Third Quarter Classical Lit

Question 1

Germania

Answer 1

Roman name for area west of the Rhine river not controlled by Rome, personification of German nationalism,

Question 2

Lapsus linguae

Answer 2

Slip of the tongue

Question 3

Cupid (Eros)

Answer 3

God if love, son of venus, symbol for valentine’s day

Question 4

Psyche

Answer 4

Beautiful girl loved by cupid, her name means soul or butterfly

Question 5

Ad infinitum

Answer 5

To infinity, endless

Question 6

Ad nauseam

Answer 6

To the point of disgust, to go on way too long

Question 7

Campus martius

Answer 7

“Field of mars,” military training ground in Rome

Question 8

Atlas

Answer 8

Titan punished with having to hold up the weight of the sky on his shoulders for eternity

Question 9

Brundisium

Answer 9

Southern terminus of the via appia, port city in Italy for voyages to and from Greece

Question 10

Ceres (Demeter)

Answer 10

Goddess if grain and harvest, “cereal”, mother of persephone

Question 11

Persephone

Answer 11

Became queen of underworld, pluto stole her- explains seasons

Question 12

Citius, Altius, fortius

Answer 12

Faster, higher, stronger- motto if the olympic games

Question 13

Alps

Answer 13

Mountain range north of Italy, crossed by Hannibal and his elephants

Question 14

Apennines

Answer 14

Mountain range down the center boot of Italy

Question 15

Pyrenees

Answer 15

Mountain range that divides spain and france (hispania and gallia)

Question 16

Homer

Answer 16

Most famous greek poet, writer of the Iliad and the odyssey

Question 17

Alma mater

Answer 17

Nourishing mother- used for where you graduate from, song of a school

Question 18

Amor omnia vincit

Answer 18

Love conquers all things

Question 19

Arachne

Answer 19

Young girl who was a skilled weaver, she dared to say she was better than athena, contest between them- end result was that she became a spider to weave forever

Question 20

Horatius

Answer 20

Early Roman hero who defended a bridge across the tiber by himself against the Etruscans.

Question 21

Medusa

Answer 21

Gorgon who had snakes for hair/ if you looked at her you turned to stone.

Question 22

Perseus

Answer 22

Greek hero who killed medusa, with the help of the gods

Question 23

Mucius scaevola

Answer 23

Roman who offered to go into Etruscan camp an kill the king, he is captured an sacrificed his right hand to show his bravery

Question 24

Muses

Answer 24

9 goddesses that were patrons of the arts and music, lived on mount parnassus, attendants of Apollo

Question 25

A.D

Answer 25

Anno Domini- in the year if our lord, used to refer to years since the birth of christ

Question 26

Per capita

Answer 26

“By heads”, for each head, used in statistical reporting

Question 27

Persono non grata

Answer 27

An unwanted person

Question 28

Ars gratia ars

Answer 28

Art for the sake of art

Question 29

Ars longe vita brevis

Answer 29

Art is long life is short, quote by hippocrates

Question 30

Publius vergilius maro (vergil)

Answer 30

Greatest Roman poet, lived during reign of Augustus, write the Aeneid

Question 31

Arma virumque cano

Answer 31

I sing of arms and the man, first three words if the aeneid

Question 32

Capitoline hill

Answer 32

One of the 7 hills rome, sire of art or citadel of Rome, between forum and campus martius

Question 33

Capitol

Answer 33

“Head” building, art or citadel was on capitoline hill

Question 34

Palatine hill

Answer 34

Entermost of 7 hills of rome, homes of wealthy romans, romulus and remus found here

Question 35

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam

Answer 35

Either i will find a way or i will make one, don’t give up

Question 36

Pax vobiscum

Answer 36

Peace be with you

Question 37

Per annum

Answer 37

By the year, annually

Question 38

SPQR

Answer 38

Senatus, populusque, romanus- senate and the roman people

Question 39

Brittania

Answer 39

Roman name for England, national personification of all things