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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. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
jovial
mea culpa
Helen
sub poena
2. 'The things that must be done' - a to-do list
Pan
in memoriam
agenda
epic
3. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
mellifluous
Pan
Pan
ad infinitum
4. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Theseus
i.e./id est
Sicily
Atlas
5. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
labyrinth
semper fidelis
sine qua non
Atlas
6. 'All-knowing'
mentor
Paris
omniscient
Cerberus
7. 'note well' i.e. take note
Saturnalia
N.B./nota bene
Cronus/Saturn
Jason
8. The technical biological term for the human species
9. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome
Apollo/Apollo
D (Roman numeral)
Circus Maximus
Pandora
10. 1
Mt. Vesuvius
Nike/Victoria
I (Roman numeral)
Orpheus & Eurydice
11. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Delphic Oracle
mentor
Styx
Parthenon
12. 'All-knowing'
mosaic
Aegean Sea
omniscient
laurels
13. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
Etruscans
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
atrium
Hector
14. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Palatine Hill
C (Roman numeral)
the Fates
per diem
15. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
sedentary
agenda
Iliad
Poseidon/Neptune
16. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
quid pro quo
sub poena
the furies
Hephaestus/Vulcan
17. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Artemis/Diana
omniscient
in toto
Pegasus
18. River that runs through the city of Rome
carpe diem
Tiber
carpe diem
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
19. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Pompeii
laurels
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
magnanimous
20. 'note well' i.e. take note
mellifluous
magnanimous
N.B./nota bene
post mortem
21. 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)
Circus Maximus
Priam
Eros/Cupid
Ares/Mars
22. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
V (Roman numeral)
persona non grata
Caesar
epic
23. 'peace be with you'
C (Roman numeral)
pax vobiscum
valedictorian
cave canem
24. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
ad infinitum
Dionysus/Bacchus
N.B./nota bene
ad nauseam
25. Goddess of wisdom
e.g./exempli gratia
Hannibal
Athena/Minerva
Priam
26. 'peace be with you'
Gorgons
e pluribus unum
pax vobiscum
Daedalus
27. Goddess of victory
Nike/Victoria
Tartarus
Athens/Acropolis
in loco parentis
28. 'The other way around'
I (Roman numeral)
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
vice versa
Demeter/Ceres
29. 50
L (Roman numeral)
the Odyssey
Pax Romana
M (Roman numeral)
30. The norms or values of a society
mores
e.g./exempli gratia
Hermes/Mercury
Ares/Mars
31. Market place/business center
Pax Romana
agora/forum
V (Roman numeral)
tempus fugit
32. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Caesar
ex officio
aqueduct
polytheism
33. Doctor of medicine
polytheism
Aphrodite/Venus
Tantalus
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
34. 1000
sine qua non
M (Roman numeral)
Theseus
Mt. Vesuvius
35. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Cyclops
Hades/Pluto
Charon
Apollo/Apollo
36. Goddess of love
Aphrodite/Venus
ad nauseam
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Hydra
37. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Artemis/Diana
ego
lapsus linguae
Delphic Oracle
38. Writing after the body of a letter
ex officio
Sparta
e pluribus unum
P.S./post scriptum
39. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
plebeian
per diem
in memoriam
40. '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.
sic semper tyrannis
status quo
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Chaos
41. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
Saturnalia
aqueduct
iota
the Odyssey
42. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Pantheon
atrium
Jason
etc./et cetera
43. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
in loco parentis
Hades/Pluto
cornucopia
Sparta
44. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
per annum
sedentary
Cerberus
ex officio
45. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
P.S./post scriptum
post mortem
fresco
Hestia/Vesta
46. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
marathon
ex officio
Tantalus
47. 100
Icarus & Daedalus
vs./versus
agenda
C (Roman numeral)
48. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
plebeian
Mt. Vesuvius
polytheism
finis
49. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Iliad
the furies
Hestia/Vesta
Eros/Cupid
50. 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
Daedalus
apple of discord
Paris
sine qua non