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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






2. 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






3. 10






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






5. 'great-souled & high-minded'






6. 'firm ground/solid earth'






7. The technical biological term for the human species

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8. Writing after the body of a letter






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






10. 'Always prepared'






11. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






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






13. 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






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






15. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






16. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






17. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






18. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






19. 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






20. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






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






22. Doctor of medicine






23. 'seize the day'






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






25. 'per day'






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






27. 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






28. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






29. 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






30. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






35. 'Work conquers all'






36. 'After death'






37. 'per year'






38. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






39. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






40. 'peace be with you'






41. 'per head' 'per person'






42. 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






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






44. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






45. Goddess of love






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






47. 'Time flies/flees'






48. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






49. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






50. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen