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Latin 2 Exam:Culture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who's the mother of Perseus? | Danae |
| What were the characteristics of Gorgons? | scales, brass hands, snakes for hair |
| what deity changed mortal medus into a Gorgon? | Minerva |
| Who did Perseus marry? | Andromeda (rescued her) |
| Which deity hated Hercules? | Juno |
| Who's the mother of Hercules? | Alcmene |
| What hero killed the Minotaur? | Theseus |
| What hero killed Medusa? | Perseus |
| Theseus was from ______, Greece. | Athens |
| What happened to King Aegeus, and what was named for him from it? | commited suicide b/c thought son was dead, etc.; the Aegean Sea |
| What was Jason on a quest for? | the Golden Fleece |
| What was the name of Jason's ship? | the Argo |
| ______'s work, Symposium, explained saying, "better half" of a couple+ said that humans were once conneced spheres that _______ separated. | Plato; Zeus |
| TRUE or FALSE: Were the gods apt to leave human matters of the heart be if happiness was present? | false |
| Which famous playwright adapted Latin classical love stories into his own works? | Shakespeare |
| What was rolled down the aisle @ Thetis + Peleus' wedding? | a golden apple reading, "To the Most Beautiful" |
| Who was judge of the fairest between Minerva, Juno, and Venus? | Paris |
| Who started the Trojan War? | Helen of Troy |
| What historical event does the Illiad describe? | 10th year of the Trojan War |
| Who's Achilles mother? | Thetis, goddess of the sea |
| Which hero was said to be decently related to Julius and Augustus Caesar? | Aeneas |
| Which Cyclops did Odysseus kill? | Cyclops Polyphemus |
| The Trojan War lasted ___ years? | 10 |
| Odysseus' journey home lasted ___ years? | 10 |
| Odysseus was originally from where? | Ithaca |
| Whish god or goddess, who happened to be one of Cyclops' parents, impeded Odysseus' journey? | Poseidon |
| Who was the wind god? | Aeolus |
| Who was Tiresius? | a blind prophet |
| What offer did Calypso give Odysseus? | immortality in exchange for bieng her permanent lover |
| Which Roman statesman has inspired orators from ancient times to the present? | Cicero |
| TRUE or FALSE: The word Renaissance derives from Latin. | FALSE |
| TRUE or FALSE: Latin continued to be the language of education during the Renaissance. | TRUE |
| What does "agenda" mean? | "plans" |
| What does "alias" mean? | "otherwise" |
| What does "circa" mean? | "approxiamately" |
| What does "per diem" mean? | "per day" |
| What does "per annum" mean? | "per year" |
| What does "via" mean? | "by means of" |
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