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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 people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
carpe diem
Etruscans
verbatim
P.M./post meridiem
2. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
finis
pro tempore
per capita
Cronus/Saturn
3. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
Perseus & Medusa
Delphic Oracle
Pegasus
carpe diem
4. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
labyrinth
semper fidelis
tribune
Hannibal
5. The river surrounding the Underworld
Orpheus & Eurydice
Hephaestus/Vulcan
Demeter/Ceres
Styx
6. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
Ge/Gaea
aqueduct
quid pro quo
7. Goddess of grain & the harvest & and the seasons; mother of Persephone/Proserpina
et tu & Brute?
I (Roman numeral)
Demeter/Ceres
Hermes/Mercury
8. 'After death'
post mortem
fasces
Pegasus
Palatine Hill
9. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Zeus/Jupiter
Sparta
Paris
sine qua non
10. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
Gorgons
quid pro quo
jovial
Pompeii
11. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future
Delphic Oracle
toga
semper paratus
Hector
12. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
tribune
Ithaca
laurels
jovial
13. Usually referring to Julius Caesar & the Roman dictator Who was assassinated on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BCE
Caesar
L (Roman numeral)
the Fates
Romulus and Remus
14. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York
Excelsior!
Aegean Sea
Carthage
Athens/Acropolis
15. 50
tempus fugit
L (Roman numeral)
M (Roman numeral)
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
16. Temple devoted to Athena; located on the Acropolis of Athens
Parthenon
Cronus/Saturn
Hera/Juno
Medea
17. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)
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18. 'Time flies/flees'
tempus fugit
homo sapiens- 'wise man'
vs./versus
lapsus linguae
19. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
i.e./id est
Golden Fleece
status quo
Colosseum
20. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
satyr
Penelope
SPQR
vs./versus
21. 'Always faithful' - motto of the US Marines
semper fidelis
the furies
A.M./ante meridiem
pax vobiscum
22. 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
Nike/Victoria
Parthenon
semper paratus
Hydra
23. Queen of Sparta Who was promised to Paris by Aphrodite for choosing her (Aphrodite) as the fairest goddess; Helen was already married to Menelaus and her kidnapping began the Trojan War
Apollo/Apollo
Helen
patrician
vs./versus
24. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian
Pantheon
Achilles' heel
Medea
Augustus
25. The plebs were the free but non-aristocratic citizens of Rome; today & plebeian means 'of a low class'
Poseidon/Neptune
Cronus/Saturn
consul
plebeian
26. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
rara avis
papyrus
plebeian
i.e./id est
27. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar
veni & vidi & vici
errare humanum est
omniscient
consul
28. 'great work'
ex officio
magnanimous
magnum opus
Ares/Mars
29. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
verbatim
Romulus and Remus
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
ad infinitum
30. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
fasces
Athena/Minerva
rara avis
patrician
31. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'
sedentary
carpe diem
iota
Penelope
32. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up
quid pro quo
consul
errare humanum est
quid pro quo
33. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Punic Wars
paterfamilias
Hephaestus/Vulcan
sic semper tyrannis
34. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
agenda
paterfamilias
mosaic
sub rosa
35. 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)
summa cum laude
Eros/Cupid
Punic Wars
Priam
36. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)
A.M./ante meridiem
puerile
Charon
Colosseum
37. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
Ariadne
Pandora
ad nauseam
sedentary
38. 'per day'
per diem
laurels
Achilles' heel
Aphrodite/Venus
39. 'under penalty' a written order for a person to come testify in court
Carthage
sub poena
Hera/Juno
fasces
40. 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
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Paris
atrium
p.o./ per os
41. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
Cerberus
Saturnalia
Aegean Sea
plebeian
42. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
summa cum laude
Athens/Acropolis
Pax Romana
C (Roman numeral)
43. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
laurels
M (Roman numeral)
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Priam
44. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
via
agenda
cornucopia
errare humanum est
45. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
ex libris
P.S./post scriptum
Artemis/Diana
cornucopia
46. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
mosaic
per diem
Pantheon
Hera/Juno
47. 5
Medea
Tantalus
V (Roman numeral)
errare humanum est
48. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)
papyrus
via
agenda
Pegasus
49. Speaker's platform in the forum & which was decorated with the prows of ships the Romans captured in war (rostrum means 'beak & prow of a ship')
ego
vs./versus
rostra
Aphrodite/Venus
50. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
Eros/Cupid
Jove
atrium
Poseidon/Neptune