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Classical Literacy

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






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






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






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






6. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






7. 'great work'






8. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






9. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






10. The norms or values of a society






11. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






12. The technical biological term for the human species

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






14. 'note well' i.e. take note






15. 100






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






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






18. '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






19. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






20. 100






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






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






23. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband






24. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements






25. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






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






27. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






28. 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






29. 'peace be with you'






30. The norms or values of a society






31. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






32. 'Time flies/flees'






33. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama






34. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






35. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






36. 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






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






38. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






39. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






40. Market place/business center






41. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






42. 'After death'






43. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






44. 'The other way around'






45. God of the sea






46. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






47. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






48. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






49. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War






50. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth