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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. 'Work conquers all'






2. 'The one who says farewell' -- the student with the highest grade point average & Who is chosen to give a speech at the end of graduation






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






4. 'I came & I saw & I conquered &' famous words of Julius Caesar






5. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






6. Sorceress & wife of Jason; killed their children to get revenge on Jason for leaving her






7. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






8. The oracle of Apollo; people visited the oracle for guidance and predictions of the future






9. A hollow wooden horse built by the Greeks so that they could get into the walls of Troy. The Greeks pretended to pack up and leave from the war & but some hid in the horse which was later led into the walls of Troy by the Trojans (thinking it was a






10. The arena for gladiatorial games in Rome (also known as the Flavian Amphitheater)






11. Goddess of childbirth; married to Zeus; queen of the gods






12. 'beware of the dog'






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






14. Doctor of medicine






15. God of metallurgy (metal working); married to Aphrodite






16. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus






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






20. Carthaginian general who attacked Italy by crossing the Italian Alps in the 2nd Punic War; He was eventually defeated by Scipio at the Battle of Zama






21. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus






22. 'great work'






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






24. 'The end'






25. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned






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






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






28. King of Ithaca who came up with the idea of using the Trojan horse to defeat the city of Troy; hero of the Odyssey






29. 'Time flies/flees'






30. Goddess of the hunt






31. 'per year'






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






33. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






34. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)






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






36. The king of the gods; god of thunder and lightning






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






38. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit






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






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






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






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






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






44. 'To err is human' - in other words & it's normal to mess up






45. 'great-souled & high-minded'






46. Religion in Which many gods are worshipped (from Greek poly 'many' and theoi 'gods')






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






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






49. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus






50. 'per head' 'per person'