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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride






2. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






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






4. 'A slip of the tongue'






5. 'in memory of'






6. 'beware of the dog'






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






8. 'Time flies/flees'






9. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth






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






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






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






13. God of the sea






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






15. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






16. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






17. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






18. 'Thus always & to tyrants.' Allegedly said by Brutus during the assassination of Caesar. John Wilkes Booth also shouted it after shooting President Lincoln. It is now the motto of Virginia.






19. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






20. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house






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






22. '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






23. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines






24. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government






25. 50






26. 'per year'






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






31. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment






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






33. 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






34. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






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






36. The Underworld; in early mythology & everyone went to Tartarus after they died; in later mythology & only bad people went to Tartarus after they died






37. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






39. 'Word for word'






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






41. 100






42. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






43. 1






44. 'Work conquers all'






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






46. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






47. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






48. Goddess of love






49. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






50. 'The end'