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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. 'The other way around'
Dionysus/Bacchus
Carthage
I (Roman numeral)
vice versa
2. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
consul
Excelsior!
Sparta
plebeian
3. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
Hera/Juno
V (Roman numeral)
e pluribus unum
Ge/Gaea
4. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
labyrinth
Hercules/Heracles
Aegean Sea
toga
5. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
Sisyphus
Romulus and Remus
Hydra
polytheism
6. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
Mt. Parnassus
Pompeii
Pan
C (Roman numeral)
7. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
summa cum laude
Palatine Hill
Chaos
Ge/Gaea
8. 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
I (Roman numeral)
Sisyphus
N.B./nota bene
Golden Fleece
9. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
C (Roman numeral)
aqueduct
puerile
plebeian
10. 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
Paris
e pluribus unum
Penelope
agenda
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
sub rosa
ad infinitum
Odysseus/Ulysses
12. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
SPQR
the Fates
apple of discord
Dionysus/Bacchus
13. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
status quo
plebeian
ad infinitum
Medea
14. Goddess of victory
Nike/Victoria
pontifex maximus
Atlas
Demeter/Ceres
15. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
I (Roman numeral)
iota
consul
Jason
16. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
plebeian
fresco
sic transit gloria mundi
Sparta
17. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat
Pan
Ariadne
Colosseum
tempus fugit
18. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
toga
Helen
Daedalus
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
19. '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
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Priam
Hera/Juno
ex officio
20. 100
C (Roman numeral)
sine qua non
semper fidelis
Cyclops
21. After midday/noon
veni & vidi & vici
X (Roman numeral)
veto
P.M./post meridiem
22. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Golden Fleece
magnanimous
P.M./post meridiem
et al./ et alii
23. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad
A.M./ante meridiem
Prometheus
verbatim
Troy
24. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Demeter/Ceres
Golden Fleece
sedentary
Nike/Victoria
25. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
sedentary
Artemis/Diana
Gorgons
ad nauseam
26. The river surrounding the Underworld
Styx
iota
e.g./exempli gratia
Cronus/Saturn
27. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
veto
Pax Romana
Saturnalia
fasces
28. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
in toto
sedentary
Daedalus
consul
29. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
summa cum laude
puerile
Jove
Aegean Sea
30. River that runs through the city of Rome
Hestia/Vesta
aqueduct
Parthenon
Tiber
31. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
Daedalus
Arachne
Athena/Minerva
per diem
32. 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
Poseidon/Neptune
Orpheus & Eurydice
laurels
veni & vidi & vici
33. 'seize the day'
Golden Fleece
V (Roman numeral)
Odysseus/Ulysses
carpe diem
34. Doctor of medicine
aqueduct
labyrinth
Jove
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
35. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Parthenon
Mt. Olympus
Pegasus
P.M./post meridiem
36. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
marathon
magnum opus
C (Roman numeral)
mea culpa
37. 'All-knowing'
omniscient
Hannibal
the furies
ad nauseam
38. 'for the time being' - temporary
Pax Romana
Tantalus
pro tempore
laurels
39. 'The state in which'
et al./ et alii
Nike/Victoria
vice versa
status quo
40. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
mores
Pandora
polytheism
Jove
41. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
Atlas
mea culpa
et al./ et alii
Minotaur
42. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
pontifex maximus
fasces
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
Pantheon
43. 'great-souled & high-minded'
Hermes/Mercury
et tu & Brute?
magnanimous
Penelope
44. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
magnum opus
Ides of March
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Ithaca
45. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite
Eros/Cupid
Pan
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
quid pro quo
46. God of war
veni & vidi & vici
Ares/Mars
Tiber
vice versa
47. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Hannibal
Etruscans
Circus Maximus
Theseus
48. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Ides of March
Persephone/Proserpina
fasces
verbatim
49. 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
Pandora
Hermes/Mercury
tempus fugit
Hercules/Heracles
50. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
P.S./post scriptum
muses
mea culpa
Cerberus