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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 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
the Fates
Augustus
Cronus/Saturn
D (Roman numeral)
2. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Orpheus & Eurydice
Daedalus
Etruscans
Pegasus
3. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
SPQR
semper paratus
the Odyssey
et tu & Brute?
4. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
Trojan Horse
the Odyssey
i.e./id est
e pluribus unum
5. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
Chaos
Poseidon/Neptune
X (Roman numeral)
Mt. Vesuvius
6. 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.
Hercules/Heracles
Mt. Parnassus
agenda
marathon
7. 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
Orpheus & Eurydice
Golden Fleece
Sisyphus
finis
8. 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
Spartacus
Trojan Horse
Pompeii
Eros/Cupid
9. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
paterfamilias
Pantheon
agenda
C (Roman numeral)
10. 500
fresco
D (Roman numeral)
Dionysus/Bacchus
Theseus
11. '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
ex officio
status quo
sedentary
ex libris
12. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
in loco parentis
Spartacus
Cerberus
ad infinitum
13. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
M (Roman numeral)
Pax Romana
rara avis
Dionysus/Bacchus
14. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
aqueduct
Ares/Mars
Priam
15. 50
veni & vidi & vici
L (Roman numeral)
P.S./post scriptum
Pax Romana
16. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
omniscient
Palatine Hill
magnanimous
Daedalus
17. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
Cerberus
satyr
marathon
Pompeii
18. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
jovial
errare humanum est
puerile
agenda
19. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything
A.M./ante meridiem
etc./et cetera
ex libris
Priam
20. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
Gorgons
Spartacus
Pandora
Excelsior!
21. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
in toto
Punic Wars
Nike/Victoria
Theseus
22. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
mores
Delphic Oracle
Palatine Hill
Tantalus
23. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld
Charon
Pandora
Colosseum
Golden Fleece
24. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
magnum opus
Athena/Minerva
mellifluous
Hannibal
25. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Eros/Cupid
rostra
rara avis
veto
26. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died
Tartarus
Penelope
Icarus & Daedalus
quid pro quo
27. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
puerile
Hades/Pluto
sub poena
C (Roman numeral)
28. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
mellifluous
Ides of March
Ge/Gaea
Icarus & Daedalus
29. 'per year'
Odysseus/Ulysses
Pandora
Aphrodite/Venus
per annum
30. 'in the whole &' 'as a whole &' 'totally'; ex: The suggestions were adopted in toto.
in toto
Atlas
via
cornucopia
31. 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
the Fates
Pegasus
apple of discord
in toto
32. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Athena/Minerva
Saturnalia
A.M./ante meridiem
Parthenon
33. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
P.S./post scriptum
Saturnalia
Gorgons
finis
34. 'peace be with you'
Ariadne
pax vobiscum
veto
mea culpa
35. Doctor of medicine
Aphrodite/Venus
the furies
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
pro tempore
36. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
Athens/Acropolis
sic semper tyrannis
tribune
per diem
37. 'per head' 'per person'
per capita
et al./ et alii
Golden Fleece
Tiber
38. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
sedentary
sine qua non
Circus Maximus
in toto
39. 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
papyrus
Cerberus
Caesar
Prometheus
40. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
Palatine Hill
L (Roman numeral)
agenda
iota
41. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
Hydra
Aphrodite/Venus
Cyclops
42. 'unknown land'
Eros/Cupid
the Odyssey
terra incognita
muses
43. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
Aphrodite/Venus
quid pro quo
fresco
apple of discord
44. Goddess of wisdom
Athena/Minerva
jovial
ad nauseam
Hephaestus/Vulcan
45. God of the sun & light & reason & and the lyre
Apollo/Apollo
satyr
Delphic Oracle
Athena/Minerva
46. 'seize the day'
carpe diem
agenda
Ariadne
plebeian
47. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
Dionysus/Bacchus
Artemis/Diana
sub poena
Perseus & Medusa
48. '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
Eros/Cupid
ex officio
in toto
fresco
49. 'After death'
puerile
post mortem
persona non grata
P.M./post meridiem
50. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
Sisyphus
Hannibal
Ides of March