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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






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






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






4. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






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






6. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






7. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






8. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






9. 'A slip of the tongue'






10. 5






11. Goddess of love






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






13. 'And others'






14. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






15. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






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






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






18. 'The state in which'






19. 'firm ground/solid earth'






20. 'Work conquers all'






21. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






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






23. Goddess of wisdom






24. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






25. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






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






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






28. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






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






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






31. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






32. 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






33. The male head of a Roman family






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






35. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






36. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






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






38. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her






39. 'The state in which'






40. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






41. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)






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






43. Goddess of the hunt






44. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






45. The river surrounding the Underworld






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






47. 500






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






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






50. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






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