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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






3. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






4. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






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






6. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






7. 1






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






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






10. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.






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






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






13. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






14. 'great-souled & high-minded'






15. 'Always prepared'






16. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






18. 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






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






20. Goddess of love






21. God of the sea






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






23. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






24. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






25. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






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






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






29. 'The other way around'






30. The male head of a Roman family






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






32. 'Time flies/flees'






33. 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






34. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






35. 100






36. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






37. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






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






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






40. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






41. Market place/business center






42. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






43. 'great-souled & high-minded'






44. God of war






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






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






47. 'This for that &' a fair trade






48. 'seize the day'






49. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






50. 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