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Classical Literacy
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literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
Athena/Minerva
semper fidelis
Eros/Cupid
ex libris
2. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Circus Maximus
ex officio
V (Roman numeral)
Tartarus
3. 'for the time being' - temporary
Delphic Oracle
sub poena
pro tempore
Artemis/Diana
4. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Excelsior!
Medea
Cerberus
Carthage
5. Was chosen by Zeus to settle the argument of Who was the fairest of the goddesses; he chose Aphrodite because she promised him the most beautiful woman in the world if he chose her
Paris
plebeian
e.g./exempli gratia
D (Roman numeral)
6. 'per head' 'per person'
per capita
e pluribus unum
Chaos
Penelope
7. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
vs./versus
Penelope
X (Roman numeral)
e pluribus unum
8. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
sic transit gloria mundi
Penelope
polytheism
Minotaur
9. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church
ex libris
pontifex maximus
Hannibal
ad nauseam
10. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
patrician
Penelope
Theseus
e pluribus unum
11. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
rara avis
marathon
Troy
Pantheon
12. 'After death'
Sisyphus
Mt. Parnassus
post mortem
marathon
13. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation
valedictorian
ex libris
apple of discord
Charon
14. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
Hercules/Heracles
ad nauseam
sub poena
Helen
15. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Mt. Vesuvius
Caesar
Spartacus
vs./versus
16. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
17. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
marathon
mellifluous
Sparta
Troy
18. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Circus Maximus
Excelsior!
et tu & Brute?
patrician
19. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Elysian Fields/Elysium
veni & vidi & vici
rara avis
Hector
20. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
summa cum laude
aqueduct
rostra
C (Roman numeral)
21. 'beware of the dog'
quid pro quo
p.o./ per os
cave canem
Sicily
22. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning
Saturnalia
Zeus/Jupiter
ad nauseam
Tiber
23. God of war
Ares/Mars
A.D./anno Domini
papyrus
pro tempore
24. 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)
Palatine Hill
Iliad
puerile
Priam
25. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
rara avis
Etruscans
Caesar
Elysian Fields/Elysium
26. '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
ex officio
sub rosa
Pan
veni & vidi & vici
27. 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
Orpheus & Eurydice
labyrinth
tribune
agora/forum
28. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
Cronus/Saturn
Medea
Pantheon
Artemis/Diana
29. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
patrician
agenda
sub poena
Demeter/Ceres
30. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
pro tempore
veto
the Fates
polytheism
31. Literally & the apple that Eris (goddess of strife) threw in front of Hera & Aphrodite & and Athena to cause a dispute over Who was the fairest; figuratively & anything which causes a dispute
Athena/Minerva
e.g./exempli gratia
apple of discord
Chaos
32. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
toga
paterfamilias
Pompeii
mea culpa
33. 'The end'
laurels
apple of discord
finis
Ithaca
34. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses
carpe diem
Priam
V (Roman numeral)
Mt. Parnassus
35. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Hades/Pluto
terra firma
the furies
Etruscans
36. 10
sic transit gloria mundi
summa cum laude
X (Roman numeral)
post mortem
37. 'Word for word'
Palatine Hill
A.M./ante meridiem
verbatim
Demeter/Ceres
38. The river surrounding the Underworld
Styx
Excelsior!
Palatine Hill
cornucopia
39. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Tantalus
paterfamilias
ex officio
Augustus
40. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
ex officio
Uranus
pro tempore
ad nauseam
41. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Hydra
atrium
toga
Persephone/Proserpina
42. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
veto
Ides of March
post mortem
via
43. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
Delphic Oracle
etc./et cetera
magnum opus
Hestia/Vesta
44. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Ariadne
tempus fugit
V (Roman numeral)
pontifex maximus
45. '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
Poseidon/Neptune
ex libris
sub poena
46. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
iota
Chaos
Apollo/Apollo
errare humanum est
47. 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
quid pro quo
Hestia/Vesta
Pandora
Jove
48. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Sparta
Minotaur
ambrosia and nectar
M (Roman numeral)
49. 'The state in which'
Ides of March
I (Roman numeral)
status quo
in toto
50. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
tribune
status quo
in toto
Nike/Victoria