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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Hydra
Eros/Cupid
Pan
rara avis
2. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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3. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
in memoriam
consul
Iliad
Cerberus
4. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
papyrus
Homer
rostra
veto
5. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
Tantalus
patrician
Orpheus & Eurydice
the Odyssey
6. 'firm ground/solid earth'
cornucopia
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
per annum
terra firma
7. 50
Ariadne
L (Roman numeral)
omniscient
Jove
8. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Hydra
Ge/Gaea
Ithaca
Athens/Acropolis
9. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
Hades/Pluto
pax vobiscum
summa cum laude
L (Roman numeral)
10. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
labyrinth
Pax Romana
Parthenon
Hades/Pluto
11. 'note well' i.e. take note
Sisyphus
N.B./nota bene
Ariadne
Icarus & Daedalus
12. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
veni & vidi & vici
sine qua non
Demeter/Ceres
Excelsior!
13. 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
sic semper tyrannis
Ides of March
Hector
magnum opus
14. '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
Chaos
Cyclops
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
valedictorian
15. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
Pompeii
fasces
jovial
terra incognita
16. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Spartacus
Parthenon
sic semper tyrannis
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
17. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again
Sisyphus
pro tempore
summa cum laude
rara avis
18. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
Minotaur
ad infinitum
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
magnanimous
19. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
Atlas
Persephone/Proserpina
Ides of March
Hermes/Mercury
20. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Styx
Persephone/Proserpina
per annum
satyr
21. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
sine qua non
Ariadne
toga
ad nauseam
22. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
per diem
mentor
Priam
in toto
23. 'beware of the dog'
tribune
in loco parentis
cave canem
Apollo/Apollo
24. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
sic transit gloria mundi
Hades/Pluto
Mt. Parnassus
Hannibal
25. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
muses
pontifex maximus
the Odyssey
status quo
26. 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.
Excelsior!
Paris
marathon
semper paratus
27. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
Mt. Parnassus
Hera/Juno
Gorgons
X (Roman numeral)
28. 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
e pluribus unum
Delphic Oracle
laurels
Athens/Acropolis
29. 'A slip of the tongue'
per annum
ambrosia and nectar
Elysian Fields/Elysium
lapsus linguae
30. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Ariadne
polytheism
X (Roman numeral)
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
31. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
rara avis
Orpheus & Eurydice
finis
Ides of March
32. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
N.B./nota bene
cave canem
C (Roman numeral)
Caesar
33. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
muses
satyr
Medea
rara avis
34. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Odysseus/Ulysses
Hera/Juno
rara avis
A.M./ante meridiem
35. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing
et tu & Brute?
veni & vidi & vici
Augustus
Athens/Acropolis
36. God of the sea
Demeter/Ceres
Artemis/Diana
Sisyphus
Poseidon/Neptune
37. 'The other way around'
via
Etruscans
vice versa
vs./versus
38. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Parthenon
A.D./anno Domini
Priam
39. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)
A.D./anno Domini
Tantalus
Helen
Priam
40. 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
etc./et cetera
Tantalus
I (Roman numeral)
Punic Wars
41. 1
cornucopia
P.S./post scriptum
Medea
I (Roman numeral)
42. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Colosseum
per capita
Ithaca
43. 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
Perseus & Medusa
persona non grata
the Fates
Hercules/Heracles
44. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
sine qua non
vs./versus
Etruscans
Demeter/Ceres
45. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
ex libris
P.M./post meridiem
Prometheus
Pax Romana
46. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
magnum opus
in toto
Gorgons
satyr
47. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
in loco parentis
Demeter/Ceres
Artemis/Diana
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
48. 'peace be with you'
per capita
marathon
rostra
pax vobiscum
49. 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
Athens/Acropolis
terra incognita
Eros/Cupid
Hercules/Heracles
50. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
Delphic Oracle
Charon
finis
via