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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






2. '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






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






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






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






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






7. 'All-knowing'






8. 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






9. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






10. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again






11. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






12. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts






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






14. Goddess of the hunt






15. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






16. 'beware of the dog'






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






18. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






19. 'This for that &' a fair trade






20. Home of the Greek gods






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






22. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






23. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






24. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind






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






26. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






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






28. Goddess of victory






29. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






30. River that runs through the city of Rome






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






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






33. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






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






35. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






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






37. 'note well' i.e. take note






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






39. 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)






40. The norms or values of a society






41. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






42. 'All-knowing'






43. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






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






45. God of the sea






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






47. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






48. 'After death'






49. 'A slip of the tongue'






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