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Classical Literacy
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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'
cave canem
sic transit gloria mundi
Paris
D (Roman numeral)
2. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
Uranus
puerile
Mt. Vesuvius
Daedalus
3. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
toga
Mt. Parnassus
Ge/Gaea
polytheism
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
Apollo/Apollo
sub poena
Paris
Odysseus/Ulysses
5. 'peace be with you'
Jove
Mt. Olympus
pax vobiscum
mosaic
6. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
A.D./anno Domini
Medea
Zeus/Jupiter
Pantheon
7. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
the Odyssey
Mt. Vesuvius
sic transit gloria mundi
Pegasus
8. Goddess of the hunt
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Prometheus
Artemis/Diana
Ares/Mars
9. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
Ides of March
via
p.o./ per os
10. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
fresco
fasces
in loco parentis
Apollo/Apollo
11. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
agenda
N.B./nota bene
marathon
Persephone/Proserpina
12. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
L (Roman numeral)
veni & vidi & vici
Carthage
in toto
13. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
cornucopia
Pantheon
consul
Styx
14. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
omniscient
status quo
Troy
the Odyssey
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
ex officio
terra firma
agenda
polytheism
16. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
Hera/Juno
aqueduct
e pluribus unum
errare humanum est
17. The technical biological term for the human species
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18. 'for the time being' - temporary
Cyclops
pro tempore
Pantheon
Poseidon/Neptune
19. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Romulus and Remus
semper paratus
Hannibal
verbatim
20. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
Penelope
N.B./nota bene
Tiber
Apollo/Apollo
21. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
valedictorian
Minotaur
Mt. Vesuvius
Gorgons
22. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
Odysseus/Ulysses
Eros/Cupid
consul
post mortem
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
fasces
Apollo/Apollo
e pluribus unum
SPQR
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
Golden Fleece
Tantalus
laurels
Carthage
25. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
I (Roman numeral)
ad infinitum
Zeus/Jupiter
Athena/Minerva
26. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Mt. Vesuvius
Jove
persona non grata
the Odyssey
27. 'Work conquers all'
labor vincit omnia
Hydra
iota
ad infinitum
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
ex officio
Pax Romana
Icarus & Daedalus
lapsus linguae
29. 'The other way around'
vice versa
Sparta
ambrosia and nectar
labor vincit omnia
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
Odysseus/Ulysses
plebeian
semper fidelis
Paris
31. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
the furies
Pax Romana
Mt. Olympus
the Fates
32. 'seize the day'
fresco
carpe diem
Styx
Aegean Sea
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
fasces
Aphrodite/Venus
Hannibal
ex officio
34. River that runs through the city of Rome
Tiber
the Odyssey
Hector
in loco parentis
35. Goddess of victory
Palatine Hill
mellifluous
aqueduct
Nike/Victoria
36. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Persephone/Proserpina
verbatim
Sisyphus
Punic Wars
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
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Spartacus
laurels
tribune
38. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
V (Roman numeral)
Augustus
Daedalus
agenda
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')
Iliad
cornucopia
Arachne
rostra
40. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
the Odyssey
laurels
mosaic
lapsus linguae
41. 'per head' 'per person'
Hephaestus/Vulcan
persona non grata
per capita
Theseus
42. 50
Ares/Mars
L (Roman numeral)
the Odyssey
Tartarus
43. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
errare humanum est
rostra
via
X (Roman numeral)
44. 'After death'
post mortem
the furies
lapsus linguae
per diem
45. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Athena/Minerva
Troy
satyr
Hephaestus/Vulcan
46. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Chaos
sedentary
labor vincit omnia
C (Roman numeral)
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
pontifex maximus
Prometheus
Delphic Oracle
paterfamilias
48. God of the sea
Palatine Hill
mentor
Poseidon/Neptune
A.M./ante meridiem
49. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Iliad
ego
consul
muses
50. 100
A.D./anno Domini
tribune
C (Roman numeral)
Odysseus/Ulysses