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2) In the lower left-hand corner under “special codes”, fill in the boxes with your school
number. Your examiner will give you your school number. Fill in the corresponding bubbles
below each box.
3) In the lower right box under “exam type”, write the exam name (INTRO).
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καλὴ εὐτυχία!
a) μ (mu).
b) ο (omicron).
c) π (pi).
d) ρ (rho).
a) ε.
b) ξ.
c) υ.
d) ψ.
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a) Γ.
b) Λ.
c) Σ.
d) W.
a) psi.
b) chi.
c) xi.
d) phi.
a) ι (iota).
b) δ (delta).
c) ζ (zeta).
d) κ (kappa).
a) ψ (psi).
b) ω (omega).
c) χ (chi).
d) ξ (xi).
a) thēgater.
b) synatēr.
c) thygatēr.
d) thugatep.
a) ἀρητέω.
b) ἀριτήο.
c) ἀπιπέο.
d) ἀπιθέω.
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a) ἀμφι-.
b) δυσ-.
c) μετα-.
d) ὑπερ-.
10. The phrase “kaloi k’agathoi” is derived from Greek words that mean
a) wealth
b) soldiers
c) religion
d) the people
12. In addition to being the messenger god, Hermes is known as the god of
a) manufacturers.
b) thieves.
c) musicians.
d) hunters.
a) Sophocles
b) Aeschylus
c) Euripides
d) Herodotus
a) a whole area.
b) an area usually hidden.
c) a small area.
d) an underwater area.
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15. The story of ________ is the best illustration of the saying “Be careful what you wish for.”
a) Perseus
b) Midas
c) Hippolytus
d) Orestes
16. Philip II and/or his son Alexander were involved in all of the following battles except
a) Issus.
b) Gaugamela.
c) Aegospotami.
d) Chaeronea.
17) In the sentence βίον ἀγαθὸν ἔχειν ἐθέλω, who/what is the subject?
a) I
b) it
c) we
d) you
18) Keeping the case the same, the plural equivalent of βίον ἀγαθόν is
a) βίοι ἀγαθοί.
b) βίων ἀγαθῶν.
c) βίοις ἀγαθοῖς.
d) βίους ἀγαθούς.
a) ἐθέλει
b) ἐθέλεις
c) ἐθέλουσιν
d) ἐθέλετε
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a) ἀρετήν
b) It is only implied by the verb ending.
c) καί
d) ἡ ᾿Αθήνη
a) genitive
b) dative
c) accusative
d) nominative
a) accusative plural
b) nominative singular
c) genitive singular
d) dative plural
a) subjects.
b) adjectives.
c) prepositional phrases.
d) direct objects.
a) τῆς.
b) τάς.
c) ταῖς.
d) τῶν.
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For questions 26-38, refer to the GREEK PASSAGE found at the end of this exam (p. 9).
a) accusative plural.
b) accusative singular.
c) genitive singular.
d) dative plural.
a) “you say.”
b) “we say.”
c) “he says.”
d) “to say.”
a) into people.
b) into a person.
c) into the people.
d) into the person.
a) masculine.
b) feminine.
c) neuter.
30. According to the first sentence, the magician in this story performs his magic by using
a) words.
b) a wand.
c) a potion.
d) a crystal ball.
a) to ride on.
b) as a magic wand.
c) as a decoration.
d) to do his chores.
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a) μάγος.
b) ἐπῳδήν.
c) κόρηθρον.
d) nothing; it is used as a noun.
33. In line 4, the correct way to identify the case(s) of the two occurrence of κόρηθρον is that
a) against.
b) and.
c) around.
d) but.
37. According to lines 6-7, how does the student finally learn the spell (ἀλλὰ...ἐπακούω)?
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a) C.
b) D.
c) E.
d) F.
a) Ionian Sea.
b) Sea of Crete.
c) Aegean Sea.
d) Black Sea.
ΤΕΛΟΣ
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NOTE: Vocabulary help appears underneath the Greek word(s).
6 καὶ ὁ μάγος οὐκ ἐθέλει ἐμὲ διδάσκειν. ἀλλὰ λάθρᾳ τὴν ἐπῳδὴν
μάγος, μάγου, ὁ: magician ἐμέ: me λάθρᾳ: secretly
διδάσκω: teach ἐπῳδή, ἐπῳδῆς, ἡ: magic spell
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Introduction to Greek- Homeric Greek Odyssey- Attic Prose-
Beginning Attic Greek- Homeric Greek Iliad- Attic Tragedy-
Intermediate Attic Greek-
1. B 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. D
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. B
23. A
24. D
25. C
26. B
27. D
28. B
29. C
30. A
31. D
32. B
33. B
34. A
35. D
36. D
37. C
38. D
39. D
40. C
2) In the lower left-hand corner under “special codes”, fill in the boxes with your school
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καλὴ εὐτυχία!
a) aorist.
b) future.
c) imperfect.
d) present.
a) imperative.
b) imperfect indicative verb.
c) infinitive.
d) present indicative verb.
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a) accusative.
b) dative.
c) genitive.
d) nominative.
a) feminine.
b) masculine.
c) neuter.
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a) when.
b) in addition to.
c) but.
d) although.
a) accusative.
b) dative.
c) genitive.
d) nominative.
a) feminine.
b) masculine.
c) neuter.
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16. The best way to translate the clause ὁ δὲ μάγος οὐκ ἐθέλει ἐμὲ διδάσκειν (line 6) is:
18. The verb of which ἐπακούω is a compound lies at the root of the English word
a) academic.
b) acoustics.
c) acronym.
d) panacea.
a) accusative plural.
b) genitive singular.
c) nominative plural.
d) nominative singular.
20. When transliterated into English, the Greek word κόρηθρον (line 7) would be rendered
a) kopēthron.
b) korēthron.
c) korēthrov.
d) korēxron.
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a) Αn incantation is spoken.
b) Τhe narrator grabs the broom.
c) Τhe magician leaves.
d) Τhe narrator gives an order.
23. Based only on the action described in line 9, the narrator’s first attempt at magic has been
a) entirely unsuccessful.
b) mostly unsuccessful.
c) mostly successful.
d) entirely successful.
a) aorist.
b) future.
c) imperfect.
d) present.
a) α-contraction.
b) ε-contraction.
c) crasis.
d) elision.
a) an imperative.
b) 1st person singular.
c) 1st person plural
d) 3rd person plural.
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a) adverb.
b) conjunction.
c) preposition.
d) pronoun.
29. In line 11, the case and use of ἄνθρωπος is best described as
30. Based only on the action of line 11, the narrator’s second command has been
a) entirely unsuccessful.
b) mostly unsuccessful.
c) mostly successful.
d) entirely successful.
31. The verb λαμβάνω (line 12) lies at the root of the English word
a) baseline.
b) labyrinth.
c) lamp.
d) syllable.
32. By the end of line 12, how many brooms are there?
a) one
b) two
c) ten
d) twenty
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a) α-contract verb.
b) ε-contract verb.
c) deponent verb.
d) impersonal verb.
a) accusative.
b) dative.
c) genitive.
d) nominative.
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a) adverb.
b) conjunction.
c) preposition.
d) pronoun.
40. In line 14, the verb ἀποπέμπει is compounded from words that mean
ΤΕΛΟΣ
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American Classical League
860 NW Washington Blvd Suite A
Hamilton, OH 45013
(513) 529-7741 • Fax (513) 529-7742
info@aclclassics.org
Median Scores
Introduction to Greek- Homeric Greek Odyssey- Attic Prose-
Beginning Attic Greek- Homeric Greek Iliad- Attic Tragedy-
Intermediate Attic Greek-
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. D
18. B
19. D
20. B
21. D
22. C
23. D
24. D
25. B
26. B
27. C
28. A
29. D
30. A
31. D
32. B
33. C
34. B
35. D
36. B
37. A
38. A
39. D
40. B
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number. Your examiner will give you your school number. Fill in the corresponding bubbles
below each box.
3) In the lower right box under “exam type”, write the exam name (INTERMEDIATE).
4) In the vertical column in the middle, fill in the bubble for your current grade level.
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENT: Mark the correct choice on your answer sheet. Answers not
bubbled on the answer sheet will not be scored. There is only one correct answer/choice for each
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Fill in the bubbles on the answer sheet completely and neatly.
Erase unwanted answers on the answer sheet completely.
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καλὴ εὐτυχία!
a) in an indirect statement.
b) complementary.
c) supplementary.
d) part of a natural result clause.
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a) comparative adjective.
b) comparative adverb.
c) positive adjective.
d) positive adverb.
a) present active.
b) present middle/passive.
c) aorist middle.
d) aorist active.
a) being around.
b) about which.
c) before which.
d) near which.
7. In line 4, the tense and voice of the participles μαθόντες and διδάξαντες are
a) present active.
b) present middle/passive.
c) aorist middle.
d) aorist active.
a) συνουσίας (line 5)
b) διορισάμενοι (line 2)
c) λόγων (line 1)
d) ὧν (line 3)
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a) them.
b) themselves.
c) the others.
d) whomsoever.
a. nominative.
b. genitive.
c. accusative.
d. either genitive or accusative.
a) something.
b) what.
c) which.
d) the.
a) future indicative.
b) present indicative.
c) present subjunctive.
d) aorist subjunctive.
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16. The word ὀρθῶς (line 6) lies at the root of all of the following English words EXCEPT
a) ornithologist.
b) orthodontia.
c) orthodox.
d) orthography.
17. In lines 5-6, the best translation for καὶ μὴ φῇ ὁ ἕτερος τὸν ἕτερον ὀρθῶς λέγειν ἢ
μὴ σαφῶς is
a) and one says he can't rightly or clearly understand what the other is trying to say.
b) and one says the other isn't speaking rightly or clearly.
c) and one does not agree with the other when he speaks rightly or clearly.
d) and someone says that the two of them aren't speaking rightly or clearly.
a) either…or
b) not only…but also.
c) both…and.
d) on the one hand…on the other hand.
19. In lines 6-8, Socrates says people in a conversation often become annoyed because
20. In lines 7 and 8, the participles φιλονικοῦντας and ζητοῦντας are in what case?
a) accusative
b) dative
c) genitive
d) nominative
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a) nominative.
b) genitive.
c) dative.
d) accusative.
a) causal clause.
b) indirect statement.
c) indirect question.
d) purpose clause.
a) present indicative.
b) future indicative.
c) present subjunctive.
d) aorist subjunctive.
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a) Gorgias
b) Socrates.
c) πρᾶγμα (line 9).
d) ἀνθρώπῳ (line 11).
28. The Greek word κακόν (line 11) lies at the root of:
a) cactus.
b) cacophony.
c) chalice.
d) apocalypse.
29. The case and use of the word ἀνθρωπω (line 11) is
a) dative of reference.
b) dative – indirect object.
c) dative after a preposition.
d) dative of possession.
30. In line 11, the gender, case, and number of the adjective ψευδής are
31. In lines 11-12, Socrates says he thinks that there is no evil greater than
a) relative pronoun.
b) supplementary participle with τυγχάνει.
c) interrogative pronoun.
d) indefinite pronoun.
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33. In line 12, a good translation for περὶ ὧν τυγχάνει νῦν ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος ὤν would be
a) hortatory subjunctive.
b) part of an indirect statement.
c) imperative.
d) part of a purpose clause.
38. In line 15, the word αὐτός refers to the same noun as does
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ΤΕΛΟΣ
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NOTE: Vocabulary help appears underneath the Greek word(s).
In conversation with his interlocutor Gorgias, Socrates reflects on how and why a philosophical
discussion can go wrong.
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11 οὐδὲν γὰρ οἶμαι τοσοῦτον κακὸν εἶναι ἀνθρώπῳ, ὅσον δόξα ψευδὴς
12 περὶ ὧν τυγχάνει νῦν ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος ὤν. εἰ μὲν οὖν καὶ σὺ φῂς
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American Classical League
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Hamilton, OH 45013
(513) 529-7741 • Fax (513) 529-7742
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Median Scores
Introduction to Greek- Homeric Greek Odyssey- Attic Prose-
Beginning Attic Greek- Homeric Greek Iliad- Attic Tragedy-
Intermediate Attic Greek-
1. 1. 1. A 1. 1. 1.
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. D
15. C
16. A
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. A
21. D
22. C
23. D
24. D
25. B
26. C
27. A
28. B
29. A
30. B
31. D
32. B
33. A
34. C
35. A
36. A
37. B
38. A
39. B
40. C
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καλὴ εὐτυχία!
1. In this section of the Odyssey, Telemachus is absent from Ithaca while he consults Nestor in
a) Troy.
b) Pylos.
c) Sparta.
d) Knossos (Crete).
a) indicative.
b) subjunctive.
c) optative.
d) imperative.
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a) his friends.
b) his father.
c) his mother.
d) his belongings.
a) litotes.
b) tmesis.
c) apostrophe.
d) personification.
a) phase.
b) antipathy.
c) esophagus.
d) catastrophe.
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9. In line 318, the 1st person singular present active indicative of the verb ἐλθεῖν is
a) αἱρέω.
b) ἔρχομαι.
c) ἵστημι.
d) τίθημι.
a) “recently”.
b) “by ship”.
c) “divinely”.
d) “in a temple”.
a) indicative.
b) subjunctive.
c) optative.
d) imperative.
a) indicative.
b) subjunctive.
c) optative.
d) imperative.
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a) nominative.
b) genitive.
c) dative.
d) accusative.
16. In lines 320-322, Nestor states that _______ is great and terrible.
a) death
b) the sea
c) the stormwind
d) a bird of prey
a) nominative.
b) genitive.
c) dative.
d) accusative.
a) nominative.
b) genitive.
c) dative.
d) accusative.
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21. In lines 324-325, the basic conditional of εἰ δ᾽ ἐθέλεις … πάρα is best translated as
22. In lines 324-326, what Nestor offers is consistent with the ancient concept of
a) kleos or glory.
b) xenia or hospitality.
c) hubris or arrogance.
d) arete or heroic excellence.
a) Nestor.
b) Menelaus.
c) Telemachus.
d) Nestor’s sons.
a) “he”.
b) “the same person”.
c) “I myself”.
d) “you yourself”.
a) “lest”.
b) “when”.
c) “where”.
d) “so that”.
26. In lines 327-328, Nestor implies that Telemachus will receive an honest answer because
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27. In line 329, the metrical pattern of the first four feet are
a) spondee-dactyl-dactyl-dactyl.
b) dactyl-spondee-dactyl-dactyl.
c) dactyl-dactyl-dactyl-dactyl.
d) dactyl-dactyl-dactyl-spondee.
a) simile.
b) epithet.
c) hyperbole.
d) oxymoron.
a) Nestor.
b) Athena.
c) Menelaus.
d) Telemachus.
a) present.
b) imperfect.
c) aorist.
d) perfect.
a) amylose
b) polyglot
c) abysmally
d) glossy.
a) present.
b) imperfect.
c) aorist.
d) perfect.
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a) nominative.
b) genitive.
c) dative.
d) accusative.
34. In line 334, the person and number of the verb form μεδώμεθα is
35. In line 334, the verb form that is missing from the phrase τοῖο γὰρ ὥρη is
a) ἐστί.
b) ἦσθα.
c) ἦτον.
d) ἐσμέν.
36. In lines 332-334, Athena suggests that the wine should be mixed so that they may
a) nominative.
b) genitive.
c) dative.
d) accusative.
a) go to bed.
b) retell stories of the Trojan War.
c) remain at the feast any longer.
d) think ill of Telemachus.
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39. In line 336, the best translation of the phrase θεῶν ἐν δαιτί in context is
a) Mentor.
b) Laertes.
c) Eumaeus.
d) Antilochus.
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As Telemachus seeks news of his father Odysseus, Nestor, a wise Greek leader during the
Trojan War, gives him advice, and Athena, in disguise, concludes the conversation.
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Proper Names
Ἀθήνη, Ἀθήνης, ἡ: Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom
Λακεδαίμων, Λακεδαίμονος, ἡ: Lacedaemon (Sparta)
Μενέλαος, Μενελάου, ὁ: Menelaus, the king of Sparta
and leader of the Spartans during the Trojan War
Ποσειδάων, Ποσειδάωνος, ὁ: Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea
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Hamilton, OH 45013
(513) 529-7741 • Fax (513) 529-7742
info@aclclassics.org
Median Scores
Introduction to Greek- Homeric Greek Odyssey- Attic Prose-
Beginning Attic Greek- Homeric Greek Iliad- Attic Tragedy-
Intermediate Attic Greek-
2) In the lower lefthand corner under “special codes”, fill in the boxes with your school
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bubbles below each box.
3) In the lower right box under “exam type”, write the exam name (ILIAD).
4) In the vertical column in the middle, fill in the bubble for your current grade level.
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENT: Mark the correct choice on your answer sheet. Answers
not bubbled on the answer sheet will not be scored. There is only one correct
answer/choice for each question. Choose the best possible answer.
Remember:
Use a #2 pencil only.
Fill in the bubbles on the answer sheet completely and neatly.
Erase unwanted answers on the answer sheet completely.
Do not make any stray marks on the answer sheet.
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1. According to your knowledge of the Iliad, the reason Patroclus was fighting in Achilles’ place
was that
a) Achilles refused to fight because Agamemnon had taken his mistress Briseis.
b) Hector had challenged Patroclus to a duel to bring the Trojan War to a conclusion.
c) Patroclus wanted to prove his superiority to Achilles.
d) Achilles’ mother Thetis requested that Patroclus do so.
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3. In line 71, the case and number of the phrase παιδὸς ἑοῖο are
a) genitive plural.
b) dative singular.
c) genitive singular.
d) nominative singular.
a) subject.
b) indirect object.
c) appositive.
d) direct object.
a) accusative.
b) nominative.
c) genitive.
d) vocative.
a) perfect passive.
b) pluperfect passive.
c) aorist passive.
d) aorist middle.
a) nominative plural.
b) dative plural.
c) nominative singular.
d) accusative plural.
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9. Which one of the following is not an English derivative of πάντας (line 76)?
a) panic
b) pandemic
c) pantophobia
d) panorama
10. The most common Attic Greek form of παθέειν (line 77) would be
a) παθέειν.
b) πάσχειν.
c) παθεĩν.
d) πάθεσθαι.
11. Which one of the following words is not an English derivative of παθέειν (line 77)?
a) sympathetic
b) pathogen
c) pathological
d) patient
12. The words πόδας ὠκύς on line 78 are a good example of a Homeric
a) rhapsode.
b) epithet.
c) epitaph.
d) simile.
13. Which one of these is a feature of the form τῖον (line 81) which is not normal in Attic
Greek, but is often found in Homeric Greek?
14. When two normally short vowels that do not form a diphthong are scanned together as one
long syllable, this phenomenon is known as
a) diaeresis.
b) epic correption.
c) synizesis.
d) enjambment.
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15. In line 82, the word κεφαλῇ is an example of the following usage:
a) epexegetical infinitive.
b) complementary infinitive.
c) feminine plural nominative noun.
d) feminine plural present active participle.
18. Which one of the words below is an English derivative of the Greek word μυρίον (line 88)?
a) mural
b) myriad
c) myrmidon
d) myrrh
a) genitive of possession.
b) protasis of a conditional sentence.
c) genitive absolute.
d) purpose clause.
a) spondee-spondee-dactyl-dactyl.
b) dactyl-dactyl-dactyl-dactyl.
c) dactyl-dactyl-spondee-dactyl.
d) dactyl-spondee-dactyl-dactyl.
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21. In line 90, which one of the following diacritical features does νοστήσαντ’ exhibit?
a) elision
b) smooth breathing
c) rough breathing
d) grave accent
22. In line 91, the gender, number, and case of the word ἄνδρεσσι are
a) καί.
b) εἰ.
c) ἐάν.
d) ἅν.
25. Which one of the following words is not an English derivative of πρῶτος (line 92)?
a) protozoa
b) proton
c) protect
d) protagonist
a) Πατρόκλης.
b) Πάτροκλον.
c) Πατρόκλους.
d) Πατρόκλου.
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a) personal pronoun.
b) definite article.
c) relative pronoun
d) reflexive pronoun.
29. When a word is separated into its constituent parts, as in the phrase κατὰ δάκρυ χέουσα
in line 94, that figure of speech is called
a) tmesis.
b) caesura.
c) diaeresis.
d) hysteron proteron.
30. From your knowledge of Homer’s Iliad, the Olympian deity whose aid Thetis sought on
Achilles’ behalf was
a) Poseidon.
b) Aphrodite.
c) Zeus.
d) Dionysus.
31. In line 96, given the case of its object, the meaning of the preposition μεθ’is
a) with.
b) across.
c) after.
d) under.
32. The tense and voice of the participle ὀχθήσας (line 97) are
a) aorist passive.
b) aorist active.
c) future active.
d) present middle.
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33. Which one of the following is a direct English derivative of πόδας (line 97)?
a) podcast.
b) pessimistic.
c) podiatrist.
d) potassium.
34. Also in line 97, the case and function of the word πόδας are
a) dative of instrument.
b) accusative of respect.
c) accusative of direct object.
d) nominative of apposition.
a) die soon.
b) save Patroclus from death.
c) allow Hector’s father to ransom Hector’s body.
d) live a long life and make his mother happy.
36. In line 99, what tense, voice, and case does the participle κτεινομένῳ exhibit?
37. The Attic Greek form of the personal pronoun ἐμεῖο (line 100) would likely be
a) ἐμεῖο
b) ἐμέ
c) μοι
d) ἐμοῦ
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39. Based on your reading of this passage and knowledge of the Iliad and of the subsequent
legend of the Trojan War in other epic poetry, which of these follows directly from what
Achilles says in lines 79-93 and 98-100?
40. According to your reading of this passage, Homer portrays Achilles and Patroclus as
a) mere comrades-in-arms.
b) respectful friends.
c) acquainted rival countrymen.
d) inseparable soul-mates.
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Achilles laments Hector’s slaying of his beloved comrade Patroclus and vows to his mother
Thetis to avenge Patroclus’ death by killing the Trojan prince Hector in turn.
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Ἀχιλλεύς, Ἀχιλλῆος, ὁ: Achilles (Achilleus), king of the Myrmidons and the greatest Greek hero of the Trojan War
Ἕκτωρ, Ἕκτορος, ὁ: Hector (Hektor), prince of Troy, son of Priam and Hecuba, husband of Andromache, and the
greatest Trojan hero of the Trojan War
Θέτις, Θέτιδος, ἡ: Thetis, one of the 50 Nereids, mother of Achilles, wife of Peleus
Ὀλύμπιος, -ου, ὁ: the Olympian (in the singular, this usually refers to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods)
Πάτροκλος, -ου, ὁ: Patroclus (Patroklos), boyfriend (according to Plato's Symposium and the works of several other
ancient authors), erastes or “lover”, close comrade-in-arms, and Myrmidon countryman of Achilles
Πηλεύς, -εώς, ὁ: Peleus, leader of the Argonauts, husband of Thetis and father of Achilles
Ζεύς, Διός, ὁ: Zeus, king of the Olympian gods; god of the sky, thunder, and fate
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a) indirect statement
b) complementary infinitive
c) supplementary infinitive
d) natural result clause
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a) present
b) future
c) perfect
d) aorist
a) Γοργία (line 1)
b) λόγων (line 1)
c) the implied subject of καθεωρακέναι (line 2)
d) the implied subject of οἶμαι (line 1)
5. In line 2, τὸ τοιόνδε is
a) present.
b) future.
c) perfect.
d) aorist.
a) συνουσίας (line 5)
b) the subject of δύνανται (line 3)
c) αὐτοῖς (line 2)
d) ἑαυτούς (line 5)
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a) them.
b) themselves.
c) the others.
d) whomsover.
a) result clause
b) present general condition
c) future less-vivid condition
d) past contrary-to-fact condition
a) future indicative.
b) perfect optative.
c) present subjunctive.
d) aorist subjunctive.
a) indefinite pronoun.
b) interrogative pronoun.
c) relative pronoun.
d) definite article.
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16. In lines 6-7, the best translation for καὶ μὴ φῇ ὁ ἕτερος τὸν ἕτερον ὀρθῶς λέγειν ἢ
μὴ σαφῶς is
a) and one says he cannot rightly or clearly understand what the other is trying to say.
b) and one says the other isn't speaking rightly or clearly.
c) and one does not agree with the other when he speaks rightly or clearly.
d) and someone says the two of them aren't speaking rightly or clearly.
18. In lines 7-8, Socrates says people in a conversation often become annoyed because
19. In line 8, the participles φιλονικοῦντας and ζητοῦντας are in the accusative case
because
a) whatever.
b) because.
c) that.
d) whenever.
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21. In line 10, the best translation for φοβοῦμαι οὖν διελέγχειν σε is
a) present optative.
b) future optative.
c) present subjunctive.
d) aorist subjunctive.
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a) feels it is worthwhile to converse with people who are not like himself.
b) has met people like him before.
c) is the same kind of person he is.
d) is annoyed by people like him.
28. In line 14, the mood of the verbs διερωτῴην and ἐῴην is
a) indicative.
b) optative.
c) subjunctive.
d) imperative.
a) to continue conversing with Gorgias, but to change the subject, if that is what Gorgias
prefers.
b) to find someone else to question, if Gorgias thinks it would be better to drop the
conversation.
c) to drop the matter, if Gorgias is indeed not like himself when it comes to investigating
a subject.
d) to let another pair of people take over the conversation, if that would suit Gorgias.
31. In lines 15-16, the two participles ἐλεγχθέντων and ἐλεγξάντων are genitive because
they
32. In lines 15-16, the participle ἐλεγχθέντων is ____ and the participle ἐλεγξάντων is
___.
a) active, active
b) passive, passive
c) active, passive
d) passive, active
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33. In line 17, the gender, case, and number of the adjective ψευδής is
34. In line 18, a good translation for περὶ ὧν τυγχάνει νῦν ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος ὤν would be
35. In lines 16-18, Socrates says he thinks that there is no evil greater than
a) a relative pronoun.
b) a supplementary participle with τυγχάνει.
c) an interrogative pronoun.
d) an indefinite pronoun.
a) hortatory subjunctive.
b) potential optative.
c) imperative mood.
d) indicative mood.
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In conversation with his interlocutor Gorgias, Socrates reflects on how and why a philosophical
discussion can go wrong.
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18 περὶ ὧν τυγχάνει νῦν ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος ὤν. εἰ μὲν οὖν καὶ σὺ φῂς
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21 Γοργίας:
22 ἀλλὰ φημὶ μὲν ἔγωγε, ὦ Σώκρατες, καὶ αὐτὸς τοιοῦτος εἶναι οἷον σὺ
23 ὑφηγῇ.
ὑφηγέομαι: indicate
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