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Classical Literacy

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






2. 'firm ground/solid earth'






3. Goddess of victory






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






5. 'peace be with you'






6. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






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






8. 'Work conquers all'






9. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






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






11. The norms or values of a society






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






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






14. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






15. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






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






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






18. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






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






20. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






21. The male head of a Roman family






22. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






23. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






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






25. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 'The end'






31. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






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






33. 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






34. River that runs through the city of Rome






35. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






36. 'I'






37. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






38. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






39. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






40. 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






41. Market place/business center






42. 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






43. 1






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






45. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






46. 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






47. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






48. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






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






50. The norms or values of a society