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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Sicily
Carthage
labor vincit omnia
carpe diem
2. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
Dionysus/Bacchus
A.D./anno Domini
lapsus linguae
SPQR
3. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
p.o./ per os
toga
labor vincit omnia
Tantalus
4. 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
ego
sedentary
Poseidon/Neptune
Hercules/Heracles
5. The technical biological term for the human species
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6. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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7. 'Work conquers all'
V (Roman numeral)
labor vincit omnia
errare humanum est
Eros/Cupid
8. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
ambrosia and nectar
epic
Sisyphus
9. 'I'
SPQR
in loco parentis
Punic Wars
ego
10. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
vice versa
Zeus/Jupiter
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
in loco parentis
11. 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
Cyclops
in loco parentis
magnanimous
Jason
12. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
Caesar
semper fidelis
in memoriam
Paris
13. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Medea
vice versa
Atlas
Uranus
14. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
Athena/Minerva
C (Roman numeral)
errare humanum est
Spartacus
15. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Arachne
Gorgons
Colosseum
Ithaca
16. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
epic
consul
puerile
Pandora
17. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
Paris
SPQR
Colosseum
Palatine Hill
18. 'After death'
pax vobiscum
M (Roman numeral)
post mortem
Saturnalia
19. Goddess of love
Sisyphus
Aphrodite/Venus
Ithaca
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
20. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
L (Roman numeral)
Trojan Horse
agora/forum
aqueduct
21. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
carpe diem
SPQR
agenda
semper paratus
22. 'After death'
post mortem
ego
D (Roman numeral)
laurels
23. 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
M (Roman numeral)
apple of discord
A.D./anno Domini
e pluribus unum
24. 'peace be with you'
Persephone/Proserpina
e.g./exempli gratia
terra incognita
pax vobiscum
25. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Minotaur
satyr
Golden Fleece
Troy
26. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
labyrinth
Ariadne
ad nauseam
Homer
27. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Apollo/Apollo
e pluribus unum
Hercules/Heracles
pro tempore
28. 'Work conquers all'
Palatine Hill
Pan
labor vincit omnia
C (Roman numeral)
29. 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
Demeter/Ceres
labor vincit omnia
L (Roman numeral)
Athens/Acropolis
30. 'Time flies/flees'
tempus fugit
jovial
paterfamilias
C (Roman numeral)
31. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
polytheism
iota
sic transit gloria mundi
Tiber
32. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Carthage
Hannibal
Circus Maximus
Tiber
33. Goddess of love
Aphrodite/Venus
Pax Romana
polytheism
terra incognita
34. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
mosaic
V (Roman numeral)
Cerberus
sedentary
35. 'A slip of the tongue'
the Fates
Hermes/Mercury
lapsus linguae
Hera/Juno
36. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
sic transit gloria mundi
summa cum laude
plebeian
Tartarus
37. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
paterfamilias
pro tempore
Pompeii
mellifluous
38. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
epic
per annum
patrician
Athens/Acropolis
39. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
ex libris
L (Roman numeral)
laurels
e.g./exempli gratia
40. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
Ithaca
Icarus & Daedalus
ad nauseam
Theseus
41. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Saturnalia
P.S./post scriptum
Hestia/Vesta
Hestia/Vesta
42. 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
verbatim
Spartacus
semper fidelis
Trojan Horse
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
fresco
Demeter/Ceres
Tantalus
tempus fugit
44. 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
sedentary
Tantalus
etc./et cetera
Artemis/Diana
45. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Styx
Romulus and Remus
mores
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
46. 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
Athens/Acropolis
Circus Maximus
i.e./id est
Eros/Cupid
47. 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
labor vincit omnia
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Hydra
Pompeii
48. 'Always prepared'
semper paratus
mellifluous
ego
Atlas
49. 'great work'
I (Roman numeral)
magnum opus
sine qua non
Medea
50. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on
Athens/Acropolis
papyrus
Hercules/Heracles
etc./et cetera