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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. 'To infinity &' to continue forever & without limit
terra firma
I (Roman numeral)
ad infinitum
semper paratus
2. 'This for that &' a fair trade
ex officio
ambrosia and nectar
P.S./post scriptum
quid pro quo
3. 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 furies
papyrus
per annum
the Fates
4. 'per year'
per annum
per diem
per diem
mores
5. 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
pontifex maximus
p.o./ per os
Hector
apple of discord
6. Writing after the body of a letter
post mortem
Mt. Olympus
mea culpa
P.S./post scriptum
7. 'seize the day'
vice versa
jovial
carpe diem
tempus fugit
8. 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')
Caesar
magnanimous
Pax Romana
rostra
9. '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
Delphic Oracle
vs./versus
valedictorian
ad infinitum
10. The city in Northern Africa that the Romans fought and destroyed during the Punic Wars (264-146 BC.)
Poseidon/Neptune
Carthage
tempus fugit
terra incognita
11. 'doctor/teacher of philosophy' - an advanced academic degree
mellifluous
Ph.D./Philosophiae Doctor
Hercules/Heracles
Cerberus
12. A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage & a Phoenician city in Northern Africa & for control of the Mediterranean (264-146 BC)
atrium
Punic Wars
Atlas
ex libris
13. Greek island in the Ionian Sea; the home of Odysseus
e.g./exempli gratia
Ithaca
in loco parentis
sic transit gloria mundi
14. Literally 'the greatest bridge' -- the chief priest of Roman religion (later & the emperor took on this role); now used to refer to the Pope & the head of the Catholic Church
Athens/Acropolis
pontifex maximus
Hades/Pluto
valedictorian
15. 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
Hercules/Heracles
Tantalus
plebeian
Cronus/Saturn
16. The messenger god; god of thieves and travelers; son of Zeus; invented the lyre; escorted people to the Underworld when they died
Jason
Hermes/Mercury
Nike/Victoria
veni & vidi & vici
17. 10
X (Roman numeral)
Hermes/Mercury
Odysseus/Ulysses
Etruscans
18. 1
I (Roman numeral)
Priam
rara avis
Mt. Vesuvius
19. 'note well' i.e. take note
etc./et cetera
Paris
semper paratus
N.B./nota bene
20. 'from the library of' used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner: ex libris Mark Twain.
Augustus
Mt. Olympus
Arachne
ex libris
21. 'With highest honors' graduating from college in the highest grade scale
X (Roman numeral)
V (Roman numeral)
marathon
summa cum laude
22. A town on the western coast of Italy destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuius in AD 79
sub rosa
Carthage
Aphrodite/Venus
Pompeii
23. Blind poet Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
M.D./Medicinae Doctor
Homer
N.B./nota bene
Styx
24. Maze under the palace of Palace of Minos at Crete & where the Minotaur (half man & half bull) was thought to have been imprisoned
Penelope
Saturnalia
labyrinth
Circus Maximus
25. 'A slip of the tongue'
puerile
ambrosia and nectar
Athena/Minerva
lapsus linguae
26. 'great-souled & high-minded'
marathon
magnanimous
Paris
valedictorian
27. Roman officials who were charged with protecting the people (the plebeians) from oppression; they were sacrosanct & meaning no one could harm them
Icarus & Daedalus
Mt. Vesuvius
tempus fugit
tribune
28. Daughter of Demeter; kidnapped by Hades to make her his queen
jovial
Trojan Horse
Persephone/Proserpina
in toto
29. 'Always prepared'
semper paratus
polytheism
M (Roman numeral)
Icarus & Daedalus
30. 'To the point of sickness' - doing/saying something over and over until everyone is sick and tired of it
puerile
ad nauseam
pontifex maximus
Tartarus
31. 'A rare bird' - something unique/rare
Circus Maximus
rara avis
sic transit gloria mundi
labor vincit omnia
32. The three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld
Cerberus
via
consul
the furies
33. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
rara avis
A.D./anno Domini
Circus Maximus
Ge/Gaea
34. 'The end'
Carthage
finis
ambrosia and nectar
Orpheus & Eurydice
35. God of wine and revelry; son of Zeus and Semele
Dionysus/Bacchus
sub rosa
mea culpa
Tartarus
36. 'The other way around'
Mt. Parnassus
veto
Chaos
vice versa
37. City-state in ancient Greece known for its powerful army; fought against Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars
Sparta
Cerberus
ad infinitum
vice versa
38. '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
Artemis/Diana
Mt. Parnassus
fasces
ex officio
39. 'That is' used for further explanation: 'in other words...'
via
ad infinitum
i.e./id est
p.o./ per os
40. Inventor who created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur lived
Orpheus & Eurydice
Daedalus
terra incognita
Tiber
41. A state of disorganized matter from which the gods and the world were created
Ides of March
satyr
omniscient
Chaos
42. 'in the year of the Lord &' designating the time period after Christ's birth
Apollo/Apollo
N.B./nota bene
ex officio
A.D./anno Domini
43. Winged horse which flew from the neck of Medusa the Gorgon after Perseus cut off her head
marathon
Mt. Vesuvius
Pegasus
Nike/Victoria
44. 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
Hydra
polytheism
Hades/Pluto
rostra
45. 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.
post mortem
marathon
Spartacus
Romulus and Remus
46. 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')
Jason
rostra
plebeian
Pegasus
47. Another name for Zeus/Jupiter
finis
Aegean Sea
Jove
semper fidelis
48. 'firm ground/solid earth'
terra firma
fresco
Golden Fleece
Nike/Victoria
49. The highest political office in the Roman Republic; 2 were elected every year
per annum
consul
summa cum laude
V (Roman numeral)
50. A picture made from small bits of glass or pottery
mosaic
the Fates
Odysseus/Ulysses
consul