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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1000
M (Roman numeral)
Mt. Vesuvius
mosaic
Persephone/Proserpina
2. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Troy
the Odyssey
Chaos
I (Roman numeral)
3. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon
Pandora
Paris
e.g./exempli gratia
4. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
ego
the furies
the Fates
ego
5. 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
Hera/Juno
Charon
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Paris
6. The male head of a Roman family
paterfamilias
Athena/Minerva
vice versa
pro tempore
7. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
apple of discord
paterfamilias
fasces
Arachne
8. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
muses
Minotaur
jovial
patrician
9. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum
verbatim
Cyclops
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Mt. Vesuvius
10. 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
sic semper tyrannis
Caesar
mentor
marathon
11. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example
e.g./exempli gratia
Daedalus
Poseidon/Neptune
Cerberus
12. 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
Arachne
the Fates
verbatim
carpe diem
13. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
mea culpa
Ithaca
Ariadne
i.e./id est
14. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
terra incognita
status quo
post mortem
the Odyssey
15. 'firm ground/solid earth'
Delphic Oracle
Nike/Victoria
Pan
terra firma
16. A serpent-like monster with many heads and poisonous breath; when one head got cut off & it grew two more; killed by Hercules as his second labor
Uranus
Hydra
veto
Priam
17. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')
fasces
P.M./post meridiem
polytheism
epic
18. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Parthenon
Aphrodite/Venus
Artemis/Diana
19. 'note well' i.e. take note
veto
N.B./nota bene
et tu & Brute?
pax vobiscum
20. 'After death'
Punic Wars
Ares/Mars
in toto
post mortem
21. '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
Pan
et tu & Brute?
Cerberus
Odysseus/Ulysses
22. Twin brothers & raised by a wolf; Romulus killed Remus and founded Rome
semper fidelis
Romulus and Remus
Sparta
et al./ et alii
23. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
Pegasus
Sicily
ad infinitum
Mt. Vesuvius
24. Goddess of the hunt
Sparta
Artemis/Diana
sedentary
M (Roman numeral)
25. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
Paris
e pluribus unum
Colosseum
Mt. Vesuvius
26. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
patrician
tribune
Achilles' heel
Atlas
27. 'seize the day'
vs./versus
Ithaca
carpe diem
ad nauseam
28. After midday/noon
P.M./post meridiem
Sicily
sub poena
Hestia/Vesta
29. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
patrician
Icarus & Daedalus
ad nauseam
Ge/Gaea
30. Writing after the body of a letter
Hades/Pluto
rostra
P.S./post scriptum
post mortem
31. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
e.g./exempli gratia
Cyclops
Pax Romana
Aphrodite/Venus
32. Goddess of love
Aphrodite/Venus
papyrus
in loco parentis
Penelope
33. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Pegasus
muses
Ge/Gaea
34. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Augustus
Styx
laurels
pontifex maximus
35. 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
Golden Fleece
Cyclops
mellifluous
Minotaur
36. A long poem that narrates the deeds of a hero or the history of a nation & e.g. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Daedalus
epic
plebeian
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
37. Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider for her excessive pride
Arachne
Penelope
Elysian Fields/Elysium
atrium
38. 'Work conquers all'
Pompeii
labor vincit omnia
puerile
iota
39. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Cronus/Saturn
et al./ et alii
sedentary
rara avis
40. 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.
Hades/Pluto
Gorgons
terra incognita
marathon
41. 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
sic transit gloria mundi
summa cum laude
rara avis
Hector
42. A system created by the Romans which carried water over long distances
aqueduct
satyr
et al./ et alii
Spartacus
43. 'beware of the dog'
V (Roman numeral)
Delphic Oracle
cave canem
Hestia/Vesta
44. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
polytheism
Ariadne
sub poena
Minotaur
45. 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
Hera/Juno
Hades/Pluto
P.M./post meridiem
46. 100
C (Roman numeral)
marathon
Athena/Minerva
Etruscans
47. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)
ad infinitum
plebeian
mosaic
sedentary
48. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
C (Roman numeral)
Trojan Horse
Ariadne
Delphic Oracle
49. 'Word for word'
mentor
Athena/Minerva
verbatim
in memoriam
50. 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
Colosseum
Medea
Hannibal
Icarus & Daedalus