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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Cerberus
Daedalus
Iliad
Hermes/Mercury
2. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
fresco
Atlas
terra incognita
Mt. Parnassus
3. 100
Iliad
cornucopia
Pompeii
C (Roman numeral)
4. 'Time flies/flees'
Prometheus
Jason
tempus fugit
Cerberus
5. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Hephaestus/Vulcan
polytheism
Pompeii
Hermes/Mercury
6. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
tribune
Aphrodite/Venus
the furies
Poseidon/Neptune
7. The norms or values of a society
mores
in toto
Daedalus
Daedalus
8. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
Zeus/Jupiter
Odysseus/Ulysses
magnanimous
laurels
9. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Sparta
et tu & Brute?
Delphic Oracle
Mt. Parnassus
10. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
sedentary
mosaic
Mt. Parnassus
ex libris
11. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
ambrosia and nectar
Hydra
Tantalus
Pax Romana
12. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
terra incognita
apple of discord
Dionysus/Bacchus
consul
13. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
epic
Ariadne
the Odyssey
Zeus/Jupiter
14. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
Pompeii
e.g./exempli gratia
via
omniscient
15. 'in memory of'
Gorgons
in memoriam
sic transit gloria mundi
Iliad
16. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.
semper fidelis
Trojan Horse
pro tempore
sub rosa
17. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Delphic Oracle
Daedalus
Paris
18. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
Etruscans
Pax Romana
omniscient
Circus Maximus
19. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
carpe diem
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Hades/Pluto
sub poena
20. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
valedictorian
Hector
Circus Maximus
fresco
21. God of the sea
patrician
atrium
i.e./id est
Poseidon/Neptune
22. Goddess of love
via
Jason
Aphrodite/Venus
papyrus
23. 'seize the day'
ego
carpe diem
rostra
sedentary
24. God of the sea
Nike/Victoria
valedictorian
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Poseidon/Neptune
25. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Delphic Oracle
et tu & Brute?
paterfamilias
in memoriam
26. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
aqueduct
Jason
Ares/Mars
Eros/Cupid
27. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
Hercules/Heracles
ad nauseam
atrium
agora/forum
28. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
satyr
Pompeii
Dionysus/Bacchus
laurels
29. 'note well' i.e. take note
Poseidon/Neptune
N.B./nota bene
Sparta
Cerberus
30. 'Always prepared'
semper paratus
pro tempore
valedictorian
SPQR
31. 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')
Prometheus
quid pro quo
Pegasus
rostra
32. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
agora/forum
C (Roman numeral)
veto
via
33. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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34. 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
finis
mentor
paterfamilias
Cyclops
35. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Jove
Pan
Golden Fleece
toga
36. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
rostra
agora/forum
verbatim
Theseus
37. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
mosaic
in toto
valedictorian
veni & vidi & vici
38. 'This for that &' a fair trade
quid pro quo
Troy
Romulus and Remus
Carthage
39. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing
Achilles' heel
et tu & Brute?
mosaic
A.D./anno Domini
40. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Circus Maximus
Saturnalia
Ge/Gaea
Pandora
41. 'firm ground/solid earth'
mea culpa
V (Roman numeral)
terra firma
Daedalus
42. 'A slip of the tongue'
lapsus linguae
iota
fresco
laurels
43. 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
Helen
Carthage
status quo
Atlas
44. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
fasces
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Perseus & Medusa
atrium
45. 5
Poseidon/Neptune
V (Roman numeral)
Punic Wars
Charon
46. 'I'
ego
sic transit gloria mundi
epic
Romulus and Remus
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
Artemis/Diana
pontifex maximus
jovial
Colosseum
48. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
Hydra
semper paratus
Hades/Pluto
post mortem
49. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
mea culpa
Arachne
Minotaur
Homer
50. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Augustus
Uranus
Circus Maximus
sedentary