Latin II - CL Q1

What does AD ASTRA PER ASPERA mean?

• to the stars through difficulties

• aspire to the stars

• through aspirations, one lives

• asteroids are aspiractions

Who was the mythological king of the winds who tried to help Odysseus by giving him a bag of winds?

• Aeolus

• Antiphous

• Ares

• Aegeus

Who was the son of Philip of Macedon who became king, conquered much of the world and then died at age 33?

• Alexander the Great

• Pyrrhus of Epirus

• Otto the Great

• Ptolemy XIV

Who was the famous philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great?

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Plato

• Cicero

The city of Alexandria in Egypt was noted for its

• lighthouse and libraries

• port and schools

• size and military

• statues and culture

What was ambrosia?

• the food of the gods

• the drink of the gods

• a rock band

• a fluffy cloud the gods sat on

Aurora was the goddess of the

• dawn

• evening

• woods

• arts

What is the Aurora Borealis?

• the Northern lights

• the Southern lights

• the Northern moutains

• the Southern moutains

The meaning of AUT DISCE AUT DISCEDE is

• either learn or leave

• either dance or leave

• either leave or teach

• either teach or dance

Her name means "beautiful voice", she is mother of Orpheus, and the muse of epic poetry.

• Calliope

• Euterpe

• Thalia

• Melpomene