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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






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






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






4. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god






5. The technical biological term for the human species

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6. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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7. 'Work conquers all'






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






9. 'I'






10. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






11. 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






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






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






14. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






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






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






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






18. 'After death'






19. Goddess of love






20. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






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






22. 'After death'






23. 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






24. 'peace be with you'






25. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






26. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






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






28. 'Work conquers all'






29. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






30. 'Time flies/flees'






31. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






32. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






33. Goddess of love






34. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






35. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






37. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






38. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






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






40. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






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






42. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






47. 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






48. 'Always prepared'






49. 'great work'






50. 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