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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
papyrus
terra incognita
Uranus
sub rosa
2. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Pegasus
Parthenon
A.D./anno Domini
summa cum laude
3. 'per day'
carpe diem
Ides of March
per diem
cave canem
4. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
persona non grata
Iliad
magnum opus
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
5. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a
Trojan Horse
Pegasus
Nike/Victoria
Cyclops
6. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
fresco
ambrosia and nectar
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Colosseum
7. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
mellifluous
iota
ex officio
epic
8. 'All-knowing'
omniscient
tempus fugit
e.g./exempli gratia
Theseus
9. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
Apollo/Apollo
per annum
Saturnalia
Hera/Juno
10. 500
C (Roman numeral)
Ares/Mars
D (Roman numeral)
vs./versus
11. 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')
rostra
ex officio
Ariadne
Athens/Acropolis
12. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
Pompeii
tribune
Jove
via
13. 'Time flies/flees'
Nike/Victoria
Orpheus & Eurydice
atrium
tempus fugit
14. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
the furies
Etruscans
Nike/Victoria
puerile
15. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday
i.e./id est
Hydra
Prometheus
e.g./exempli gratia
16. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
Odysseus/Ulysses
Sisyphus
Excelsior!
Jove
17. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
Sicily
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Chaos
polytheism
18. Goddess of the hearth
Hestia/Vesta
e.g./exempli gratia
et al./ et alii
X (Roman numeral)
19. After midday/noon
P.M./post meridiem
D (Roman numeral)
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Sicily
20. Goddess of love
muses
Aphrodite/Venus
apple of discord
apple of discord
21. Doctor of medicine
laurels
Charon
Hydra
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
22. 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
Athens/Acropolis
ego
X (Roman numeral)
Uranus
23. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
vs./versus
etc./et cetera
Ariadne
Odysseus/Ulysses
24. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
Homer
tribune
Tartarus
veto
25. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's
per annum
Cronus/Saturn
sub rosa
the Fates
26. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
p.o./ per os
iota
mores
Charon
27. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
et al./ et alii
SPQR
Odysseus/Ulysses
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
28. Writing after the body of a letter
et tu & Brute?
P.S./post scriptum
semper fidelis
Palatine Hill
29. 'per head' 'per person'
agora/forum
ad nauseam
i.e./id est
per capita
30. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Cronus/Saturn
Prometheus
via
veni & vidi & vici
31. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
C (Roman numeral)
mosaic
A.M./ante meridiem
32. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
per annum
Pandora
Colosseum
Chaos
33. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Delphic Oracle
in loco parentis
mosaic
plebeian
34. 'firm ground/solid earth'
marathon
terra firma
M (Roman numeral)
Poseidon/Neptune
35. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
Ariadne
Aegean Sea
in toto
Zeus/Jupiter
36. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
Eros/Cupid
e.g./exempli gratia
consul
37. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
via
ad infinitum
Icarus & Daedalus
Uranus
38. The river surrounding the Underworld
Styx
tempus fugit
plebeian
Athena/Minerva
39. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
errare humanum est
Excelsior!
epic
I (Roman numeral)
40. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Demeter/Ceres
laurels
magnanimous
Hestia/Vesta
41. 'peace be with you'
Hydra
pax vobiscum
vs./versus
e pluribus unum
42. The male head of a Roman family
Zeus/Jupiter
paterfamilias
Hannibal
Elysian Fields/Elysium
43. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War
Cerberus
vs./versus
magnanimous
mentor
44. Market place/business center
per diem
agora/forum
sub rosa
Hestia/Vesta
45. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
Etruscans
aqueduct
in memoriam
Athena/Minerva
46. 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
p.o./ per os
Saturnalia
Theseus
papyrus
47. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
per diem
sedentary
omniscient
per capita
48. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Atlas
lapsus linguae
Priam
Apollo/Apollo
49. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Uranus
ad infinitum
terra firma
Sicily
50. 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
post mortem
Icarus & Daedalus
P.M./post meridiem
D (Roman numeral)