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Classical Literacy

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






2. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






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






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






5. 'And others'






6. 'Time flies/flees'






7. 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')






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






9. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






10. 'Always prepared'






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






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






13. 'per year'






14. 1






15. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






17. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






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






19. 'in memory of'






20. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






21. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






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






24. 'Work conquers all'






25. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






26. After midday/noon






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






28. 'beware of the dog'






29. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






30. 100






31. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






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






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






34. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






35. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






37. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






38. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






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






40. '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






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






42. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






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






44. God of war






45. 1000






46. Goddess of the hearth






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






48. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






49. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War






50. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it