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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






3. 50






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






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






6. River that runs through the city of Rome






7. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






8. 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






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






10. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






11. 'seize the day'






12. Doctor of medicine






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






14. 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






15. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






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






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






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






19. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






20. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






21. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)


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






23. 500






24. 'The state in which'






25. 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






26. Home of the Greek gods






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






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






29. 1






30. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again






31. 'firm ground/solid earth'






32. 'A slip of the tongue'






33. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






34. 1000






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






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






37. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






38. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






40. 'peace be with you'






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






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






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






44. '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






45. 'per year'






46. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






47. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






48. 'seize the day'






49. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






50. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey