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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






2. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens






3. 'per day'






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






5. 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






6. The food of the gods; some believe it kept them immortal






7. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey






8. 'All-knowing'






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






10. 500






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')






12. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them






13. 'Time flies/flees'






14. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






15. 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






16. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






17. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






18. Goddess of the hearth






19. After midday/noon






20. Goddess of love






21. Doctor of medicine






22. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located






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






24. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing






25. The three goddesses who determine a person's life: when he will be born & how long he will live & and when he will die; one sister spins the thread of life & the second measures out a certain length & and the third cuts it at the end of the person's






26. 'by mouth' - used on prescription medicines that have to be taken orally






27. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






28. Writing after the body of a letter






29. 'per head' 'per person'






30. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown






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






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






33. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






34. 'firm ground/solid earth'






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






36. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'






37. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






38. The river surrounding the Underworld






39. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






40. 'great-souled & high-minded'






41. 'peace be with you'






42. The male head of a Roman family






43. 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






44. Market place/business center






45. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances






46. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on






47. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






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






49. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey






50. Icarus was the son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun with the wings his father made him from wax and feathers & and fell to his death