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Classical Literacy

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ferryman for the river Styx going into the underworld






2. Prince of Troy Who was killed by Achilles in the Iliad; Achilles tied Hector's dead body to the back of his chariot and dragged it around the city walls three times






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






4. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






5. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 'Higher!' -- the state motto of New York






13. 'before midday &' in the morning & before noon






14. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






15. Goddess of the hunt






16. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey






17. Goddess of victory






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






19. God of love and desire; son of Aphrodite






20. 'per head' 'per person'






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






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






23. Through & by way of (from via- road & way)






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






25. Goddess of wisdom






26. Athenian prince who killed the Minotaur






27. 'The end'






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






29. 'Time flies/flees'






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






31. The daughter of king Minos of Crete & who helped Theseus escape from the labyrinth after he killed the minotaur






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






33. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79






34. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery






35. 'And others'






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






37. '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






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






39. 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






40. Home of the Greek gods






41. 'seize the day'






42. 'one out of many' - found on most US minted coins and the back of the dollar bill






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






44. A large horse and chariot racing track in Rome






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






46. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree






47. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived






48. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld






49. God of the Underworld/Tartarus






50. 'beware of the dog'