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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
carpe diem
Athens/Acropolis
Atlas
Hestia/Vesta
2. 'Always prepared'
sic transit gloria mundi
per diem
Arachne
semper paratus
3. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Caesar
Circus Maximus
Demeter/Ceres
mentor
4. 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
patrician
mentor
Ge/Gaea
sic semper tyrannis
5. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Hercules/Heracles
Caesar
Tantalus
Tartarus
6. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
cave canem
ego
semper fidelis
Charon
7. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
the Odyssey
terra incognita
sub rosa
Artemis/Diana
8. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
P.M./post meridiem
via
pax vobiscum
Uranus
9. 'The other way around'
vice versa
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Parthenon
Hannibal
10. Doctor of medicine
Circus Maximus
Golden Fleece
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
veni & vidi & vici
11. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Demeter/Ceres
satyr
SPQR
Theseus
12. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Tartarus
Palatine Hill
patrician
Poseidon/Neptune
13. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
summa cum laude
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Pegasus
Ariadne
14. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
e.g./exempli gratia
persona non grata
Paris
apple of discord
15. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)
Paris
Gorgons
Achilles' heel
Atlas
16. 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
pontifex maximus
Apollo/Apollo
laurels
Sparta
17. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements
rara avis
laurels
Odysseus/Ulysses
Mt. Vesuvius
18. 'in memory of'
terra incognita
terra firma
in memoriam
e pluribus unum
19. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Poseidon/Neptune
post mortem
Pan
Cronus/Saturn
20. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
Helen
Caesar
Zeus/Jupiter
sic semper tyrannis
21. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
Ides of March
sic semper tyrannis
Apollo/Apollo
vs./versus
22. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
ambrosia and nectar
SPQR
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
D (Roman numeral)
23. Writing after the body of a letter
P.S./post scriptum
jovial
jovial
Pegasus
24. 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
Artemis/Diana
semper fidelis
Iliad
Helen
25. Writing after the body of a letter
Arachne
P.S./post scriptum
Pantheon
Persephone/Proserpina
26. 'Work conquers all'
labor vincit omnia
Pantheon
Nike/Victoria
Saturnalia
27. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)
Hestia/Vesta
Gorgons
mosaic
Hera/Juno
28. 'unknown land'
terra incognita
I (Roman numeral)
Etruscans
Aphrodite/Venus
29. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
Mt. Parnassus
rara avis
veni & vidi & vici
Hestia/Vesta
30. 10
marathon
Nike/Victoria
pro tempore
X (Roman numeral)
31. 'peace be with you'
Saturnalia
Theseus
pax vobiscum
via
32. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
sine qua non
ego
Iliad
Cerberus
33. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Medea
Iliad
ad infinitum
34. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
Zeus/Jupiter
Ithaca
agenda
jovial
35. 'firm ground/solid earth'
sub poena
via
Apollo/Apollo
terra firma
36. 'for the time being' - temporary
ad nauseam
pro tempore
sine qua non
I (Roman numeral)
37. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
Trojan Horse
e pluribus unum
iota
A.D./anno Domini
38. Market place/business center
Paris
mentor
lapsus linguae
agora/forum
39. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
tempus fugit
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Cronus/Saturn
Prometheus
40. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Carthage
plebeian
Poseidon/Neptune
Palatine Hill
41. 'firm ground/solid earth'
terra firma
X (Roman numeral)
semper paratus
laurels
42. Goddess of wisdom
Athena/Minerva
satyr
Pandora
e pluribus unum
43. Goddess of wisdom
Troy
omniscient
Athena/Minerva
mellifluous
44. Home of the Greek gods
Saturnalia
the Odyssey
Mt. Olympus
SPQR
45. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
tempus fugit
mea culpa
Medea
paterfamilias
46. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
jovial
Ides of March
in memoriam
e.g./exempli gratia
47. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
Pegasus
per annum
Achilles' heel
Excelsior!
48. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
X (Roman numeral)
sic transit gloria mundi
Pax Romana
Mt. Parnassus
49. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
sic semper tyrannis
apple of discord
Eros/Cupid
50. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god
veto
Hermes/Mercury
Hercules/Heracles
D (Roman numeral)