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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship






3. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






4. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent






5. 'great-souled & high-minded'






6. Goddess of wisdom






7. 1000






8. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')






9. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






10. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre






11. 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






12. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife






13. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






14. Home of the Greek gods






15. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






16. 'great-souled & high-minded'






17. Site of the Apollo's oracle at Delphi; home of the Muses






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






19. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






20. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars






21. 10






22. 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)






23. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'






24. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






25. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale






26. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it






27. '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






28. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






29. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






30. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






31. Greek god of nature; had the torso and head of a man & but the legs and horns of a goat






32. 'seize the day'






33. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






34. 'All-knowing'






35. 'per year'






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






37. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died






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






39. 5






40. 'The other way around'






41. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






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






43. Goddess of the hunt






44. Goddess of love






45. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)

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






47. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court






48. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






49. The norms or values of a society






50. 'This for that &' a fair trade