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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
Jove
Jason
Daedalus
plebeian
2. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
post mortem
Arachne
C (Roman numeral)
ad nauseam
3. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Orpheus & Eurydice
the furies
4. After midday/noon
P.M./post meridiem
Hermes/Mercury
Theseus
Perseus & Medusa
5. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
the Fates
Hannibal
Athens/Acropolis
atrium
6. 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
p.o./ per os
Penelope
Augustus
Prometheus
7. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
jovial
satyr
et al./ et alii
Hestia/Vesta
8. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
labor vincit omnia
Hephaestus/Vulcan
persona non grata
mea culpa
9. 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
terra firma
laurels
Orpheus & Eurydice
magnum opus
10. 'per day'
Mt. Olympus
per diem
via
mellifluous
11. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
Hydra
Excelsior!
et al./ et alii
iota
12. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Tantalus
sedentary
Caesar
Artemis/Diana
13. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Ariadne
Poseidon/Neptune
iota
et tu & Brute?
14. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
the Fates
rara avis
mellifluous
Palatine Hill
15. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Apollo/Apollo
Hannibal
V (Roman numeral)
16. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's
the Fates
Augustus
Hercules/Heracles
verbatim
17. 10
Priam
X (Roman numeral)
p.o./ per os
Prometheus
18. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
cornucopia
Styx
Hannibal
epic
19. 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
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
ad nauseam
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Hector
20. 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
puerile
Athens/Acropolis
cornucopia
quid pro quo
21. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
agenda
verbatim
et al./ et alii
fasces
22. After midday/noon
P.M./post meridiem
etc./et cetera
ex officio
Pegasus
23. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Icarus & Daedalus
Uranus
Ides of March
mosaic
24. Female monsters who had snakes for hair and whose horrifying gaze could turn a man to stone if he looked at them (Medusa was one of the Gorgons)
pro tempore
Gorgons
I (Roman numeral)
iota
25. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
via
Colosseum
Iliad
verbatim
26. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
the furies
vice versa
atrium
Punic Wars
27. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
Hestia/Vesta
SPQR
Mt. Olympus
i.e./id est
28. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
X (Roman numeral)
Palatine Hill
Medea
in loco parentis
29. 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
Romulus and Remus
pontifex maximus
Trojan Horse
Colosseum
30. 'I'
ego
Golden Fleece
Eros/Cupid
Sisyphus
31. 'per head' 'per person'
magnum opus
Chaos
rara avis
per capita
32. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
cornucopia
marathon
sedentary
Cerberus
33. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
Demeter/Ceres
M (Roman numeral)
Excelsior!
34. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
veto
Charon
Homer
Achilles' heel
35. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a
Medea
Trojan Horse
fasces
Mt. Parnassus
36. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
labor vincit omnia
Apollo/Apollo
veni & vidi & vici
I (Roman numeral)
37. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
Pantheon
Caesar
Aegean Sea
pontifex maximus
38. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
sub poena
Pantheon
muses
Ariadne
39. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing
i.e./id est
et tu & Brute?
Ares/Mars
terra incognita
40. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
Gorgons
V (Roman numeral)
Uranus
via
41. 'The end'
consul
finis
Helen
Mt. Vesuvius
42. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
plebeian
V (Roman numeral)
mosaic
mores
43. The technical biological term for the human species
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44. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey
etc./et cetera
errare humanum est
Odysseus/Ulysses
pro tempore
45. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
sub rosa
Penelope
Hera/Juno
Romulus and Remus
46. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
Minotaur
Theseus
N.B./nota bene
aqueduct
47. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
lapsus linguae
the furies
Troy
vs./versus
48. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
Pan
A.D./anno Domini
atrium
laurels
49. 'After death'
Perseus & Medusa
post mortem
the Fates
et al./ et alii
50. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods
Zeus/Jupiter
Hera/Juno
Pegasus
Caesar