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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
Theseus
cave canem
ex libris
Hestia/Vesta
2. 'A slip of the tongue'
Paris
puerile
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
lapsus linguae
3. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
A.M./ante meridiem
Iliad
in toto
Tantalus
4. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
agora/forum
polytheism
fasces
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
5. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
ex officio
semper fidelis
vs./versus
puerile
6. 'After death'
Cyclops
verbatim
marathon
post mortem
7. God of the sea
rara avis
Delphic Oracle
Poseidon/Neptune
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
8. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus
Nike/Victoria
Hephaestus/Vulcan
terra firma
Cyclops
9. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Uranus
Hermes/Mercury
N.B./nota bene
Tartarus
10. The technical biological term for the human species
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11. 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
rostra
summa cum laude
Ge/Gaea
pontifex maximus
12. 'per year'
persona non grata
Jove
Achilles' heel
per annum
13. The male head of a Roman family
paterfamilias
vs./versus
Uranus
rostra
14. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
sic transit gloria mundi
apple of discord
Dionysus/Bacchus
Minotaur
15. 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)
Punic Wars
Priam
sine qua non
Hector
16. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
fasces
Excelsior!
status quo
pax vobiscum
17. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
Priam
Trojan Horse
A.D./anno Domini
ad nauseam
18. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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19. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
V (Roman numeral)
Perseus & Medusa
Excelsior!
ad nauseam
20. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
verbatim
M (Roman numeral)
satyr
in toto
21. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
puerile
in toto
Helen
epic
22. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Caesar
polytheism
Iliad
verbatim
23. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
SPQR
Medea
Elysian Fields/Elysium
veni & vidi & vici
24. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
labyrinth
the Odyssey
Carthage
patrician
25. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
Odysseus/Ulysses
papyrus
Jason
Theseus
26. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
tribune
the Odyssey
Colosseum
veto
27. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
ex libris
semper fidelis
sine qua non
Pompeii
28. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
Athena/Minerva
the furies
Iliad
satyr
29. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
e.g./exempli gratia
Daedalus
Hera/Juno
via
30. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Cerberus
Cyclops
Dionysus/Bacchus
31. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
pro tempore
tempus fugit
Ides of March
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
32. 5
Ides of March
mentor
paterfamilias
V (Roman numeral)
33. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
Charon
in loco parentis
atrium
Priam
34. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
ambrosia and nectar
polytheism
Hydra
status quo
35. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
tribune
iota
Pax Romana
aqueduct
36. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
omniscient
Ariadne
cornucopia
paterfamilias
37. 1
sub poena
the Odyssey
I (Roman numeral)
X (Roman numeral)
38. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
sine qua non
post mortem
agenda
Punic Wars
39. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
tempus fugit
Atlas
agenda
Elysian Fields/Elysium
40. 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
Excelsior!
et al./ et alii
toga
laurels
41. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
in loco parentis
Hannibal
apple of discord
rara avis
42. 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
Poseidon/Neptune
Hades/Pluto
Hercules/Heracles
e.g./exempli gratia
43. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Uranus
Arachne
Ithaca
Excelsior!
44. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Styx
semper paratus
iota
Homer
45. 'All-knowing'
omniscient
the furies
Circus Maximus
status quo
46. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
quid pro quo
jovial
in toto
Romulus and Remus
47. 'for the time being' - temporary
Cyclops
Cronus/Saturn
mores
pro tempore
48. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Medea
Sparta
post mortem
rara avis
49. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
labor vincit omnia
Ares/Mars
laurels
persona non grata
50. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Hermes/Mercury
Odysseus/Ulysses
valedictorian
mosaic