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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'And the rest' usually seen at the end of a list of things & instead of listing everything






2. 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






3. 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






4. Market place/business center






5. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






6. Doctor of medicine






7. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare






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






9. 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






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






11. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead






12. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






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






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






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






16. 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)






17. Son of Zeus; had to complete 12 labors to regain favor with the gods after killing his family; when he died & he became a god






18. First emperor of the Roman Empire; adopted son of Julius Caesar; member of the 2nd Triumvirate; also known as Octavian






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






20. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen






21. 'great work'






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






23. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated






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






25. 'peace be with you'






26. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter






27. 'And others'






28. 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






29. The golden wool of a ram sought by Jason and the Argonauts






30. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece






31. 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






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






33. '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






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






35. '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.






36. Goddess of the hunt






37. Writing after the body of a letter






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






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






40. 'peace be with you'






41. God of war






42. Titan best known for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humans; He was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver eaten by a bird everyday






43. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)






44. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War






45. 'Time flies/flees'






46. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones






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






48. 'The end'






49. Kingdom in Asia Minor which fought against Greece in Homer's Iliad






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