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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 'peace be with you'
M (Roman numeral)
ambrosia and nectar
pax vobiscum
tribune
2. After midday/noon
Carthage
carpe diem
P.M./post meridiem
sub rosa
3. 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
finis
e.g./exempli gratia
et tu & Brute?
Paris
4. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Circus Maximus
P.S./post scriptum
Theseus
et al./ et alii
5. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
patrician
Tartarus
mentor
Athena/Minerva
6. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
semper fidelis
Pantheon
Apollo/Apollo
V (Roman numeral)
7. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
P.M./post meridiem
Demeter/Ceres
Hephaestus/Vulcan
8. God of the sea
Uranus
et al./ et alii
Artemis/Diana
Poseidon/Neptune
9. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
Hera/Juno
Mt. Parnassus
polytheism
puerile
10. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Parthenon
ad infinitum
vs./versus
apple of discord
11. 'firm ground/solid earth'
the furies
polytheism
Styx
terra firma
12. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
lapsus linguae
patrician
Jove
Tartarus
13. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
Caesar
the Fates
A.D./anno Domini
D (Roman numeral)
14. 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
Pantheon
Hercules/Heracles
veto
semper fidelis
15. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
plebeian
Priam
verbatim
Troy
16. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
veto
e pluribus unum
the Fates
N.B./nota bene
17. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
fasces
P.S./post scriptum
Ariadne
et al./ et alii
18. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
per annum
semper paratus
SPQR
sedentary
19. Goddess of wisdom
puerile
Athena/Minerva
etc./et cetera
Aegean Sea
20. 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
pax vobiscum
the Fates
ego
atrium
21. 'great work'
Etruscans
magnum opus
Ithaca
Daedalus
22. 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')
rostra
Charon
epic
veto
23. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Tiber
pro tempore
Apollo/Apollo
Ge/Gaea
24. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
i.e./id est
vs./versus
Dionysus/Bacchus
Gorgons
25. '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.
sic semper tyrannis
semper fidelis
M (Roman numeral)
mentor
26. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
Caesar
cornucopia
Eros/Cupid
in loco parentis
27. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
agenda
veni & vidi & vici
Carthage
A.D./anno Domini
28. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
ego
vs./versus
i.e./id est
P.S./post scriptum
29. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
veto
Pegasus
Excelsior!
Sisyphus
30. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
veni & vidi & vici
the furies
Theseus
ego
31. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
agora/forum
in toto
Punic Wars
Caesar
32. '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.
Nike/Victoria
persona non grata
papyrus
sic semper tyrannis
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
veto
apple of discord
Pax Romana
Athena/Minerva
34. 'peace be with you'
Pan
pax vobiscum
Tiber
D (Roman numeral)
35. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Penelope
Zeus/Jupiter
Dionysus/Bacchus
rara avis
36. 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
Athens/Acropolis
Tantalus
apple of discord
Saturnalia
37. 'beware of the dog'
cave canem
terra incognita
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
errare humanum est
38. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
P.S./post scriptum
agora/forum
Sisyphus
Homer
39. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Carthage
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Paris
Palatine Hill
40. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Atlas
Perseus & Medusa
Saturnalia
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
41. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death
Tiber
P.S./post scriptum
Icarus & Daedalus
Pan
42. 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
Orpheus & Eurydice
satyr
atrium
Cyclops
43. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
Gorgons
X (Roman numeral)
pro tempore
via
44. River that runs through the city of Rome
Tiber
polytheism
SPQR
Sicily
45. 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
status quo
pax vobiscum
Hector
sic transit gloria mundi
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
agora/forum
pontifex maximus
Trojan Horse
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
47. 1
ego
I (Roman numeral)
pax vobiscum
e pluribus unum
48. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
N.B./nota bene
atrium
veni & vidi & vici
ego
49. 5
V (Roman numeral)
C (Roman numeral)
sub poena
magnum opus
50. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
Homer
semper fidelis
labyrinth
Cronus/Saturn