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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The male head of a Roman family






2. 'And others'






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






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






6. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE






7. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






8. God of war






9. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






11. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






12. The technical biological term for the human species

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13. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






14. 'And others'






15. River that runs through the city of Rome






16. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






17. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






18. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






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






20. 10






21. God of the sea






22. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






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






24. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






25. 'great-souled & high-minded'






26. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






27. 'per year'






28. 1000






29. 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






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

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






32. 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






33. 'The other way around'






34. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






35. 'per day'






36. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






37. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






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






39. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






40. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






41. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






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






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






44. The norms or values of a society






45. The river surrounding the Underworld






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






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






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. 'firm ground/solid earth'






50. 'A slip of the tongue'