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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






2. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






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






4. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






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






6. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






7. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






8. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






9. 'All-knowing'






10. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






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






12. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






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






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






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






16. 'Word for word'






17. 'peace be with you'






18. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






19. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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20. Writing after the body of a letter






21. Goddess of love






22. 'After death'






23. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






24. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






25. After midday/noon






26. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






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






28. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






29. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






31. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






32. 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






33. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






34. 'Always prepared'






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god






41. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






42. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






43. 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






44. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






45. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






46. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






47. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






48. 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)






49. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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