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






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

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3. Goddess of love






4. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






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






6. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






7. 'peace be with you'






8. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






9. 100






10. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






11. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






12. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






13. 1000






14. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






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






17. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






18. 1






19. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






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

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21. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






23. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






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






25. '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






26. 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






27. After midday/noon






28. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






30. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






31. Goddess of the hunt






32. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






33. 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






34. River that runs through the city of Rome






35. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






36. 'Time flies/flees'






37. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






38. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)






39. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






40. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






41. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






42. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






43. 1000






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






45. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






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






47. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






48. 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






49. 'beware of the dog'






50. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband