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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The river surrounding the Underworld






2. The male head of a Roman family






3. 1000






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






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






6. 'peace be with you'






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






8. After midday/noon






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






10. 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






11. 5






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. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






14. 'per year'






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






16. 'I'






17. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






19. 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






20. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






21. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






22. 'per year'






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






24. 'A slip of the tongue'






25. Goddess of wisdom






26. 'Time flies/flees'






27. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






28. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






29. 'The other way around'






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






31. Goddess of love






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






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






34. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






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






36. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






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






38. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






39. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






40. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






41. 'Always prepared'






42. 'per day'






43. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






44. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






45. Doctor of medicine






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






47. 'seize the day'






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






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






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