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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 large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






2. Goddess of victory






3. Characterized by sitting & inactive (from sedet- to sit)






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






5. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus






6. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year






7. The river surrounding the Underworld






8. Goddess of the hearth






9. 5






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






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






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






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






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






15. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)






16. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)






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






18. Goddess of the hunt






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






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






21. Out of her curiosity & she opened a box containing all the bad things in the world; she put the lid on just in time & so that hope did not escape from the box & too






22. 10






23. 'Against' & used to show Who is up against who in sports matches & legal battles & etc.






24. 100






25. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance






26. 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')






27. 500






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






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






30. 'for the sake of an example' - abbreviation used when providing an example






31. 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






32. A king Who was tortured in the Underworld by having water and grapes within his reach & but the water and grapes pulled away whenever he went to take drink or a bite






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






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






35. Doctor of medicine






36. 'note well' i.e. take note






37. God of the sea






38. '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






39. Literally refers to the heel of Achilles (a character from the Iliad who killed Hector)


40. 'A slip of the tongue'






41. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (i); commonly used in the phrase 'not one iota &' meaning 'not one bit'






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






43. 'firm ground/solid earth'






44. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






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






46. Volcano which erupted in AD 79 and destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum






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






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






49. 'in memory of'






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






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