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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'peace be with you'






2. After midday/noon






3. 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






4. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






5. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






6. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






8. God of the sea






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






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






11. 'firm ground/solid earth'






12. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






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






14. 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






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






16. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






17. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






18. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






19. Goddess of wisdom






20. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






21. 'great work'






22. 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')






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






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






25. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






26. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






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






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






29. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






30. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






31. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






32. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






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






34. 'peace be with you'






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






36. 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






37. 'beware of the dog'






38. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






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






40. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. River that runs through the city of Rome






45. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






46. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a






47. 1






48. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






49. 5






50. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned