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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






2. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






3. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






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






5. 'Always prepared'






6. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






7. 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






8. 'The other way around'






9. 500






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






11. 'Work conquers all'






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






13. 'per day'






14. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






15. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






16. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






17. 'beware of the dog'






18. 'firm ground/solid earth'






19. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






20. 'for the time being' - temporary






21. The norms or values of a society






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






23. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






24. 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






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






26. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






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






29. 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






30. 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)






31. The norms or values of a society






32. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






33. God of war






34. Home of the Greek gods






35. 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






36. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






37. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






38. 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






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






40. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






41. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






42. 'beware of the dog'






43. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






44. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






45. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






46. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






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






48. 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






49. 'Word for word'






50. Goddess of the hearth