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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
finis
apple of discord
X (Roman numeral)
satyr
2. After midday/noon
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Poseidon/Neptune
P.M./post meridiem
agora/forum
3. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.
epic
Styx
sic semper tyrannis
Aphrodite/Venus
4. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
fresco
semper paratus
Colosseum
Orpheus & Eurydice
5. 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
the Fates
Aphrodite/Venus
Hydra
epic
6. Goddess of wisdom
muses
Athena/Minerva
C (Roman numeral)
summa cum laude
7. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
I (Roman numeral)
Achilles' heel
Tartarus
sedentary
8. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a
Trojan Horse
Tiber
sine qua non
Hephaestus/Vulcan
9. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
errare humanum est
the furies
Spartacus
Iliad
10. 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
Sisyphus
Odysseus/Ulysses
Troy
Perseus & Medusa
11. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')
in toto
errare humanum est
rostra
plebeian
12. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
ambrosia and nectar
mosaic
Tiber
post mortem
13. Writing after the body of a letter
P.S./post scriptum
ex officio
ambrosia and nectar
mores
14. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
status quo
e pluribus unum
carpe diem
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
15. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
in loco parentis
mea culpa
Athens/Acropolis
post mortem
16. 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
Cyclops
terra incognita
mosaic
Helen
17. 'All-knowing'
Cyclops
V (Roman numeral)
Artemis/Diana
omniscient
18. 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
ad nauseam
Pandora
Dionysus/Bacchus
puerile
19. 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
in loco parentis
in memoriam
L (Roman numeral)
Hector
20. '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
consul
et tu & Brute?
jovial
patrician
21. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
summa cum laude
Caesar
Aphrodite/Venus
Charon
22. 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
Demeter/Ceres
agenda
Poseidon/Neptune
mentor
23. 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)
N.B./nota bene
iota
Colosseum
Gorgons
24. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal
Sicily
P.S./post scriptum
ambrosia and nectar
Etruscans
25. 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
sedentary
Prometheus
persona non grata
magnum opus
26. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Romulus and Remus
SPQR
Hydra
Hephaestus/Vulcan
27. God of the sea
i.e./id est
Poseidon/Neptune
Sicily
Cronus/Saturn
28. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
Delphic Oracle
Romulus and Remus
per diem
Punic Wars
29. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
tribune
Ithaca
Romulus and Remus
Arachne
30. 'After death'
rostra
post mortem
sic semper tyrannis
cave canem
31. 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.
Prometheus
Romulus and Remus
sub rosa
summa cum laude
32. 'The end'
finis
Iliad
Caesar
Tantalus
33. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Paris
Arachne
per diem
Golden Fleece
34. 'in memory of'
Chaos
Colosseum
in memoriam
per diem
35. 'Word for word'
et tu & Brute?
verbatim
Jason
Artemis/Diana
36. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Delphic Oracle
e pluribus unum
Cronus/Saturn
jovial
37. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Dionysus/Bacchus
i.e./id est
Prometheus
persona non grata
38. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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39. 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
Hercules/Heracles
via
Medea
per capita
40. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Penelope
Sparta
Pantheon
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
41. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
the Odyssey
Eros/Cupid
papyrus
Atlas
42. God of war
Ares/Mars
Daedalus
Hercules/Heracles
A.M./ante meridiem
43. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
carpe diem
Pax Romana
post mortem
Elysian Fields/Elysium
44. The technical biological term for the human species
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45. 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
ex libris
Poseidon/Neptune
Hannibal
P.S./post scriptum
46. 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
Etruscans
semper paratus
pontifex maximus
status quo
47. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
Pantheon
the Odyssey
sine qua non
Pandora
48. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Ariadne
atrium
toga
P.S./post scriptum
49. 'The state in which'
semper paratus
status quo
vs./versus
Colosseum
50. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Cronus/Saturn
Daedalus
Ariadne
omniscient