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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. 'A slip of the tongue'
Minotaur
lapsus linguae
papyrus
mosaic
2. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Ge/Gaea
Perseus & Medusa
Cyclops
Tartarus
3. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
Parthenon
sine qua non
Medea
atrium
4. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
ambrosia and nectar
Pax Romana
Punic Wars
via
5. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
mores
the Fates
Uranus
Parthenon
6. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
Achilles' heel
Demeter/Ceres
plebeian
Ides of March
7. 1
plebeian
P.M./post meridiem
Saturnalia
I (Roman numeral)
8. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Sicily
Cyclops
mosaic
Caesar
9. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
rara avis
sedentary
Jove
cave canem
10. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
e.g./exempli gratia
fasces
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
marathon
11. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
sedentary
in toto
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Jove
12. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
cornucopia
Chaos
marathon
Artemis/Diana
13. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
pontifex maximus
Troy
rara avis
Chaos
14. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Mt. Olympus
Pan
agora/forum
magnanimous
15. 'Always prepared'
semper paratus
Saturnalia
iota
sub poena
16. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
post mortem
Hephaestus/Vulcan
tempus fugit
Dionysus/Bacchus
17. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Saturnalia
epic
sine qua non
lapsus linguae
18. 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
per diem
Cyclops
semper fidelis
Odysseus/Ulysses
19. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Mt. Olympus
Saturnalia
Colosseum
ad infinitum
20. Goddess of love
pro tempore
paterfamilias
Aphrodite/Venus
tribune
21. God of the sea
mosaic
Poseidon/Neptune
semper paratus
the Fates
22. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon
Homer
Tantalus
Colosseum
23. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
rara avis
e pluribus unum
veto
Theseus
24. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
consul
V (Roman numeral)
Uranus
A.D./anno Domini
25. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
ego
Hydra
Hades/Pluto
Demeter/Ceres
26. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Jove
Excelsior!
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
rostra
27. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
polytheism
Orpheus & Eurydice
Zeus/Jupiter
Hercules/Heracles
28. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Dionysus/Bacchus
summa cum laude
Pan
A.D./anno Domini
29. 'The other way around'
vice versa
Artemis/Diana
Helen
X (Roman numeral)
30. The male head of a Roman family
Nike/Victoria
Pegasus
Artemis/Diana
paterfamilias
31. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
ad infinitum
Cyclops
Hera/Juno
mentor
32. 'Time flies/flees'
Eros/Cupid
Cronus/Saturn
sedentary
tempus fugit
33. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute
N.B./nota bene
sic semper tyrannis
apple of discord
Dionysus/Bacchus
34. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
in loco parentis
omniscient
Augustus
Achilles' heel
35. 100
Cerberus
C (Roman numeral)
Caesar
Daedalus
36. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
iota
Parthenon
atrium
summa cum laude
37. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
Dionysus/Bacchus
Elysian Fields/Elysium
ex libris
Hephaestus/Vulcan
38. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Uranus
agenda
per capita
Parthenon
39. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
Charon
the furies
ad infinitum
valedictorian
40. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
Colosseum
rostra
cornucopia
N.B./nota bene
41. Market place/business center
agora/forum
p.o./ per os
Homer
ad infinitum
42. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Ariadne
Mt. Vesuvius
Palatine Hill
I (Roman numeral)
43. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Iliad
V (Roman numeral)
labyrinth
magnanimous
44. God of war
rostra
the furies
Ares/Mars
Hector
45. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
fasces
D (Roman numeral)
Pax Romana
mea culpa
46. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
Saturnalia
e pluribus unum
the furies
ambrosia and nectar
47. 'This for that &' a fair trade
in toto
Troy
quid pro quo
in loco parentis
48. 'seize the day'
Palatine Hill
carpe diem
Ithaca
mea culpa
49. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
persona non grata
the furies
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
sub poena
50. 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
Ides of March
semper fidelis
Punic Wars
Pandora