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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






2. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






3. 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






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






5. The technical biological term for the human species

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






7. 10






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. The technical biological term for the human species

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10. Goddess of wisdom






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






12. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






13. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






14. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






15. 'Time flies/flees'






16. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






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






18. Goddess of love






19. 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






20. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






21. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






22. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






23. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






24. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position






25. 'per head' 'per person'






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






27. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






29. 50






30. 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






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






32. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






33. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






34. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






36. 5






37. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






38. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






39. 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






40. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






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






42. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






43. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






44. 100






45. 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






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






47. 'Always prepared'






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






49. 1






50. Market place/business center