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






2. 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






3. 'in memory of'






4. 'Time flies/flees'






5. The river surrounding the Underworld






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






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






8. 10






9. The norms or values of a society






10. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






11. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






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






13. 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






14. Goddess of victory






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






16. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






17. 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')






18. 'unknown land'






19. 'And others'






20. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






22. The technical biological term for the human species

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






24. 'Work conquers all'






25. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






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






27. 'unknown land'






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






29. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






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






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






32. River that runs through the city of Rome






33. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






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






35. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






36. The technical biological term for the human species

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






38. 'great-souled & high-minded'






39. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






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






41. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






42. 'The state in which'






43. 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






44. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






45. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






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






47. Goddess of the hunt






48. 'per head' 'per person'






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






50. 'per day'