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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






2. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






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






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






6. 'Time flies/flees'






7. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War






8. 'A slip of the tongue'






9. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






10. Market place/business center






11. 'Always prepared'






12. 'great-souled & high-minded'






13. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






14. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






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






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






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






18. 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)






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






20. 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






21. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






22. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






23. The river surrounding the Underworld






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






25. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






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






27. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






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






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






30. '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






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






32. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






33. 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






34. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






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






36. 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






37. The norms or values of a society






38. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor






39. 500






40. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






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






42. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






43. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






44. 'I'






45. 100






46. 'And others'






47. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






48. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC






49. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






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