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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






2. Goddess of the hunt






3. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






4. Home of the Greek gods






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6. 'great work'






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






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






9. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






10. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






11. 'great work'






12. 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






13. The male head of a Roman family






14. 'And others'






15. Doctor of medicine






16. 'Always prepared'






17. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






18. 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






19. 'After death'






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






21. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






22. Writing after the body of a letter






23. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






24. 'Always prepared'






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






26. River that runs through the city of Rome






27. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






28. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus






29. Market place/business center






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






31. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






32. 'The state in which'






33. Goddess of love






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






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






36. The river surrounding the Underworld






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






38. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






39. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






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






41. 'Time flies/flees'






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






43. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






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. 'Word for word'






46. 'peace be with you'






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






48. 'beware of the dog'






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






50. 'Work conquers all'