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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






2. 'Time flies/flees'






3. 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')






4. 'This for that &' a fair trade






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






6. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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






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






9. Goddess of love






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






11. Goddess of the hearth






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






13. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






14. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






15. After midday/noon






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






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






18. The norms or values of a society






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






20. '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






21. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






22. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






23. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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24. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






25. 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






26. 'great work'






27. 'After death'






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






29. 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






30. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






31. 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






32. 10






33. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






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






35. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






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






38. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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39. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






40. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






41. 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






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






43. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






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






45. Goddess of the hearth






46. 'peace be with you'






47. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






48. 'seize the day'






49. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






50. 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