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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. River that runs through the city of Rome
Hercules/Heracles
Tiber
via
etc./et cetera
2. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
Theseus
veto
vs./versus
Apollo/Apollo
3. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Pan
rara avis
terra firma
plebeian
4. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
via
cave canem
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
in memoriam
5. 'firm ground/solid earth'
agenda
terra firma
Troy
summa cum laude
6. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
per diem
magnum opus
pro tempore
consul
7. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
A.M./ante meridiem
tribune
C (Roman numeral)
Chaos
8. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
Pompeii
Mt. Olympus
per diem
ad nauseam
9. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Punic Wars
ambrosia and nectar
Saturnalia
Hades/Pluto
10. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
tribune
Etruscans
Palatine Hill
veni & vidi & vici
11. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
jovial
semper paratus
Pantheon
ad infinitum
12. 'This for that &' a fair trade
labor vincit omnia
etc./et cetera
quid pro quo
plebeian
13. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
D (Roman numeral)
e.g./exempli gratia
atrium
persona non grata
14. 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
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
tribune
Hannibal
I (Roman numeral)
15. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Elysian Fields/Elysium
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
persona non grata
16. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Hestia/Vesta
tempus fugit
the Fates
Golden Fleece
17. 'The state in which'
Carthage
status quo
post mortem
Hestia/Vesta
18. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
magnum opus
puerile
e.g./exempli gratia
mentor
19. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
Homer
satyr
fresco
veni & vidi & vici
20. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Uranus
apple of discord
terra incognita
Pan
21. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
C (Roman numeral)
Pandora
sub poena
magnanimous
22. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
p.o./ per os
Chaos
omniscient
marathon
23. 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
Aegean Sea
the Fates
etc./et cetera
pontifex maximus
24. 100
L (Roman numeral)
Uranus
C (Roman numeral)
sedentary
25. The norms or values of a society
Dionysus/Bacchus
Prometheus
mores
terra firma
26. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Hestia/Vesta
epic
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
et tu & Brute?
27. '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
I (Roman numeral)
laurels
M (Roman numeral)
ex officio
28. Goddess of wisdom
e.g./exempli gratia
Athena/Minerva
Hector
patrician
29. 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)
consul
P.S./post scriptum
Priam
Sicily
30. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
ex officio
in memoriam
Jason
Romulus and Remus
31. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
mentor
summa cum laude
ad nauseam
Aphrodite/Venus
32. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
fasces
iota
tribune
veto
33. 'Always prepared'
muses
per annum
Caesar
semper paratus
34. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
Hestia/Vesta
Minotaur
finis
Excelsior!
35. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Tantalus
summa cum laude
Daedalus
Ariadne
36. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
Medea
Tartarus
Pegasus
Perseus & Medusa
37. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
D (Roman numeral)
plebeian
mosaic
Golden Fleece
38. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Sparta
Nike/Victoria
Jove
Ares/Mars
39. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Hydra
errare humanum est
rara avis
aqueduct
40. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
omniscient
persona non grata
ego
Paris
41. The male head of a Roman family
sic transit gloria mundi
per diem
paterfamilias
sedentary
42. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
43. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Pegasus
Caesar
Achilles' heel
ad infinitum
44. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Augustus
patrician
plebeian
Cronus/Saturn
45. 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
e pluribus unum
per diem
Icarus & Daedalus
Hermes/Mercury
46. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
Sparta
laurels
Hephaestus/Vulcan
ex libris
47. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Ge/Gaea
Eros/Cupid
mellifluous
p.o./ per os
48. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
A.D./anno Domini
X (Roman numeral)
agenda
P.S./post scriptum
49. 'per year'
via
Theseus
per annum
Ge/Gaea
50. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Uranus
I (Roman numeral)
Persephone/Proserpina
persona non grata