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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Market place/business center






2. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






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






4. 'This for that &' a fair trade






5. 1000






6. The norms or values of a society






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






8. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






9. 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






10. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






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






12. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






13. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






14. God of the sea






15. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






16. 'After death'






17. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






18. Goddess of the hearth






19. Goddess of the hunt






20. '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.






21. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






22. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






23. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War






24. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






26. 'in memory of'






27. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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. 'Word for word'






30. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






31. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






32. The male head of a Roman family






33. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






34. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






35. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






36. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






37. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






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






39. 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






40. 10






41. 5






42. Writing after the body of a letter






43. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






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






45. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






46. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






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






48. 'Time flies/flees'






49. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






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







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