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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)






2. After midday/noon






3. 'per day'






4. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome






5. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






6. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






7. '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






8. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






9. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death






10. 500






11. 'The end'






12. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread






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






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






15. 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






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






17. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






18. 'Time flies/flees'






19. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






20. 'This for that &' a fair trade






21. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






22. 100






23. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






24. 'Work conquers all'






25. 'peace be with you'






26. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






27. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






28. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






29. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






30. '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






31. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






32. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods






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






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






35. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






37. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






38. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






39. 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






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






41. The technical biological term for the human species

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42. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.






43. 'All-knowing'






44. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head






45. 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






46. 'After death'






47. 10






48. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






49. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






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