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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
via
finis
plebeian
ad nauseam
2. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Mt. Vesuvius
semper fidelis
Helen
Pax Romana
3. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
SPQR
e.g./exempli gratia
Spartacus
Augustus
4. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
terra incognita
Apollo/Apollo
ad nauseam
P.S./post scriptum
5. 'Always prepared'
Ides of March
Circus Maximus
mosaic
semper paratus
6. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
mentor
per annum
per annum
Excelsior!
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
polytheism
Tartarus
terra incognita
Pandora
8. 'The other way around'
sine qua non
Iliad
vice versa
apple of discord
9. 500
veni & vidi & vici
D (Roman numeral)
cave canem
Jove
10. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
Augustus
Carthage
Mt. Olympus
sedentary
11. 'Work conquers all'
SPQR
labor vincit omnia
M (Roman numeral)
mellifluous
12. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Atlas
Demeter/Ceres
Icarus & Daedalus
p.o./ per os
13. 'per day'
persona non grata
satyr
per diem
Saturnalia
14. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
quid pro quo
Aegean Sea
Pantheon
ad infinitum
15. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
valedictorian
magnanimous
sub poena
i.e./id est
16. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
Athena/Minerva
ad nauseam
Jove
17. 'beware of the dog'
A.D./anno Domini
et tu & Brute?
Caesar
cave canem
18. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Priam
mea culpa
Zeus/Jupiter
terra firma
19. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
Cronus/Saturn
toga
errare humanum est
Cerberus
20. 'for the time being' - temporary
N.B./nota bene
mores
pro tempore
status quo
21. The norms or values of a society
Eros/Cupid
polytheism
Ides of March
mores
22. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Romulus and Remus
fasces
Ides of March
P.S./post scriptum
23. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
agenda
Homer
Cronus/Saturn
jovial
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
in loco parentis
M (Roman numeral)
Colosseum
Hercules/Heracles
25. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
finis
P.M./post meridiem
plebeian
sic transit gloria mundi
26. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Pantheon
sic semper tyrannis
labyrinth
I (Roman numeral)
27. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
et al./ et alii
semper paratus
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Nike/Victoria
28. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Hermes/Mercury
vs./versus
Romulus and Remus
Eros/Cupid
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
Hannibal
Paris
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
puerile
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)
Priam
Mt. Vesuvius
Ares/Mars
pro tempore
31. The norms or values of a society
Ares/Mars
mellifluous
sine qua non
mores
32. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
mores
polytheism
Circus Maximus
magnum opus
33. God of war
mores
apple of discord
Ares/Mars
e pluribus unum
34. Home of the Greek gods
Mt. Olympus
Hydra
Minotaur
labor vincit omnia
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
Prometheus
A.D./anno Domini
Pantheon
fresco
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
ex officio
Hydra
paterfamilias
Hector
37. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
laurels
puerile
polytheism
Ithaca
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
Saturnalia
A.M./ante meridiem
pontifex maximus
laurels
39. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
Excelsior!
Tantalus
vs./versus
sedentary
40. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
Orpheus & Eurydice
agenda
epic
41. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
Arachne
Mt. Olympus
Zeus/Jupiter
Pegasus
42. 'beware of the dog'
Jove
Paris
Saturnalia
cave canem
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
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Elysian Fields/Elysium
magnum opus
Tantalus
44. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
Styx
Jason
Spartacus
in memoriam
45. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Mt. Vesuvius
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
et tu & Brute?
post mortem
46. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
Eros/Cupid
N.B./nota bene
mentor
muses
47. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Spartacus
Spartacus
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Vesuvius
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
M (Roman numeral)
valedictorian
Cerberus
Athens/Acropolis
49. 'Word for word'
verbatim
via
agora/forum
Uranus
50. Goddess of the hearth
e pluribus unum
Nike/Victoria
Hestia/Vesta
Tartarus