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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Helen
Golden Fleece
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
mosaic
2. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Pantheon
Augustus
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Elysian Fields/Elysium
3. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
Parthenon
toga
pontifex maximus
Pompeii
4. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts
Golden Fleece
Elysian Fields/Elysium
ex officio
aqueduct
5. One-eyed children of Ouranos/Uranus and Gaea (Mother Earth); sided with Zeus during the war with the Titans; were helpers of the smith-god Hephaestus
Cyclops
Hercules/Heracles
p.o./ per os
Colosseum
6. King of Troy during the Trojan War; father of Hector and Paris; begged Achilles to give his son Hector's body back to be properly buried (Achilles had been dragging it around the city)
Minotaur
Priam
omniscient
papyrus
7. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
ex officio
terra firma
Jason
plebeian
8. 'This for that &' a fair trade
muses
e.g./exempli gratia
marathon
quid pro quo
9. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
Colosseum
tribune
Jove
veni & vidi & vici
10. 'I'
carpe diem
Eros/Cupid
Medea
ego
11. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Daedalus
Hercules/Heracles
Palatine Hill
ex libris
12. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church
pontifex maximus
Iliad
mentor
p.o./ per os
13. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
labyrinth
Zeus/Jupiter
Jason
ad infinitum
14. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
laurels
Ariadne
Delphic Oracle
Mt. Vesuvius
15. 'I refuse &' used by the president of the US to stop any bill he sees unfit from passing
Gorgons
veto
ex libris
Sparta
16. 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
summa cum laude
P.S./post scriptum
in loco parentis
17. 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)
Hestia/Vesta
Gorgons
the furies
Prometheus
18. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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19. After midday/noon
Persephone/Proserpina
Medea
Orpheus & Eurydice
P.M./post meridiem
20. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
M (Roman numeral)
Uranus
Mt. Olympus
Dionysus/Bacchus
21. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
quid pro quo
the furies
marathon
magnanimous
22. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
Carthage
summa cum laude
Aegean Sea
Odysseus/Ulysses
23. 100
Apollo/Apollo
Paris
C (Roman numeral)
Artemis/Diana
24. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Ithaca
L (Roman numeral)
Persephone/Proserpina
polytheism
25. 'And you & Brutus?' famous last words of Julius Caesar as the Senate members assassinated him; Brutus was supposed to be a friend of his & but had a hand in the killing
P.S./post scriptum
per annum
L (Roman numeral)
et tu & Brute?
26. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
mores
Sisyphus
sic transit gloria mundi
fresco
27. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
rara avis
Athens/Acropolis
in toto
e pluribus unum
28. Goddess of the hunt
apple of discord
Pandora
Artemis/Diana
Mt. Parnassus
29. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Zeus/Jupiter
Athens/Acropolis
X (Roman numeral)
30. 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.
persona non grata
marathon
ex officio
Pompeii
31. River that runs through the city of Rome
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Tiber
papyrus
Pandora
32. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Poseidon/Neptune
Spartacus
agora/forum
Ariadne
33. 'per year'
per annum
et al./ et alii
veni & vidi & vici
Charon
34. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
e pluribus unum
Medea
patrician
tempus fugit
35. 'unknown land'
Ge/Gaea
ambrosia and nectar
Punic Wars
terra incognita
36. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Ge/Gaea
P.M./post meridiem
et tu & Brute?
37. 'The state in which'
Nike/Victoria
Chaos
status quo
Cronus/Saturn
38. Large island off the southeast coast of Italy; home of Mt. Etna & a huge volcano; where the Cyclopes lived in the Odyssey
Sicily
Hercules/Heracles
A.D./anno Domini
e pluribus unum
39. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
errare humanum est
iota
Augustus
Pantheon
40. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
Ides of March
P.M./post meridiem
Minotaur
vice versa
41. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
Circus Maximus
A.M./ante meridiem
Hephaestus/Vulcan
42. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
cornucopia
Priam
Ithaca
Romulus and Remus
43. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
Arachne
Achilles' heel
Etruscans
Hermes/Mercury
44. 'Work conquers all'
e.g./exempli gratia
Arachne
mosaic
labor vincit omnia
45. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Pax Romana
tempus fugit
ad infinitum
rostra
46. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements
Etruscans
laurels
iota
et al./ et alii
47. 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
Golden Fleece
Paris
Odysseus/Ulysses
valedictorian
48. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
e.g./exempli gratia
Mt. Vesuvius
Golden Fleece
fresco
49. Goddess of wisdom
per annum
Athena/Minerva
ambrosia and nectar
lapsus linguae
50. Reception hall (like the living room) in a Roman house
Mt. Olympus
puerile
toga
atrium