SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Classical Literacy
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
rostra
via
Pax Romana
Dionysus/Bacchus
2. 'seize the day'
Penelope
pontifex maximus
C (Roman numeral)
carpe diem
3. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
atrium
Chaos
Theseus
carpe diem
4. 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
rara avis
Artemis/Diana
Hydra
Homer
5. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church
verbatim
pontifex maximus
vice versa
Minotaur
6. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.
sub rosa
Iliad
Tiber
errare humanum est
7. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
consul
Dionysus/Bacchus
sub rosa
Spartacus
8. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
errare humanum est
Pompeii
Uranus
semper paratus
9. 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
labyrinth
M (Roman numeral)
in loco parentis
Tantalus
10. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
Odysseus/Ulysses
Athens/Acropolis
in loco parentis
Ares/Mars
11. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
in toto
Etruscans
Elysian Fields/Elysium
per diem
12. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
plebeian
Minotaur
Sicily
Parthenon
13. 'The state in which'
Ides of March
V (Roman numeral)
status quo
sub rosa
14. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
satyr
via
i.e./id est
SPQR
15. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
Pegasus
ambrosia and nectar
Gorgons
labyrinth
16. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
Helen
Caesar
Colosseum
A.D./anno Domini
17. 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
Sparta
Helen
in loco parentis
magnum opus
18. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
Cerberus
Poseidon/Neptune
Hermes/Mercury
toga
19. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Caesar
Aphrodite/Venus
Romulus and Remus
D (Roman numeral)
20. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Priam
Iliad
status quo
pontifex maximus
21. 'The end'
patrician
Romulus and Remus
finis
Theseus
22. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
X (Roman numeral)
p.o./ per os
status quo
labyrinth
23. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Daedalus
I (Roman numeral)
Chaos
Tiber
24. River that runs through the city of Rome
Hector
ego
mosaic
Tiber
25. 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
Hercules/Heracles
Apollo/Apollo
Orpheus & Eurydice
vice versa
26. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
carpe diem
polytheism
jovial
Achilles' heel
27. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
veto
via
Jason
Hydra
28. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Palatine Hill
consul
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Eros/Cupid
29. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Punic Wars
the furies
Homer
30. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Hera/Juno
Hermes/Mercury
Chaos
31. 1
etc./et cetera
puerile
M (Roman numeral)
I (Roman numeral)
32. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Cerberus
Odysseus/Ulysses
Parthenon
polytheism
33. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
A.M./ante meridiem
sub poena
Hades/Pluto
M (Roman numeral)
34. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')
rostra
the Odyssey
Poseidon/Neptune
terra firma
35. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
ex libris
I (Roman numeral)
Hestia/Vesta
N.B./nota bene
36. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
plebeian
A.D./anno Domini
fresco
Romulus and Remus
37. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
mellifluous
Sparta
etc./et cetera
Jason
38. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
tribune
A.M./ante meridiem
polytheism
39. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
ad nauseam
et tu & Brute?
Caesar
via
40. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
apple of discord
mosaic
Medea
Circus Maximus
41. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
Athens/Acropolis
Pantheon
per capita
etc./et cetera
42. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Sisyphus
Ariadne
Palatine Hill
epic
43. 'great work'
Saturnalia
Aegean Sea
sub rosa
magnum opus
44. 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
Circus Maximus
et tu & Brute?
Paris
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
45. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Tiber
mosaic
rara avis
Caesar
46. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
A.D./anno Domini
Homer
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Pandora
47. 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)
tempus fugit
Priam
ex libris
veni & vidi & vici
48. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')
Pegasus
Artemis/Diana
agora/forum
rostra
49. 'per year'
per annum
Aphrodite/Venus
sub poena
mores
50. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
semper paratus
toga
Tartarus
sub poena