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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. 'great work'






2. 100






3. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






4. 'in memory of'






5. God of the sea






6. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






7. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






8. The river surrounding the Underworld






9. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






10. '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






11. 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)






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






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






14. 1






15. 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')






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






17. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






18. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






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






20. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






21. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






22. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






23. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






25. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






26. '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






27. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






28. 'Time flies/flees'






29. Market place/business center






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






31. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






32. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






33. 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






34. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






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






36. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






37. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






38. The norms or values of a society






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






40. 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






41. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






42. 'The other way around'






43. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






44. 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






45. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






46. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






47. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






48. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






49. After midday/noon






50. 'peace be with you'