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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'Time flies/flees'






2. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






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






4. 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')






5. 'per year'






6. 'All-knowing'






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






8. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






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






11. God of war






12. 'This for that &' a fair trade






13. 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






14. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






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






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






17. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






18. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






19. 'in memory of'






20. 'seize the day'






21. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






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






23. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






24. 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)






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






26. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






27. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






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






29. Refers to an action or condition necessary for something to happen






30. 'The other way around'






31. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






32. 'All-knowing'






33. 'unknown land'






34. 1






35. 'unknown land'






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. 1000






38. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






39. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






41. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






42. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






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






44. 5






45. The male head of a Roman family






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






47. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






49. 500






50. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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