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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






2. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






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






4. 'per year'






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






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






7. 500






8. 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')






9. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






10. 'beware of the dog'






11. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






12. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.






13. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)






14. 'per head' 'per person'






15. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






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






17. 'Always prepared'






18. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






19. 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






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






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






22. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






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






24. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






25. 'The other way around'






26. Writing after the body of a letter






27. 'seize the day'






28. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






29. 'Work conquers all'






30. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






31. 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






32. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






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






34. 'A slip of the tongue'






35. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






36. 100






37. 'in memory of'






38. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






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






40. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






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






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






43. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






44. 'Word for word'






45. 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')






46. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






47. 'Time flies/flees'






48. 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






49. The norms or values of a society






50. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread