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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Chaos
Augustus
Odysseus/Ulysses
Pandora
2. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
toga
post mortem
e.g./exempli gratia
Odysseus/Ulysses
3. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
I (Roman numeral)
mosaic
Etruscans
Penelope
4. 'Time flies/flees'
X (Roman numeral)
via
P.M./post meridiem
tempus fugit
5. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
Charon
e.g./exempli gratia
Dionysus/Bacchus
tribune
6. 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
puerile
agora/forum
Hercules/Heracles
lapsus linguae
7. 'After death'
muses
Athena/Minerva
post mortem
ego
8. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
magnum opus
semper paratus
Perseus & Medusa
A.D./anno Domini
9. River that runs through the city of Rome
Hermes/Mercury
Tiber
Athena/Minerva
Penelope
10. The male head of a Roman family
sub rosa
paterfamilias
veni & vidi & vici
tribune
11. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
laurels
P.S./post scriptum
plebeian
apple of discord
12. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
in loco parentis
fresco
Hermes/Mercury
the furies
13. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Palatine Hill
Penelope
Helen
tribune
14. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
Ares/Mars
rara avis
M (Roman numeral)
iota
15. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
Ides of March
sine qua non
terra firma
16. '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
Punic Wars
valedictorian
P.S./post scriptum
per annum
17. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
plebeian
atrium
Sparta
Tantalus
18. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Apollo/Apollo
semper paratus
Pompeii
Saturnalia
19. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
satyr
Hector
Tartarus
Pan
20. Goddess of the hunt
I (Roman numeral)
Artemis/Diana
Colosseum
pax vobiscum
21. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
pontifex maximus
Chaos
polytheism
laurels
22. 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
Icarus & Daedalus
Paris
Athens/Acropolis
Nike/Victoria
23. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
jovial
Pompeii
p.o./ per os
Caesar
24. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
status quo
Perseus & Medusa
Parthenon
errare humanum est
25. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
carpe diem
Cronus/Saturn
SPQR
26. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Atlas
Chaos
Caesar
mosaic
27. 'beware of the dog'
Prometheus
cave canem
agora/forum
lapsus linguae
28. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
Pandora
terra incognita
Hades/Pluto
Dionysus/Bacchus
29. '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?
patrician
Gorgons
Apollo/Apollo
30. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
magnum opus
ex libris
Daedalus
Pan
31. 'from the office &' 'by right of office' - used to refer to someone Who is a member of a group (a board & committee & council & etc.) because they hold another office/position
Iliad
Medea
p.o./ per os
ex officio
32. Goddess of love
D (Roman numeral)
Hera/Juno
Minotaur
Aphrodite/Venus
33. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
epic
mea culpa
lapsus linguae
Odysseus/Ulysses
34. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
per capita
rara avis
pax vobiscum
Pompeii
35. 100
Mt. Parnassus
C (Roman numeral)
et tu & Brute?
Hydra
36. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Tartarus
laurels
SPQR
ad nauseam
37. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
Aegean Sea
fresco
muses
Pegasus
38. 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
apple of discord
Icarus & Daedalus
post mortem
tempus fugit
39. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
Spartacus
finis
Romulus and Remus
Ides of March
40. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
etc./et cetera
Uranus
semper fidelis
Tartarus
41. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Pegasus
aqueduct
Zeus/Jupiter
Medea
42. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
post mortem
Ge/Gaea
Chaos
Elysian Fields/Elysium
43. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
muses
semper fidelis
veni & vidi & vici
pontifex maximus
44. 'The end'
Odysseus/Ulysses
sub poena
finis
Elysian Fields/Elysium
45. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
mellifluous
patrician
Homer
Ides of March
46. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
polytheism
cornucopia
cave canem
Golden Fleece
47. 'per head' 'per person'
per capita
Pax Romana
mellifluous
iota
48. 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
Prometheus
the furies
Pantheon
Hydra
49. 10
ex officio
X (Roman numeral)
sub rosa
fasces
50. 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
e.g./exempli gratia
Tantalus
vs./versus
errare humanum est