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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Augustus
sine qua non
Helen
Uranus
2. 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
aqueduct
mentor
Carthage
Sparta
3. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
fasces
Ares/Mars
rara avis
Pegasus
4. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
et al./ et alii
Theseus
Zeus/Jupiter
Penelope
5. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
patrician
Pandora
in toto
Pantheon
6. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Aphrodite/Venus
paterfamilias
vs./versus
Delphic Oracle
7. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Perseus & Medusa
Styx
Demeter/Ceres
post mortem
8. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
Paris
puerile
fasces
patrician
9. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
Colosseum
Jason
Eros/Cupid
verbatim
10. River that runs through the city of Rome
Tiber
quid pro quo
status quo
per annum
11. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Orpheus & Eurydice
Uranus
agenda
aqueduct
12. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
summa cum laude
via
veni & vidi & vici
Gorgons
13. 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
Hades/Pluto
Eros/Cupid
sub rosa
the Fates
14. The technical biological term for the human species
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15. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
atrium
omniscient
aqueduct
Tartarus
16. 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
magnum opus
rara avis
Spartacus
pontifex maximus
17. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
fasces
polytheism
Ge/Gaea
Aegean Sea
18. 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')
the furies
rostra
Icarus & Daedalus
A.M./ante meridiem
19. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
the Odyssey
Aphrodite/Venus
Hephaestus/Vulcan
atrium
20. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
omniscient
Demeter/Ceres
tribune
Atlas
21. 1000
M (Roman numeral)
Saturnalia
verbatim
p.o./ per os
22. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
vs./versus
tribune
Carthage
Mt. Parnassus
23. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
the furies
Troy
Pantheon
Dionysus/Bacchus
24. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama
P.M./post meridiem
Hannibal
Priam
Circus Maximus
25. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
Trojan Horse
Ge/Gaea
Paris
status quo
26. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
Hera/Juno
consul
patrician
finis
27. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Theseus
Iliad
Achilles' heel
Delphic Oracle
28. 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.
Hermes/Mercury
Caesar
paterfamilias
sub rosa
29. 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
Penelope
Hercules/Heracles
Odysseus/Ulysses
magnanimous
30. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
in toto
Penelope
puerile
mosaic
31. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Romulus and Remus
papyrus
Sicily
ego
32. Goddess of love
labyrinth
polytheism
Aphrodite/Venus
Charon
33. '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.
vice versa
sic semper tyrannis
toga
Dionysus/Bacchus
34. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor
Ares/Mars
Trojan Horse
Hydra
mosaic
35. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
fresco
atrium
Etruscans
semper fidelis
36. '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
Paris
ex officio
polytheism
semper paratus
37. 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
ex libris
Caesar
Hercules/Heracles
Atlas
38. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
fresco
Caesar
Hannibal
P.S./post scriptum
39. 'The other way around'
consul
terra incognita
vice versa
ex libris
40. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Colosseum
ad infinitum
terra firma
ambrosia and nectar
41. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
Augustus
status quo
sub poena
Paris
42. 'per year'
Hannibal
per annum
Icarus & Daedalus
A.M./ante meridiem
43. 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
sedentary
Sicily
Tartarus
Cyclops
44. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
SPQR
e pluribus unum
magnum opus
Hercules/Heracles
45. 'for the time being' - temporary
Aphrodite/Venus
pro tempore
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
C (Roman numeral)
46. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
satyr
et al./ et alii
C (Roman numeral)
muses
47. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Carthage
papyrus
fresco
mentor
48. 'The end'
Hades/Pluto
P.S./post scriptum
finis
atrium
49. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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50. 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
vice versa
Orpheus & Eurydice
et al./ et alii
toga