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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A teacher Who is like a parent; comes from the Mentor & Odysseus' old friend & whom he left in charge of his son Telemachus when he went off to the Trojan War
puerile
Parthenon
Ares/Mars
mentor
2. King punished in Tartarus by having to roll a stone up a hill continuously for eternity; when he reached the top & the stone rolled to the bottom again
mentor
Sisyphus
Cronus/Saturn
Ithaca
3. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
Pantheon
e.g./exempli gratia
post mortem
Uranus
4. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
the furies
in memoriam
sic transit gloria mundi
Pax Romana
5. 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
Jason
mosaic
Athens/Acropolis
Hestia/Vesta
6. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god
persona non grata
Hercules/Heracles
Cronus/Saturn
per diem
7. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Cerberus
C (Roman numeral)
Ge/Gaea
Pan
8. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
Colosseum
Hermes/Mercury
ego
Ge/Gaea
9. 'The end'
rostra
Prometheus
finis
et al./ et alii
10. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
SPQR
Cerberus
sedentary
summa cum laude
11. 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
Icarus & Daedalus
Orpheus & Eurydice
Prometheus
ego
12. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Pegasus
A.D./anno Domini
polytheism
sub poena
13. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally
persona non grata
p.o./ per os
semper fidelis
pontifex maximus
14. 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
laurels
ex officio
muses
Sisyphus
15. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
in toto
pax vobiscum
A.D./anno Domini
fresco
16. 'great work'
errare humanum est
cave canem
i.e./id est
magnum opus
17. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
Penelope
cornucopia
M (Roman numeral)
Achilles' heel
18. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
rara avis
consul
Priam
ad infinitum
19. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
quid pro quo
Mt. Vesuvius
ex officio
P.S./post scriptum
20. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
labyrinth
Atlas
i.e./id est
Saturnalia
21. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Colosseum
A.M./ante meridiem
e pluribus unum
M (Roman numeral)
22. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.
tribune
Icarus & Daedalus
vs./versus
Hera/Juno
23. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
paterfamilias
Theseus
Atlas
Cronus/Saturn
24. 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
pontifex maximus
the Fates
via
Orpheus & Eurydice
25. The technical biological term for the human species
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26. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
ambrosia and nectar
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
lapsus linguae
semper fidelis
27. 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
the Fates
etc./et cetera
A.M./ante meridiem
Hector
28. 'great-souled & high-minded'
apple of discord
cornucopia
magnanimous
mores
29. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
mentor
tribune
Excelsior!
Styx
30. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Styx
ad infinitum
errare humanum est
veto
31. '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
sine qua non
SPQR
valedictorian
p.o./ per os
32. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
Sparta
the Odyssey
Atlas
mea culpa
33. 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
the Odyssey
Atlas
Helen
Punic Wars
34. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
Hephaestus/Vulcan
plebeian
N.B./nota bene
aqueduct
35. 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
N.B./nota bene
e.g./exempli gratia
fresco
Prometheus
36. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Sicily
toga
Styx
Pompeii
37. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
Golden Fleece
Delphic Oracle
mosaic
Troy
38. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
Trojan Horse
Mt. Vesuvius
via
Pompeii
39. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
p.o./ per os
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Pax Romana
Hydra
40. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
Pax Romana
marathon
carpe diem
veto
41. 'A slip of the tongue'
Helen
muses
Styx
lapsus linguae
42. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Augustus
et al./ et alii
Mt. Olympus
per annum
43. 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
apple of discord
Saturnalia
Tantalus
A.D./anno Domini
44. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
omniscient
sub rosa
Elysian Fields/Elysium
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
Etruscans
agora/forum
I (Roman numeral)
Athens/Acropolis
46. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
in loco parentis
Augustus
the furies
Hephaestus/Vulcan
47. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
persona non grata
vice versa
mellifluous
Minotaur
48. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
veto
Troy
L (Roman numeral)
Mt. Vesuvius
49. The norms or values of a society
mentor
Hannibal
sic semper tyrannis
mores
50. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
mosaic
Mt. Parnassus
the Fates
Perseus & Medusa