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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. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Homer
Hannibal
Spartacus
Romulus and Remus
2. 1000
Daedalus
Cerberus
M (Roman numeral)
I (Roman numeral)
3. 500
Uranus
et tu & Brute?
Apollo/Apollo
D (Roman numeral)
4. 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
Aphrodite/Venus
Romulus and Remus
Hector
the Odyssey
5. 'unknown land'
Carthage
terra incognita
Minotaur
sic transit gloria mundi
6. The technical biological term for the human species
7. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
lapsus linguae
et al./ et alii
semper paratus
patrician
8. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
agenda
Hades/Pluto
Circus Maximus
mosaic
9. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
Zeus/Jupiter
e pluribus unum
papyrus
Priam
10. 'Work conquers all'
Aphrodite/Venus
labor vincit omnia
labyrinth
magnanimous
11. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
magnum opus
veto
rostra
Cronus/Saturn
12. 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
Priam
vs./versus
veni & vidi & vici
the Fates
13. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
Hermes/Mercury
puerile
Minotaur
the Fates
14. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Pegasus
the Odyssey
Styx
Pan
15. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
atrium
veto
semper fidelis
p.o./ per os
16. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Pantheon
the Odyssey
cave canem
iota
17. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
labyrinth
quid pro quo
Athens/Acropolis
18. The male head of a Roman family
in loco parentis
papyrus
etc./et cetera
paterfamilias
19. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
agenda
terra firma
Hephaestus/Vulcan
veni & vidi & vici
20. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
puerile
SPQR
Golden Fleece
Elysian Fields/Elysium
21. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
Minotaur
omniscient
X (Roman numeral)
Jove
22. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Hydra
P.S./post scriptum
Eros/Cupid
Athena/Minerva
23. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
ambrosia and nectar
Tantalus
patrician
mentor
24. Market place/business center
agora/forum
ex officio
puerile
Ithaca
25. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Priam
Golden Fleece
lapsus linguae
errare humanum est
26. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
muses
mentor
Caesar
Ge/Gaea
27. Goddess of the hunt
Icarus & Daedalus
Artemis/Diana
Sicily
sedentary
28. 'great work'
I (Roman numeral)
Chaos
sine qua non
magnum opus
29. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon
laurels
veni & vidi & vici
mea culpa
30. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
epic
M (Roman numeral)
Styx
i.e./id est
31. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
Athens/Acropolis
Palatine Hill
errare humanum est
Athena/Minerva
32. 1
quid pro quo
Mt. Vesuvius
I (Roman numeral)
Sparta
33. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
X (Roman numeral)
Demeter/Ceres
Achilles' heel
Aegean Sea
34. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
in toto
magnanimous
Delphic Oracle
tribune
35. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Atlas
Pandora
Eros/Cupid
Theseus
36. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
marathon
Mt. Vesuvius
Homer
ex officio
37. 1000
agenda
p.o./ per os
M (Roman numeral)
X (Roman numeral)
38. 5
Hades/Pluto
V (Roman numeral)
pax vobiscum
Paris
39. 'per year'
Delphic Oracle
Cronus/Saturn
papyrus
per annum
40. Market place/business center
Mt. Parnassus
agora/forum
Apollo/Apollo
rostra
41. 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
per annum
L (Roman numeral)
Hector
mea culpa
42. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
Etruscans
tribune
persona non grata
pro tempore
43. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
sic transit gloria mundi
iota
tribune
sedentary
44. 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
D (Roman numeral)
Helen
agenda
Poseidon/Neptune
45. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
A.D./anno Domini
toga
in memoriam
Punic Wars
46. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
satyr
P.M./post meridiem
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Caesar
47. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)
Gorgons
tempus fugit
epic
tribune
48. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
X (Roman numeral)
mea culpa
Mt. Vesuvius
Zeus/Jupiter
49. 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
Apollo/Apollo
Zeus/Jupiter
errare humanum est
Hannibal
50. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
etc./et cetera
marathon
Nike/Victoria
Troy