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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 'seize the day'
cave canem
Mt. Parnassus
carpe diem
Cyclops
2. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
finis
muses
Demeter/Ceres
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
3. Goddess of love
Theseus
muses
Aphrodite/Venus
rostra
4. Home of the Greek gods
Mt. Olympus
fresco
Atlas
aqueduct
5. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Arachne
Helen
Medea
mentor
6. 100
the furies
C (Roman numeral)
labyrinth
Ithaca
7. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
ex libris
Odysseus/Ulysses
semper fidelis
consul
8. 'Always prepared'
Cyclops
Styx
summa cum laude
semper paratus
9. Goddess of the hunt
Artemis/Diana
cave canem
Helen
Demeter/Ceres
10. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
fasces
sedentary
semper fidelis
I (Roman numeral)
11. 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
Cronus/Saturn
Orpheus & Eurydice
polytheism
papyrus
12. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Hydra
V (Roman numeral)
omniscient
Ithaca
13. 'Time flies/flees'
vs./versus
ego
Pandora
tempus fugit
14. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
apple of discord
Uranus
Priam
Odysseus/Ulysses
15. 'After death'
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Troy
Demeter/Ceres
post mortem
16. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
carpe diem
labyrinth
Prometheus
mellifluous
17. 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
fresco
tribune
Perseus & Medusa
Paris
18. 'in memory of'
in memoriam
Tiber
D (Roman numeral)
muses
19. Goddess of the hunt
veni & vidi & vici
mellifluous
Artemis/Diana
Atlas
20. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
rostra
Helen
Excelsior!
Palatine Hill
21. 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
pontifex maximus
Excelsior!
Arachne
et tu & Brute?
22. 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
Hector
post mortem
Penelope
mores
23. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
the Fates
Poseidon/Neptune
aqueduct
lapsus linguae
24. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
apple of discord
Ariadne
in memoriam
25. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
rara avis
sub rosa
et tu & Brute?
aqueduct
26. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Mt. Parnassus
terra firma
Hydra
Cyclops
27. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
Perseus & Medusa
tribune
semper fidelis
agora/forum
28. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
iota
in loco parentis
semper paratus
Arachne
29. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen
Hercules/Heracles
in toto
sine qua non
Palatine Hill
30. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
carpe diem
the furies
Spartacus
Romulus and Remus
31. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Palatine Hill
semper paratus
Golden Fleece
quid pro quo
32. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
patrician
epic
Excelsior!
veto
33. 50
sic semper tyrannis
Tantalus
Mt. Olympus
L (Roman numeral)
34. 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
errare humanum est
Pandora
laurels
Odysseus/Ulysses
35. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
Jason
semper fidelis
Golden Fleece
Mt. Olympus
36. Goddess of the hearth
plebeian
Sparta
Hestia/Vesta
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
37. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Atlas
i.e./id est
Cronus/Saturn
ambrosia and nectar
38. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
the Fates
Uranus
Ge/Gaea
Carthage
39. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
Athens/Acropolis
carpe diem
sedentary
Romulus and Remus
40. The river surrounding the Underworld
Mt. Vesuvius
post mortem
Styx
P.M./post meridiem
41. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Ithaca
mores
i.e./id est
ad infinitum
42. 'per head' 'per person'
L (Roman numeral)
per capita
in loco parentis
Theseus
43. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
status quo
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Eros/Cupid
agenda
44. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Ithaca
Daedalus
cave canem
carpe diem
45. 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
A.M./ante meridiem
SPQR
Hercules/Heracles
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
46. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again
Sisyphus
omniscient
aqueduct
Helen
47. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
post mortem
paterfamilias
A.D./anno Domini
Homer
48. 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
Icarus & Daedalus
carpe diem
Minotaur
Circus Maximus
49. 1000
tribune
M (Roman numeral)
verbatim
satyr
50. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
et al./ et alii
Prometheus
Excelsior!
in memoriam