./et cetera
the Odyssey
M (Roman numeral)
17. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
the furies
i.e./id est
Colosseum
via
18. 'peace be with you'
X (Roman numeral)
Cyclops
Priam
pax vobiscum
19. 'per head' 'per person'
per capita
post mortem
agora/forum
Ge/Gaea
20. Writing after the body of a letter
marathon
P.S./post scriptum
Nike/Victoria
consul
21. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
aqueduct
puerile
iota
Hades/Pluto
22. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
in loco parentis
Dionysus/Bacchus
Styx
Delphic Oracle
23. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
Orpheus & Eurydice
veto
Tantalus
magnanimous
24. 'And others'
et al./ et alii
Uranus
Hades/Pluto
in loco parentis
25. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
lapsus linguae
Jason
L (Roman numeral)
Jove
26. Goddess of the hearth
terra incognita
P.M./post meridiem
cave canem
Hestia/Vesta
27. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
Palatine Hill
Hera/Juno
Nike/Victoria
Demeter/Ceres
28. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
Hercules/Heracles
marathon
Uranus
aqueduct
29. 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
aqueduct
ambrosia and nectar
Trojan Horse
Pandora
30. 'seize the day'
semper paratus
Cyclops
carpe diem
Eros/Cupid
31. 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
agenda
vice versa
Helen
Etruscans
32. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Medea
Jove
e.g./exempli gratia
Jason
33. 'per year'
X (Roman numeral)
via
per annum
mea culpa
34. After midday/noon
Sisyphus
P.M./post meridiem
D (Roman numeral)
e.g./exempli gratia
35. 'per day'
e.g./exempli gratia
Medea
per diem
fasces
36. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Pan
omniscient
Apollo/Apollo
Hercules/Heracles
37. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
Punic Wars
per diem
mores
plebeian
38. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
sub rosa
labor vincit omnia
persona non grata
toga
39. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
D (Roman numeral)
Romulus and Remus
Caesar
A.D./anno Domini
40. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's
Mt. Vesuvius
the Fates
in toto
L (Roman numeral)
41. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
iota
Circus Maximus
Persephone/Proserpina
A.D./anno Domini
42. '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
ex officio
e pluribus unum
sic semper tyrannis
post mortem
43. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
via
Sparta
ex libris
Cyclops
44. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
valedictorian
tempus fugit
Uranus
ambrosia and nectar
45. 'in memory of'
magnanimous
in memoriam
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
polytheism
46. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
Mt. Parnassus
e pluribus unum
labyrinth
jovial
47. 'I'
etc./et cetera
patrician
Dionysus/Bacchus
ego
48. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon
Trojan Horse
epic
post mortem
49. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
muses
M (Roman numeral)
labyrinth
via
50. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
papyrus
Nike/Victoria
X (Roman numeral)
mosaic