Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
ὁ τε ἄριστος γέρων καὶ ὁ δῆμος τῇ θεῷ εὔχονται.
- Noble old men pray to both the god and the daimon.
- Both the noble old man and the people pray to the goddess.
- The aristocratic elderly are treated as gods by the deme.
κάλλιστη ἡ Ἀθήνη τῶν θεῶν ἐστιν.
- Athena is the most beautiful of the gods.
- Athena is summoned by the gods.
- Both Kallisto and Athena are gods.
πείθου τῷ βασιλέι καὶ σῴζε τὸ καιόμενον ἄστυ.
- Persuade the king and save the burning city.
- Obey the king and wake the sleeping city.
- Obey the king and save the burning city.
οἱ νῦν βούλονται τὸ ἱερεῖον τε ἀποκτείνειν καὶ καίειν.
- They would now like to destroy and raze the temple.
- Now they want to kill and burn the sacrificial victim.
- He wants to kill and burn the sacrificial victim now.
οἱ θεοὶ καὶ ὁ Ἐπικύρος ἐπὶ τῷ ὄρει καθίζουσι τὸν οἶνον πίνοντες.
- The gods and Epikuros sit upon the mountain eating onions.
- The gods and Epikuros sit upon the mountain drinking wine.
- "The gods, as far as I can see, have no concern for us" says Epikuros.
ἡ θυγάτηρ ὁρᾷ τὸν λύκον τῷ δεσπότῃ πειθόμενον.
- The daughter sees the wolf obeying the master.
- The daughter persuades the master to see the wolf.
- The daughter sees the hare obeying the master.
ἐγὼ δὲ λείπω τὸν δήμον τῇ πομπῇ τερπόμενον.
- I abandoned the people at the base of Pompei.
- Although I am enjoying the procession with the people, I leave it.
- I leave the people enjoying the procession.