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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'A slip of the tongue'
lapsus linguae
Paris
Odysseus/Ulysses
et al./ et alii
2. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
ex libris
lapsus linguae
veto
agora/forum
3. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
Homer
p.o./ per os
ego
Ge/Gaea
4. 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)
Priam
Delphic Oracle
ambrosia and nectar
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
5. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
muses
summa cum laude
etc./et cetera
6. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
magnum opus
quid pro quo
Ge/Gaea
semper fidelis
7. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
in loco parentis
Spartacus
puerile
agenda
8. 100
Achilles' heel
ex libris
rara avis
C (Roman numeral)
9. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
atrium
Ariadne
patrician
cornucopia
10. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
Aegean Sea
sic transit gloria mundi
per annum
Elysian Fields/Elysium
11. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon
e pluribus unum
Ides of March
A.D./anno Domini
12. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
Persephone/Proserpina
marathon
Sisyphus
Jason
13. 'The end'
Styx
finis
Athena/Minerva
Pan
14. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
terra incognita
sub poena
Sisyphus
Delphic Oracle
15. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Augustus
sic transit gloria mundi
jovial
16. River that runs through the city of Rome
Tiber
Sparta
mellifluous
errare humanum est
17. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
P.S./post scriptum
Circus Maximus
omniscient
Zeus/Jupiter
18. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Atlas
Saturnalia
semper fidelis
per diem
19. 'I'
paterfamilias
Augustus
pro tempore
ego
20. God of the sea
Poseidon/Neptune
Pax Romana
L (Roman numeral)
iota
21. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Romulus and Remus
magnum opus
sedentary
Eros/Cupid
22. Goddess of the hunt
rara avis
Artemis/Diana
via
atrium
23. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
pro tempore
Cronus/Saturn
epic
per annum
24. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Mt. Olympus
Paris
Carthage
Cerberus
25. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Hermes/Mercury
Athens/Acropolis
D (Roman numeral)
semper paratus
26. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
X (Roman numeral)
vice versa
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
27. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
in toto
Uranus
Cronus/Saturn
lapsus linguae
28. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
Perseus & Medusa
paterfamilias
Paris
aqueduct
29. 'All-knowing'
Augustus
Excelsior!
agenda
omniscient
30. 'per day'
per diem
status quo
Aphrodite/Venus
paterfamilias
31. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
cornucopia
ambrosia and nectar
Prometheus
V (Roman numeral)
32. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
verbatim
Hercules/Heracles
sine qua non
plebeian
33. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
Ariadne
Jason
Mt. Parnassus
mea culpa
34. 'per day'
per diem
Trojan Horse
Medea
the furies
35. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Persephone/Proserpina
tempus fugit
magnanimous
Arachne
36. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
Chaos
summa cum laude
Troy
Carthage
37. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Pax Romana
Demeter/Ceres
satyr
Sisyphus
38. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
ego
e pluribus unum
jovial
ambrosia and nectar
39. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
sine qua non
Paris
A.D./anno Domini
Caesar
40. 'unknown land'
terra firma
Troy
terra incognita
Odysseus/Ulysses
41. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Dionysus/Bacchus
ad infinitum
A.M./ante meridiem
paterfamilias
42. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Pan
mosaic
Excelsior!
Hector
43. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
Gorgons
Jove
Ides of March
44. The male head of a Roman family
D (Roman numeral)
paterfamilias
Paris
Pantheon
45. 10
X (Roman numeral)
Daedalus
Hades/Pluto
iota
46. 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
Penelope
persona non grata
mentor
Hector
47. Market place/business center
veni & vidi & vici
magnanimous
agora/forum
post mortem
48. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
Delphic Oracle
pro tempore
ex libris
epic
49. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
ad nauseam
labor vincit omnia
Theseus
Mt. Parnassus
50. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Romulus and Remus
Mt. Vesuvius
Demeter/Ceres
in loco parentis