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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






2. 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






3. 'Always prepared'






4. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






5. 'seize the day'






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






7. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






8. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






9. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






10. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War






11. 'A slip of the tongue'






12. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






13. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






15. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






16. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






17. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






18. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






19. 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






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






21. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






22. 'for the time being' - temporary






23. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






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






30. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






31. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






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






34. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






35. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'






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






37. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






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






39. Goddess of the hunt






40. 1






41. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace






42. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






43. 'The state in which'






44. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






45. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






46. Goddess of victory






47. 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)






48. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






49. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






50. Market place/business center