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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Pompeii
apple of discord
Hermes/Mercury
Minotaur
2. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
consul
persona non grata
post mortem
Homer
3. 1
Golden Fleece
I (Roman numeral)
Nike/Victoria
Minotaur
4. River that runs through the city of Rome
Paris
C (Roman numeral)
Tiber
Hestia/Vesta
5. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
p.o./ per os
Pegasus
Hannibal
labor vincit omnia
6. '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
Perseus & Medusa
e.g./exempli gratia
ex officio
et tu & Brute?
7. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
plebeian
Cyclops
mentor
Chaos
8. 'Time flies/flees'
Cronus/Saturn
pro tempore
etc./et cetera
tempus fugit
9. God of war
Ares/Mars
i.e./id est
aqueduct
Priam
10. 'The end'
finis
Minotaur
et al./ et alii
magnum opus
11. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Nike/Victoria
pontifex maximus
Hera/Juno
Golden Fleece
12. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Artemis/Diana
Zeus/Jupiter
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Hades/Pluto
13. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
sub poena
puerile
etc./et cetera
14. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
Etruscans
sic transit gloria mundi
Persephone/Proserpina
15. 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
veni & vidi & vici
Helen
Jason
ex officio
16. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
patrician
Icarus & Daedalus
omniscient
rostra
17. 'All-knowing'
post mortem
Orpheus & Eurydice
omniscient
semper paratus
18. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Icarus & Daedalus
Cerberus
Chaos
laurels
19. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
Eros/Cupid
polytheism
toga
Icarus & Daedalus
20. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
atrium
patrician
via
Medea
21. After midday/noon
P.M./post meridiem
tempus fugit
C (Roman numeral)
valedictorian
22. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
mellifluous
Tantalus
Ithaca
Sparta
23. Goddess of victory
fasces
Nike/Victoria
Etruscans
epic
24. 'firm ground/solid earth'
V (Roman numeral)
Icarus & Daedalus
Tantalus
terra firma
25. Doctor of medicine
in memoriam
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Pantheon
p.o./ per os
26. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
e.g./exempli gratia
ambrosia and nectar
verbatim
Medea
27. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
ego
Atlas
Etruscans
finis
28. '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
per diem
Hector
Tantalus
ex officio
29. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Troy
Golden Fleece
Ithaca
marathon
30. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Parthenon
Caesar
Romulus and Remus
Hermes/Mercury
31. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
in loco parentis
Elysian Fields/Elysium
p.o./ per os
labyrinth
32. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Saturnalia
Sparta
Hercules/Heracles
vice versa
33. The norms or values of a society
ambrosia and nectar
mores
Orpheus & Eurydice
Medea
34. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Hephaestus/Vulcan
iota
jovial
mellifluous
35. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
mores
Etruscans
the Odyssey
sine qua non
36. 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
Tiber
D (Roman numeral)
the Fates
satyr
37. Home of the Greek gods
sic semper tyrannis
quid pro quo
e pluribus unum
Mt. Olympus
38. 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
Zeus/Jupiter
mentor
in loco parentis
Mt. Parnassus
39. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
the Odyssey
M (Roman numeral)
Penelope
A.D./anno Domini
40. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
via
atrium
Cronus/Saturn
C (Roman numeral)
41. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
Minotaur
p.o./ per os
Troy
apple of discord
42. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
Minotaur
Penelope
mentor
Elysian Fields/Elysium
43. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
vs./versus
e.g./exempli gratia
patrician
summa cum laude
44. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
Aegean Sea
sedentary
Zeus/Jupiter
veto
45. Market place/business center
Pax Romana
Nike/Victoria
Demeter/Ceres
agora/forum
46. After midday/noon
Charon
P.M./post meridiem
tribune
Gorgons
47. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
C (Roman numeral)
Helen
ad infinitum
Pegasus
48. 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
rostra
vice versa
apple of discord
in memoriam
49. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.
lapsus linguae
Artemis/Diana
sic semper tyrannis
magnum opus
50. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Carthage
Ariadne
mellifluous
Pan