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Classical Literacy
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A member of one of the original aristocratic families of Rome; 'aristocratic'
cornucopia
per diem
patrician
vs./versus
2. Goddess of the hearth
et al./ et alii
Hestia/Vesta
ex libris
per annum
3. Sailed with the Argonauts to take the Golden Fleece
lapsus linguae
Jason
e.g./exempli gratia
semper paratus
4. The god of the sky; created the Titans with Gaia & Mother Earth
persona non grata
Uranus
apple of discord
mentor
5. 'boyish &' 'childlike' (from puer- boy)
post mortem
puerile
atrium
Spartacus
6. 'After death'
paterfamilias
sine qua non
post mortem
labyrinth
7. The garment which signified a Roman man's citizenship
Romulus and Remus
satyr
toga
Elysian Fields/Elysium
8. '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
A.M./ante meridiem
Elysian Fields/Elysium
Delphic Oracle
9. The male head of a Roman family
D (Roman numeral)
Augustus
paterfamilias
Chaos
10. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill
e pluribus unum
Carthage
Hercules/Heracles
semper paratus
11. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur
Theseus
Ithaca
persona non grata
Circus Maximus
12. Good-humored & jolly (ancient astrologers thought that the planet Jupiter fostered cheerfulness)
Circus Maximus
persona non grata
Prometheus
jovial
13. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
Hermes/Mercury
papyrus
Persephone/Proserpina
cornucopia
14. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
labor vincit omnia
Ariadne
papyrus
Daedalus
15. 'my fault' ; tua culpa -'your fault'
mea culpa
sub rosa
Arachne
Gorgons
16. '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
Hydra
Penelope
mellifluous
et tu & Brute?
17. 'per year'
per annum
Artemis/Diana
Hera/Juno
Charon
18. Perseus slayed Medusa the Gorgon
ex officio
e.g./exempli gratia
Perseus & Medusa
fresco
19. 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
the Fates
patrician
the Odyssey
ex officio
20. 5
sub poena
Perseus & Medusa
e pluribus unum
V (Roman numeral)
21. 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
patrician
Mt. Vesuvius
mellifluous
Athens/Acropolis
22. A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant & used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on
ex officio
papyrus
sine qua non
sedentary
23. Homer's epic poem about Odysseus & kind of Ithaca & trying to find his way home from the Trojan War
Hermes/Mercury
the Odyssey
Artemis/Diana
veni & vidi & vici
24. 'I'
Trojan Horse
Excelsior!
ego
mentor
25. One of the seven hills of Rome & south of the forum; the site of the imperial palace
Pan
Carthage
Palatine Hill
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
26. The male head of a Roman family
labor vincit omnia
paterfamilias
Troy
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
27. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
C (Roman numeral)
muses
the Fates
et al./ et alii
28. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon
Priam
A.M./ante meridiem
summa cum laude
Iliad
29. 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
Mt. Olympus
Ares/Mars
Caesar
Cyclops
30. Figuratively 'secretly.' Aphrodite gave her son Eros a rose. Eros gave it to Harpocrates & the god of silence & to ensure that his mother's love affairs remained a secret.
mores
sub rosa
sic semper tyrannis
terra firma
31. The people in control of the Italian peninsula before Rome began to spread
in loco parentis
Punic Wars
Arachne
Etruscans
32. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
Medea
i.e./id est
Nike/Victoria
tempus fugit
33. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
Penelope
pro tempore
Punic Wars
Apollo/Apollo
34. Epic poem written by Home chronicling the Trojan War
fresco
per diem
Iliad
polytheism
35. The norms or values of a society
muses
Ge/Gaea
Eros/Cupid
mores
36. Spirits who carry out curses and torture for wrongdoing toward one's family member (s)
mea culpa
labyrinth
verbatim
the furies
37. Sea to the west of Greece; named after King Aegeus after he drowned himself in the sea thinking his son Theseus was dead
the Odyssey
magnum opus
Persephone/Proserpina
Aegean Sea
38. The norms or values of a society
Theseus
Chaos
mores
via
39. 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
Helen
atrium
terra firma
Uranus
40. Temple in Rome dedicated to all the Roman gods
Odysseus/Ulysses
Caesar
Pantheon
Persephone/Proserpina
41. A modern day race of 26.2 miles; from Marathon in Greece & the scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC; the modern race is based on the tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (26 miles) with the news.
e pluribus unum
Priam
marathon
M (Roman numeral)
42. Festival of Saturn held on December 17th & during which social roles were temporarily reversed (slaves enjoyed relaxed discipline & etc)
verbatim
Mt. Parnassus
vs./versus
Saturnalia
43. The 200 year period of peace which began under the rule of Augustus
A.D./anno Domini
Pax Romana
Punic Wars
Etruscans
44. Goddess of wisdom
Hannibal
Athena/Minerva
toga
e pluribus unum
45. A bundle of wooden sticks and an axe blade that the attendants of Roman magistrates carried; symbolized the magistrates' power to inflict capital punishment
laurels
p.o./ per os
mea culpa
fasces
46. Used on documents & coins & monuments & etc. as an official signature of the Roman government
SPQR
veni & vidi & vici
Colosseum
Medea
47. The 9 goddesses who looked after the arts and inspired men in those arts
in memoriam
muses
Pan
the Fates
48. 'A slip of the tongue'
mentor
C (Roman numeral)
the Fates
lapsus linguae
49. The river surrounding the Underworld
Chaos
mores
Hannibal
Styx
50. 'An unwelcome person' - used in diplomacy to indicate a person Who is barred from entering a certain country
Sisyphus
V (Roman numeral)
persona non grata
per capita