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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






2. The norms or values of a society






3. 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






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






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






6. 100






7. River that runs through the city of Rome






8. 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






9. 'great-souled & high-minded'






10. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






11. 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






12. 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






13. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list






14. 'per day'






15. 'The other way around'






16. 'per head' 'per person'






17. 'peace be with you'






18. '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






19. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






20. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






21. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






22. River that runs through the city of Rome






23. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






24. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






25. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






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






27. Writing after the body of a letter






28. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






29. 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






30. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






31. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






32. 'After death'






33. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






34. 'per year'






35. Doctor of medicine






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






37. 'per year'






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






39. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church






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






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






47. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






48. 'Word for word'






49. 'After death'






50. 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