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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






2. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






3. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






4. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






5. 'Word for word'






6. 500






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






8. 1000






9. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'






10. Goddess of the hunt






11. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






12. 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






13. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






14. 5






15. 'per day'






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






17. Doctor of medicine






18. 50






19. 'And others'






20. 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






21. Goddess of victory






22. 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






23. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






24. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






25. 'for the time being' - temporary






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






27. Goddess of the hunt






28. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






29. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






30. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






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






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






33. 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






34. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus






35. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






36. 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






37. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






38. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






39. 'beware of the dog'






40. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






41. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






42. 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)






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






44. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






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






46. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






47. 'peace be with you'






48. Goddess of the hearth






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






50. Market place/business center