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Classical Literacy
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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. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War
mentor
mea culpa
et al./ et alii
A.D./anno Domini
2. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
etc./et cetera
veni & vidi & vici
jovial
terra firma
3. 10
valedictorian
Hercules/Heracles
X (Roman numeral)
Mt. Olympus
4. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
Zeus/Jupiter
Athena/Minerva
Arachne
in loco parentis
5. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
Poseidon/Neptune
via
A.D./anno Domini
magnanimous
6. 'beware of the dog'
I (Roman numeral)
fasces
status quo
cave canem
7. 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
Punic Wars
Achilles' heel
the Fates
Odysseus/Ulysses
8. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Homer
mellifluous
sub rosa
Palatine Hill
9. 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
Poseidon/Neptune
plebeian
Eros/Cupid
Hannibal
10. 'for the time being' - temporary
apple of discord
pro tempore
Trojan Horse
pax vobiscum
11. 10
status quo
agenda
ego
X (Roman numeral)
12. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
pax vobiscum
Parthenon
Icarus & Daedalus
labor vincit omnia
13. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
Cronus/Saturn
Gorgons
semper fidelis
Athena/Minerva
14. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
labor vincit omnia
Hannibal
mores
Romulus and Remus
15. Doctor of medicine
mosaic
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
labor vincit omnia
lapsus linguae
16. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
V (Roman numeral)
Sisyphus
persona non grata
in loco parentis
17. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite
etc./et cetera
M (Roman numeral)
Tantalus
Sparta
18. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
Spartacus
Homer
p.o./ per os
I (Roman numeral)
19. 'note well' i.e. take note
mellifluous
N.B./nota bene
mea culpa
Ares/Mars
20. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
D (Roman numeral)
in loco parentis
mellifluous
Romulus and Remus
21. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Carthage
Ithaca
Parthenon
Ithaca
22. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
cornucopia
Tartarus
iota
Sisyphus
23. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
rostra
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Romulus and Remus
errare humanum est
24. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Pantheon
p.o./ per os
Pompeii
Augustus
25. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
Aphrodite/Venus
C (Roman numeral)
ambrosia and nectar
Delphic Oracle
26. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
labyrinth
Poseidon/Neptune
p.o./ per os
Hydra
27. The river surrounding the Underworld
Sicily
marathon
Chaos
Styx
28. 5
muses
Mt. Olympus
V (Roman numeral)
Carthage
29. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
in memoriam
Ge/Gaea
Demeter/Ceres
marathon
30. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
p.o./ per os
N.B./nota bene
ambrosia and nectar
the Fates
31. 'per day'
per diem
Perseus & Medusa
terra firma
errare humanum est
32. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
Homer
Mt. Olympus
Jove
Hera/Juno
33. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Carthage
Punic Wars
Sparta
A.M./ante meridiem
34. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
ad nauseam
Demeter/Ceres
Gorgons
Zeus/Jupiter
35. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
ex libris
sic semper tyrannis
Tiber
in toto
36. 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
A.D./anno Domini
apple of discord
P.M./post meridiem
per diem
37. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
Troy
Sparta
Iliad
Pantheon
38. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
jovial
cave canem
veni & vidi & vici
sic transit gloria mundi
39. 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')
Sisyphus
Hydra
P.M./post meridiem
rostra
40. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
magnum opus
Prometheus
Sicily
ambrosia and nectar
41. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
vs./versus
Athena/Minerva
Excelsior!
42. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
finis
agenda
cave canem
Saturnalia
43. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
polytheism
Iliad
Saturnalia
Tiber
44. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
persona non grata
etc./et cetera
Homer
ambrosia and nectar
45. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Golden Fleece
Uranus
Tiber
papyrus
46. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
A.M./ante meridiem
magnum opus
Golden Fleece
errare humanum est
47. 'per head' 'per person'
post mortem
Mt. Olympus
per capita
satyr
48. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Odysseus/Ulysses
Hephaestus/Vulcan
semper fidelis
49. 1
per diem
veni & vidi & vici
I (Roman numeral)
Eros/Cupid
50. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
in toto
Pan
Mt. Parnassus
verbatim