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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
Apollo/Apollo
satyr
Poseidon/Neptune
Romulus and Remus
2. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
Medea
labor vincit omnia
atrium
the Fates
3. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
Atlas
Charon
omniscient
toga
4. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
mentor
iota
Minotaur
Poseidon/Neptune
5. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
toga
I (Roman numeral)
Hercules/Heracles
Mt. Vesuvius
6. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Helen
magnanimous
per capita
Icarus & Daedalus
7. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
Sparta
tribune
lapsus linguae
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
8. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
omniscient
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Uranus
persona non grata
9. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Hermes/Mercury
Aphrodite/Venus
Arachne
apple of discord
10. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama
V (Roman numeral)
fasces
pro tempore
Hannibal
11. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
A.D./anno Domini
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Nike/Victoria
Hephaestus/Vulcan
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
Artemis/Diana
polytheism
Prometheus
plebeian
13. 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
sine qua non
M (Roman numeral)
pontifex maximus
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
14. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
Mt. Olympus
L (Roman numeral)
vs./versus
Hermes/Mercury
15. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.
sic semper tyrannis
agenda
per annum
Atlas
16. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.
sic semper tyrannis
in toto
Helen
labor vincit omnia
17. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
ego
patrician
Atlas
18. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Saturnalia
ad nauseam
Hephaestus/Vulcan
paterfamilias
19. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
I (Roman numeral)
Golden Fleece
Homer
atrium
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
veto
epic
Tantalus
in toto
21. 'great work'
Daedalus
Mt. Olympus
magnum opus
Carthage
22. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
valedictorian
Chaos
Carthage
patrician
23. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Trojan Horse
sic transit gloria mundi
Hermes/Mercury
etc./et cetera
24. '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
Ithaca
Zeus/Jupiter
Pantheon
valedictorian
25. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
sine qua non
the Fates
Circus Maximus
Sparta
26. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
Atlas
puerile
Hannibal
sic transit gloria mundi
27. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
sub poena
Gorgons
muses
rara avis
28. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
sub poena
pro tempore
Colosseum
iota
29. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Daedalus
Minotaur
Pegasus
Caesar
30. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
in toto
quid pro quo
Ariadne
sub poena
31. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
Arachne
Hades/Pluto
papyrus
Cronus/Saturn
32. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
semper fidelis
ad nauseam
e.g./exempli gratia
jovial
33. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
fresco
Trojan Horse
sine qua non
Elysian Fields/Elysium
34. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
D (Roman numeral)
p.o./ per os
verbatim
Chaos
35. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Mt. Vesuvius
sine qua non
tempus fugit
Atlas
36. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
veto
Charon
rostra
Troy
37. 5
mellifluous
Delphic Oracle
consul
V (Roman numeral)
38. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Caesar
mosaic
P.M./post meridiem
et tu & Brute?
39. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Delphic Oracle
A.M./ante meridiem
SPQR
Spartacus
40. 'per head' 'per person'
Atlas
terra incognita
per capita
Jove
41. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
muses
toga
Homer
semper fidelis
42. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
apple of discord
atrium
Ariadne
Ge/Gaea
43. 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
Demeter/Ceres
rostra
Zeus/Jupiter
Hector
44. 'I'
per annum
ego
iota
Demeter/Ceres
45. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Achilles' heel
C (Roman numeral)
Mt. Vesuvius
carpe diem
46. 1000
Romulus and Remus
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
M (Roman numeral)
vs./versus
47. 'great work'
plebeian
toga
mentor
magnum opus
48. Home of the Greek gods
L (Roman numeral)
Styx
Mt. Olympus
Hera/Juno
49. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
cave canem
carpe diem
fasces
per capita
50. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
Romulus and Remus
lapsus linguae
Delphic Oracle
atrium