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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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1. 'beware of the dog'






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






3. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






4. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






5. 'peace be with you'






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






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






8. Goddess of the hunt






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






10. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






11. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






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






13. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






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






15. '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






16. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






17. The technical biological term for the human species

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18. 'for the time being' - temporary






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






20. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






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






22. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






23. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






24. 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






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






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






27. 'Work conquers all'






28. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






29. 'The other way around'






30. 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






31. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






32. 'seize the day'






33. '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






34. River that runs through the city of Rome






35. Goddess of victory






36. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






37. 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






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






39. 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')






40. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






41. 'per head' 'per person'






42. 50






43. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






44. 'After death'






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






46. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






47. 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






48. God of the sea






49. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






50. 100