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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. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
per capita
status quo
puerile
Icarus & Daedalus
2. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Arachne
C (Roman numeral)
Hephaestus/Vulcan
fresco
3. The wife of Odysseus; a model of faithfulness to one's husband
L (Roman numeral)
Penelope
in memoriam
N.B./nota bene
4. 'The state in which'
quid pro quo
Ariadne
status quo
semper fidelis
5. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
sic transit gloria mundi
Minotaur
Paris
patrician
6. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
fresco
Mt. Vesuvius
patrician
per capita
7. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
Perseus & Medusa
epic
Pan
Achilles' heel
8. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Mt. Olympus
Pegasus
Tantalus
Charon
9. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
ad nauseam
Ariadne
Paris
in toto
10. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
pax vobiscum
Mt. Olympus
persona non grata
aqueduct
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')
rostra
Poseidon/Neptune
magnanimous
the furies
12. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Jason
Achilles' heel
Pegasus
Eros/Cupid
13. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
satyr
Cyclops
Artemis/Diana
mea culpa
14. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
cave canem
Saturnalia
Romulus and Remus
Carthage
15. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
veto
mellifluous
Cerberus
Palatine Hill
16. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Augustus
valedictorian
A.D./anno Domini
P.M./post meridiem
17. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
Hades/Pluto
vs./versus
marathon
Demeter/Ceres
18. Goddess of wisdom
Athena/Minerva
Icarus & Daedalus
Hermes/Mercury
Nike/Victoria
19. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Mt. Vesuvius
Prometheus
magnanimous
the furies
20. The river surrounding the Underworld
Styx
papyrus
in toto
semper paratus
21. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
M (Roman numeral)
labyrinth
Arachne
mores
22. The male head of a Roman family
omniscient
Hestia/Vesta
paterfamilias
Hestia/Vesta
23. Titan who had to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment for rebelling against Zeus
Charon
tempus fugit
Atlas
laurels
24. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Sicily
marathon
the Odyssey
Theseus
25. 'All-knowing'
persona non grata
rara avis
P.S./post scriptum
omniscient
26. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
Saturnalia
Circus Maximus
Penelope
mellifluous
27. 'The end'
aqueduct
finis
et al./ et alii
papyrus
28. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Trojan Horse
carpe diem
Tantalus
Golden Fleece
29. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her
mosaic
Uranus
Medea
V (Roman numeral)
30. 'note well' i.e. take note
Odysseus/Ulysses
Saturnalia
the furies
N.B./nota bene
31. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
pax vobiscum
patrician
Achilles' heel
plebeian
32. 'great work'
magnum opus
Pegasus
polytheism
Ithaca
33. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
polytheism
atrium
Perseus & Medusa
persona non grata
34. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Pantheon
errare humanum est
semper fidelis
puerile
35. 'The other way around'
Excelsior!
mores
vice versa
e pluribus unum
36. 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
agora/forum
pax vobiscum
Pandora
Cerberus
37. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
apple of discord
Tantalus
Charon
the Odyssey
38. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
jovial
Pandora
magnum opus
X (Roman numeral)
39. 'in memory of'
Etruscans
Hector
veni & vidi & vici
in memoriam
40. 50
L (Roman numeral)
Cronus/Saturn
Theseus
Pegasus
41. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Athens/Acropolis
ego
ad infinitum
Eros/Cupid
42. God of war
mentor
Ares/Mars
atrium
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
43. 'Work conquers all'
Charon
magnanimous
ex officio
labor vincit omnia
44. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Apollo/Apollo
P.M./post meridiem
Punic Wars
Nike/Victoria
45. 'firm ground/solid earth'
terra firma
Cyclops
V (Roman numeral)
SPQR
46. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Pompeii
sub rosa
persona non grata
fasces
47. Market place/business center
X (Roman numeral)
Sicily
aqueduct
agora/forum
48. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
sub rosa
Etruscans
Cerberus
veni & vidi & vici
49. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
Styx
Pandora
via
Aegean Sea
50. 'per year'
ex libris
per annum
via
Artemis/Diana