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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






2. 1000






3. 500






4. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






5. 'unknown land'






6. The technical biological term for the human species


7. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






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






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






10. 'Work conquers all'






11. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






12. 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






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






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






15. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






16. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






17. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






18. The male head of a Roman family






19. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






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






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






22. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






24. Market place/business center






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






26. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






27. Goddess of the hunt






28. 'great work'






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






30. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






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






32. 1






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






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






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






36. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






37. 1000






38. 5






39. 'per year'






40. Market place/business center






41. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






42. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






43. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






44. 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






45. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






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






47. 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)






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






49. 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






50. 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.