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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. Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent
Ides of March
mores
in loco parentis
Spartacus
2. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
sic semper tyrannis
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Carthage
toga
3. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
veto
the furies
ego
Nike/Victoria
4. Gladiator who led an uprising of slaves against the Romans in the 1st c. BC
Demeter/Ceres
Spartacus
terra firma
Athena/Minerva
5. 'Word for word'
mores
Delphic Oracle
Spartacus
verbatim
6. 500
Carthage
D (Roman numeral)
vice versa
ad infinitum
7. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
cornucopia
patrician
lapsus linguae
Atlas
8. 1000
M (Roman numeral)
Paris
paterfamilias
Spartacus
9. 'Thus passes the glory of the world.' i.e. 'Worldly things are fleeting.'
Gorgons
sic transit gloria mundi
finis
tempus fugit
10. Goddess of the hunt
Hercules/Heracles
Ares/Mars
Artemis/Diana
vice versa
11. God of the Underworld/Tartarus
Delphic Oracle
in toto
mellifluous
Hades/Pluto
12. 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
Zeus/Jupiter
semper paratus
Prometheus
Icarus & Daedalus
13. Half-man & half-goat creatures; companions of Pan and Dionysus
patrician
Dionysus/Bacchus
Achilles' heel
satyr
14. 5
status quo
cornucopia
V (Roman numeral)
terra firma
15. 'per day'
per diem
in toto
jovial
Styx
16. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Persephone/Proserpina
Hermes/Mercury
Medea
Chaos
17. Doctor of medicine
Punic Wars
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Carthage
Pantheon
18. 50
satyr
mores
L (Roman numeral)
mentor
19. 'And others'
p.o./ per os
et al./ et alii
Homer
labor vincit omnia
20. Eurydice died on their wedding day. Orpheus went down to the Underworld to bring her back. Hades agreed & on the condition that Eurydice would follow behind Orpheus on their way up to the mortal world and he couldn't check to make sure She was behind
Styx
in loco parentis
Orpheus & Eurydice
Persephone/Proserpina
21. Goddess of victory
sub poena
Parthenon
C (Roman numeral)
Nike/Victoria
22. 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
I (Roman numeral)
mellifluous
in memoriam
Hercules/Heracles
23. Mother Earth; the wife of Uranus & the sky; she gave birth to the Titans & the Cyclopes & and the Hundred-Handed Ones
Hades/Pluto
Eros/Cupid
Sisyphus
Ge/Gaea
24. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Jove
Athens/Acropolis
Hermes/Mercury
Mt. Parnassus
25. 'for the time being' - temporary
pro tempore
Circus Maximus
Penelope
SPQR
26. Lived in the Labyrinth; fed off of Athenian youths; killed by Theseus
fresco
Minotaur
Spartacus
Hydra
27. Goddess of the hunt
sub poena
fasces
Artemis/Diana
labyrinth
28. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
i.e./id est
apple of discord
plebeian
magnum opus
29. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
Athens/Acropolis
verbatim
tribune
P.M./post meridiem
30. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
e.g./exempli gratia
the Odyssey
Ithaca
Icarus & Daedalus
31. Sweet-sounding (literally 'flowing like honey')
tribune
mellifluous
Uranus
terra incognita
32. Victorious athletes & generals & and emperors wore crowns of made of the branches of the laurel tree to symbolize their victory; now & 'laurels' refer to someone's achievements
ad infinitum
laurels
Arachne
Golden Fleece
33. 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
Ithaca
mentor
Tartarus
Hades/Pluto
34. 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
tempus fugit
Poseidon/Neptune
Persephone/Proserpina
Cyclops
35. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
SPQR
finis
quid pro quo
Excelsior!
36. A polis (city-state) in Greece & center of art and philosophy & named after Athena (its patron goddess); the Acropolis was the hill in Athens where many temples (including the Parthenon & the temple to Athena) were located
Athens/Acropolis
tempus fugit
Priam
ego
37. One of the 12 Titans & father of Zeus/Jupiter & who swallowed his children in an attempt to keep from being overthrown
Colosseum
Mt. Parnassus
consul
Cronus/Saturn
38. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
Augustus
Hestia/Vesta
Pax Romana
pax vobiscum
39. 'beware of the dog'
marathon
cave canem
verbatim
Athens/Acropolis
40. The 15th of March & the day in 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated
Pax Romana
Caesar
sedentary
Ides of March
41. A mural painted directly onto wet plaster (fresco means 'fresh' in Italian)
summa cum laude
Pegasus
fresco
ex libris
42. 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)
Sicily
Priam
i.e./id est
patrician
43. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
Tartarus
Etruscans
Mt. Parnassus
C (Roman numeral)
44. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
patrician
Ge/Gaea
veni & vidi & vici
Daedalus
45. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur
L (Roman numeral)
Ariadne
in loco parentis
Saturnalia
46. 'horn of plenty' a symbol of food and abundance
cornucopia
Sicily
post mortem
Aphrodite/Venus
47. 'peace be with you'
cave canem
pax vobiscum
Prometheus
X (Roman numeral)
48. Goddess of the hearth
Jason
Hestia/Vesta
tempus fugit
M (Roman numeral)
49. In early mythology & the resting place of heroes; the later mythology & where good people went in the afterlife
Medea
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Aegean Sea
Hercules/Heracles
50. Market place/business center
agora/forum
mentor
carpe diem
valedictorian