Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
οἱ λέοντες τὸν παῖδα εἰς φόβον κατέστησαν.
- The lions put fear in the child.
- These lions have a fear of children.
- The lions were afraid to have children.
ὁ στρατηγὸς φίλος τῶν Λακεδαιμονιῶν ἐξαίφνης ἔστη ἐγγὺς τῆς κρήνης.
- The friendly general of the Lakedaimonians is clearly standing in the spring.
- The dear general of the Lakedaimonians appeared suddenly from the depths of the spring.
- The general, friend of the Lakedaimonians, suddenly stopped near the spring.
ἡ μήτηρ εἰς ὀργὴν κατέστη.
- The mother became angry.
- The mother organised a party.
- Anger becomes the mother.
μὴ μάχεσθε, ὦ Ἀχαιοί, ἀλλὰ στῆτε καὶ τοῖς πολέμιοις διαλέγεσθε!
- Don't fight each other, O Achaeans! Stop and pulverize the enemy!
- Don't fight, Achaeans! But stop and and talk with the enemy!
- Don't fight, Achaeans! Stop and establish who the enemies really are!
πάντας ὁπλίτας ἐλάθομεν ἐις τὸ ἄστυ οὐκ ἀνδρείως τρέχοντες.
- No hoplites run bravely when they wish to disappear in the city.
- In the city, we witnessed the hoplites all running in an 'unmanly' manner.
- Cowardly running into the city, we escaped the notice of all the hoplites.
ἔτυχον παρόντες οἱ ἄγριοι βοές.
- Savage oxen happened to be present.
- They happened upon some fierce cows.
- Wild oxen have suddenly appeared everywhere.
σὺ χαλεπὸς ὤν φαίνῃ.
- He seemed difficult to you.
- You seemed difficult then.
- You are clearly difficult.