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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Goddess of love






2. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






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






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






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






6. The norms or values of a society






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






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






9. '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






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






11. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






12. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






13. 'The other way around'






14. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






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






16. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






17. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






18. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






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






20. Writing after the body of a letter






21. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






22. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






23. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






24. 'note well' i.e. take note






25. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






26. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






28. 'The state in which'






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 'After death'






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






36. 'I'






37. The river surrounding the Underworld






38. 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.






39. 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






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






41. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






42. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






43. 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






44. 'note well' i.e. take note






45. Goddess of wisdom






46. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






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






48. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






49. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






50. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus