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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 'A slip of the tongue'






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






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






4. 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)






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






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






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






8. 100






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






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






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






12. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






13. 'The end'






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






15. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)






16. River that runs through the city of Rome






17. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






19. 'I'






20. God of the sea






21. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






22. Goddess of the hunt






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






24. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)






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






26. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






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






28. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon






29. 'All-knowing'






30. 'per day'






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






32. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'






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






34. 'per day'






35. 'great-souled & high-minded'






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






37. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina






38. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






39. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth






40. 'unknown land'






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






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






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






44. The male head of a Roman family






45. 10






46. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






47. Market place/business center






48. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.






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






50. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina