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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
rostra
aqueduct
Ge/Gaea
Demeter/Ceres
2. 'Always prepared'
ad infinitum
Mt. Parnassus
semper paratus
Perseus & Medusa
3. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
Artemis/Diana
Icarus & Daedalus
atrium
patrician
4. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
Etruscans
Poseidon/Neptune
Theseus
Odysseus/Ulysses
5. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Ithaca
Aphrodite/Venus
Achilles' heel
sic transit gloria mundi
6. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
post mortem
Penelope
marathon
Troy
7. 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
Trojan Horse
L (Roman numeral)
Hestia/Vesta
fasces
8. 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
puerile
Punic Wars
jovial
Paris
9. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Mt. Parnassus
sic semper tyrannis
Hephaestus/Vulcan
muses
10. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Parthenon
magnanimous
plebeian
SPQR
11. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday
errare humanum est
Prometheus
Golden Fleece
Aphrodite/Venus
12. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
p.o./ per os
atrium
plebeian
Ge/Gaea
13. 'seize the day'
e.g./exempli gratia
carpe diem
Nike/Victoria
persona non grata
14. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
et al./ et alii
L (Roman numeral)
polytheism
sedentary
15. 'for the time being' - temporary
sic transit gloria mundi
pro tempore
aqueduct
i.e./id est
16. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
mores
ex libris
Perseus & Medusa
Hermes/Mercury
17. Goddess of the hunt
cave canem
Icarus & Daedalus
veto
Artemis/Diana
18. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
Pan
ex libris
via
L (Roman numeral)
19. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
veto
sic semper tyrannis
Augustus
Pantheon
20. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
Athens/Acropolis
e.g./exempli gratia
X (Roman numeral)
Ariadne
21. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
the furies
in toto
Charon
Eros/Cupid
22. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
rostra
Sparta
N.B./nota bene
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
23. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
sic semper tyrannis
omniscient
atrium
Hera/Juno
24. 'The end'
D (Roman numeral)
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Dionysus/Bacchus
finis
25. Goddess of the hearth
Hestia/Vesta
ex officio
sedentary
Athena/Minerva
26. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
Tantalus
pro tempore
Penelope
X (Roman numeral)
27. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
Pantheon
i.e./id est
Homer
Demeter/Ceres
28. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
Colosseum
sub poena
e.g./exempli gratia
Carthage
29. '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
in toto
Eros/Cupid
valedictorian
Excelsior!
30. 'unknown land'
pontifex maximus
ad nauseam
terra incognita
Troy
31. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Sicily
Iliad
Aegean Sea
Hermes/Mercury
32. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
veto
Persephone/Proserpina
Pax Romana
valedictorian
33. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
Zeus/Jupiter
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
in loco parentis
fasces
34. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
Uranus
muses
C (Roman numeral)
Etruscans
35. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
Arachne
Priam
Ides of March
Jason
36. 'I'
ad infinitum
Spartacus
ego
Pegasus
37. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
Sisyphus
Hydra
Helen
38. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
quid pro quo
Perseus & Medusa
Carthage
e.g./exempli gratia
39. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
tempus fugit
sine qua non
sub rosa
in memoriam
40. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
consul
Aphrodite/Venus
Parthenon
epic
41. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
semper fidelis
Sicily
Ides of March
satyr
42. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Apollo/Apollo
Hephaestus/Vulcan
ex libris
per diem
43. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
Pandora
Odysseus/Ulysses
Hector
Caesar
44. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
fasces
Tartarus
Minotaur
Pantheon
45. Goddess of wisdom
atrium
Athena/Minerva
summa cum laude
Prometheus
46. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Persephone/Proserpina
Eros/Cupid
sine qua non
Uranus
47. 'The end'
Aegean Sea
sic semper tyrannis
finis
N.B./nota bene
48. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Athens/Acropolis
omniscient
Cerberus
status quo
49. Home of the Greek gods
Apollo/Apollo
Persephone/Proserpina
verbatim
Mt. Olympus
50. 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
post mortem
Athens/Acropolis
Pegasus
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