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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'The state in which'
Parthenon
sic transit gloria mundi
status quo
Homer
2. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
fresco
verbatim
Sparta
mentor
3. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
sub poena
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
verbatim
Zeus/Jupiter
4. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
V (Roman numeral)
Iliad
polytheism
Delphic Oracle
5. 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
Helen
in toto
etc./et cetera
6. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
magnum opus
polytheism
fasces
satyr
7. 'Word for word'
in memoriam
verbatim
Hera/Juno
Achilles' heel
8. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Pax Romana
sub rosa
Punic Wars
9. 5
Orpheus & Eurydice
ex officio
muses
V (Roman numeral)
10. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Pompeii
Troy
magnanimous
persona non grata
11. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
via
Elysian Fields/Elysium
papyrus
i.e./id est
12. 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
Poseidon/Neptune
Hector
aqueduct
valedictorian
13. 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
Tantalus
Homer
atrium
Troy
14. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Demeter/Ceres
Gorgons
semper fidelis
Spartacus
15. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
ex libris
Medea
mellifluous
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
16. 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
per annum
iota
Spartacus
Pandora
17. '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
ex officio
Tiber
fresco
tribune
18. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
Gorgons
magnanimous
jovial
the Odyssey
19. 'And others'
Augustus
pax vobiscum
M (Roman numeral)
et al./ et alii
20. 'beware of the dog'
Tantalus
aqueduct
sic semper tyrannis
cave canem
21. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
Cyclops
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Paris
Hannibal
22. 'peace be with you'
in toto
papyrus
pax vobiscum
ad infinitum
23. 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.
muses
marathon
Elysian Fields/Elysium
errare humanum est
24. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
cornucopia
polytheism
in loco parentis
Perseus & Medusa
25. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
status quo
the furies
ego
Ithaca
26. 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.
Paris
the furies
Ides of March
marathon
27. The technical biological term for the human species
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28. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
P.S./post scriptum
e.g./exempli gratia
L (Roman numeral)
mea culpa
29. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Hermes/Mercury
Hephaestus/Vulcan
terra incognita
agora/forum
30. 'This for that &' a fair trade
quid pro quo
Tiber
cornucopia
aqueduct
31. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
p.o./ per os
Cerberus
Nike/Victoria
32. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
X (Roman numeral)
plebeian
pontifex maximus
mellifluous
33. 'note well' i.e. take note
laurels
N.B./nota bene
papyrus
valedictorian
34. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
e.g./exempli gratia
mellifluous
V (Roman numeral)
p.o./ per os
35. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
A.M./ante meridiem
X (Roman numeral)
semper fidelis
tribune
36. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.
sub rosa
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Troy
mea culpa
37. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
errare humanum est
Zeus/Jupiter
post mortem
polytheism
38. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
agora/forum
puerile
Theseus
toga
39. 100
Pegasus
in loco parentis
C (Roman numeral)
puerile
40. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Pompeii
Ithaca
et al./ et alii
Uranus
41. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
A.D./anno Domini
in toto
Spartacus
cornucopia
42. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
magnum opus
Penelope
polytheism
Dionysus/Bacchus
43. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
cornucopia
Prometheus
Pegasus
persona non grata
44. 'peace be with you'
muses
labor vincit omnia
pax vobiscum
the Fates
45. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
patrician
Ithaca
V (Roman numeral)
terra incognita
46. 'beware of the dog'
cave canem
Hermes/Mercury
Jason
satyr
47. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
Iliad
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Achilles' heel
the furies
48. God of the sea
Ithaca
Poseidon/Neptune
Mt. Vesuvius
sic transit gloria mundi
49. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
carpe diem
plebeian
pro tempore
50. 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
Sicily
Pan
Helen
consul