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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'beware of the dog'






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






3. 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






4. River that runs through the city of Rome






5. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






6. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






7. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






8. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






9. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






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






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






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






13. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






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






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






16. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






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






19. '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.






20. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






21. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






22. Writing after the body of a letter






23. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






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






26. 'All-knowing'






27. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






28. Goddess of love






29. 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






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






31. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






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






33. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






34. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






35. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






36. 'The state in which'






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






38. 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






39. 'note well' i.e. take note






40. 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)






41. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






42. 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






43. Doctor of medicine






44. 'The state in which'






45. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






46. The norms or values of a society






47. 'per head' 'per person'






48. 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






49. 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






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