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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
Chaos
labyrinth
P.M./post meridiem
magnum opus
2. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Mt. Olympus
Circus Maximus
Medea
etc./et cetera
3. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
Ithaca
sub poena
Orpheus & Eurydice
Daedalus
4. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Hera/Juno
Palatine Hill
Prometheus
Hades/Pluto
5. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
terra firma
Cronus/Saturn
Pompeii
Homer
6. 'unknown land'
Pegasus
Hector
Dionysus/Bacchus
terra incognita
7. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
epic
ex libris
D (Roman numeral)
Arachne
8. 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
pax vobiscum
Icarus & Daedalus
Hector
mentor
9. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
vs./versus
in loco parentis
Cyclops
pontifex maximus
10. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
carpe diem
persona non grata
Augustus
Uranus
11. 'per head' 'per person'
Hera/Juno
per capita
Odysseus/Ulysses
Cronus/Saturn
12. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
tribune
Pantheon
toga
SPQR
13. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
papyrus
I (Roman numeral)
Pegasus
e pluribus unum
14. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
per diem
sub poena
in loco parentis
muses
15. The norms or values of a society
mores
agenda
Gorgons
Athena/Minerva
16. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Pegasus
pro tempore
laurels
Mt. Parnassus
17. 'per head' 'per person'
Hydra
Mt. Parnassus
in toto
per capita
18. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
Iliad
Helen
Charon
Gorgons
19. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
p.o./ per os
Jove
plebeian
ambrosia and nectar
20. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
p.o./ per os
in toto
mea culpa
Pantheon
21. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute
apple of discord
Excelsior!
Dionysus/Bacchus
A.M./ante meridiem
22. The river surrounding the Underworld
Ariadne
pro tempore
Styx
Atlas
23. 1
C (Roman numeral)
Caesar
ad infinitum
I (Roman numeral)
24. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
Mt. Parnassus
Pantheon
labor vincit omnia
Uranus
25. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Athens/Acropolis
ad infinitum
labor vincit omnia
epic
26. Goddess of love
Aphrodite/Venus
Atlas
Athens/Acropolis
Gorgons
27. 'unknown land'
et tu & Brute?
Caesar
terra incognita
Pantheon
28. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Spartacus
cornucopia
epic
29. God of war
A.D./anno Domini
Ares/Mars
tribune
ex libris
30. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Demeter/Ceres
veni & vidi & vici
A.D./anno Domini
Apollo/Apollo
31. '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
Nike/Victoria
fasces
errare humanum est
ex officio
32. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements
veto
Apollo/Apollo
rostra
laurels
33. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Styx
Perseus & Medusa
apple of discord
Tartarus
34. 'for the time being' - temporary
pro tempore
SPQR
Jason
Troy
35. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)
Poseidon/Neptune
Hydra
Priam
Orpheus & Eurydice
36. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
fasces
Theseus
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Charon
37. 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
puerile
Iliad
Colosseum
Hector
38. 'The end'
finis
per capita
e.g./exempli gratia
fasces
39. Goddess of the hearth
Pompeii
mellifluous
Hestia/Vesta
terra firma
40. 'This for that &' a fair trade
quid pro quo
Helen
Uranus
Pompeii
41. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
e pluribus unum
Athena/Minerva
atrium
Excelsior!
42. 'for the time being' - temporary
finis
finis
Parthenon
pro tempore
43. 100
Palatine Hill
N.B./nota bene
C (Roman numeral)
i.e./id est
44. 'Work conquers all'
Icarus & Daedalus
labor vincit omnia
Mt. Olympus
Medea
45. Goddess of the hunt
sic semper tyrannis
epic
Hestia/Vesta
Artemis/Diana
46. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Jove
Eros/Cupid
Mt. Vesuvius
Hades/Pluto
47. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
rostra
the Odyssey
Ge/Gaea
mellifluous
48. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
sedentary
omniscient
muses
Pompeii
49. 'All-knowing'
Tiber
omniscient
Tartarus
ex libris
50. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
terra firma
Colosseum
Persephone/Proserpina
Perseus & Medusa