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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
Minotaur
rara avis
A.D./anno Domini
Pan
2. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
D (Roman numeral)
valedictorian
Pax Romana
Ides of March
3. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Dionysus/Bacchus
Tartarus
Perseus & Medusa
Atlas
4. 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
Chaos
veni & vidi & vici
Ge/Gaea
Tantalus
5. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
aqueduct
Carthage
e.g./exempli gratia
Ariadne
6. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
semper paratus
polytheism
ad nauseam
cave canem
7. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Medea
veni & vidi & vici
Carthage
summa cum laude
8. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Artemis/Diana
the Fates
finis
Medea
9. 'This for that &' a fair trade
Demeter/Ceres
in loco parentis
quid pro quo
Cerberus
10. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
quid pro quo
Pompeii
A.M./ante meridiem
the Odyssey
11. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
Ares/Mars
Minotaur
the furies
fresco
12. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Chaos
in memoriam
Golden Fleece
13. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
tribune
polytheism
veto
Artemis/Diana
14. The male head of a Roman family
polytheism
Circus Maximus
the Odyssey
paterfamilias
15. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Hydra
apple of discord
N.B./nota bene
Cerberus
16. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
in loco parentis
Chaos
satyr
Tartarus
17. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Orpheus & Eurydice
I (Roman numeral)
terra firma
Tiber
18. 'in memory of'
Sicily
carpe diem
per annum
in memoriam
19. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
papyrus
Helen
mea culpa
Tartarus
20. 'peace be with you'
pax vobiscum
semper fidelis
Jove
polytheism
21. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
lapsus linguae
paterfamilias
patrician
sic transit gloria mundi
22. '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
marathon
apple of discord
ex officio
p.o./ per os
23. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
sedentary
Hermes/Mercury
Tartarus
fasces
24. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
Medea
p.o./ per os
Augustus
Punic Wars
25. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
labyrinth
the Odyssey
Uranus
semper fidelis
26. 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
Jove
Prometheus
e pluribus unum
Styx
27. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
magnanimous
Colosseum
per capita
28. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
Golden Fleece
satyr
Perseus & Medusa
Pantheon
29. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
Pax Romana
etc./et cetera
pontifex maximus
plebeian
30. Home of the Greek gods
mores
Helen
Etruscans
Mt. Olympus
31. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
apple of discord
Excelsior!
jovial
fasces
32. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
per capita
atrium
Dionysus/Bacchus
magnanimous
33. '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
I (Roman numeral)
mosaic
et tu & Brute?
Tiber
34. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
sedentary
e.g./exempli gratia
Spartacus
Carthage
35. 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
Punic Wars
L (Roman numeral)
Hector
in toto
36. 'I'
ego
Delphic Oracle
sub poena
labor vincit omnia
37. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
A.M./ante meridiem
Circus Maximus
paterfamilias
tribune
38. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Nike/Victoria
Ariadne
p.o./ per os
Zeus/Jupiter
39. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
Athena/Minerva
Minotaur
aqueduct
Ares/Mars
40. 500
Hydra
papyrus
D (Roman numeral)
ego
41. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Pantheon
Cerberus
Uranus
mea culpa
42. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
Homer
Paris
sedentary
Ge/Gaea
43. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
in memoriam
Atlas
Golden Fleece
Etruscans
44. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Cronus/Saturn
Augustus
Mt. Vesuvius
Aphrodite/Venus
45. 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
Hector
veni & vidi & vici
Tiber
Hestia/Vesta
46. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death
Mt. Olympus
Prometheus
Icarus & Daedalus
Tartarus
47. Goddess of love
labyrinth
in toto
Aphrodite/Venus
paterfamilias
48. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
Hydra
the furies
Hannibal
Ares/Mars
49. 'per year'
e pluribus unum
Poseidon/Neptune
per annum
ego
50. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Aegean Sea
Icarus & Daedalus
satyr