Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
ἐπειδὴ ἠγγέλθη ὅτι τοὺς νῦν παῖδας ὑπὸ τε τῶν διδασκάλων καὶ τῶν σοφίστων βλαπτομένους, τινές, οἵ ὑπὸ τοῦ αἰσχροῦ Κλεῶνος ἠχθέντες, εὐθὺς αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἔκτειναν.
? When he announced that the children of sophists and teachers were harming him, some people, namely those of the House of Kleon, killed him instantly in the agora. ? Ever since he mentioned the destructive behaviour of sophistic and didactic children, those who are the associates of the illustrious Kleon have hailed him each day in the agora. ? When it was announced that the current generation of children were being harmed by teachers and sophists, some people, who were led by shameless Kleon, immediately killed them in the agora.
ἆρα τίνες πεμφθήσονται ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλεώς;
? Who will be sent by the king? ? Whom will the king send? ? Why are they being summoned by the king.
οἱ μὲν κύνες ὑπὸ τῶν τεκόντων ἐφιλήθησαν, οὐκ οἱ δὲ βοές.
? The dogs loved their parents but the oxen didn't. ? The dogs were loved by their parents, the oxen were not. ? The parents' dogs certainly did not love the oxen.
ἀνδρείως μάχομαι, ὅπως ὡς καλλίστη ἔσται ἡ πόλις.
? I fought bravely because my city is beautiful. ? I fight bravely so that the city will be as pretty as possible. ? I will fight bravely for my beautiful city.
ὁ ὁπλίτης ἐπιμελεῖται, ὅπως βέλτιον κτενεῖ ἤ ὁ πολέμιος.
? The hoplite takes care that he kills better than the enemy. ? The hoplite sees to it that he strips the belt of the enemy. ? The hoplite takes care that the enemy does not kill more men than he.
ἡ μὲν σωφροσύνη λέγεται φέρειν τὴν ἁρμονίαν, ἡ δὲ πονηρία μόνον τὴν πονηρίαν.
? The sensible girl speaks of harmony, the wicked girl only of wickedness. ? He speaks of harmony as moderation, and of wickedness as simply wickedness. ? Moderation is said to bring harmony, but wickedness is said to bring only wickedness.
ἡ μὲν αὕτη μαθητὴς τῇ διδασκάλῃ φιλτάτη οὖσα φαίνεται, ἡ δὲ οὐ τοῖς ἄλλοις μαθητοῖς.
? This pupil is clearly dearest to the teacher but not to the other students. ? This is the same pupil who became friends with the teacher, but not with the other students. ? This pupil seems friendly to the teacher, but not to the other students.