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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created






2. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country






3. 100






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






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






6. 'The state in which'






7. 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






8. 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






9. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing






10. Goddess of the hearth






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






12. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






13. 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






14. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






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






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






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






18. '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






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






20. Goddess of love






21. 50






22. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)






23. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






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






25. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






26. God of war






27. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






28. 'note well' i.e. take note






29. '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






30. Home of the Greek gods






31. 'great-souled & high-minded'






32. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






33. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






34. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus






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






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






37. 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






38. 'Word for word'






39. Market place/business center






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






41. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






42. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






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






44. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






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






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






47. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






48. 'firm ground/solid earth'






49. 'for the time being' - temporary






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