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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






2. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






3. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






4. Doctor of medicine






5. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






6. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






7. 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






8. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






9. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






10. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






11. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






12. 10






13. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






14. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






15. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






16. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






17. 'Work conquers all'






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






19. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






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






21. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama






22. Writing after the body of a letter






23. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






24. 50






25. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






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






27. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






28. 'beware of the dog'






29. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






30. Goddess of victory






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






32. 'great-souled & high-minded'






33. God of the sea






34. 1






35. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






36. The male head of a Roman family






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






38. Home of the Greek gods






39. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






40. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






42. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






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






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






45. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






46. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






47. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






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






49. Writing after the body of a letter






50. After midday/noon