Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
ὁ ἀλαζὼν βοήσας εὶς τὴν ἄγοραν ἦλθεν ὡς ὑμᾶς ἀδικήσων.
- The charlatan came into the agora with a shout in order to do us an injustice.
- The charlatan comes into the agora and, having yelled, wrongs us.
- The charlatan, having come into the agora, shouts at and wrongs us.
ἀποστείλασα τὸ σημεῖον, ἡ βασιλεὶα παρεσκεύασε τὸν πόλεμον ποιεῖν.
- Although intending to send a sign, the queen prepared to make war.
- Whenever symbols are sent the queen immediately makes war.
- Having sent the symbol off, the queen prepared for war.
οἱ τρέχοντες βραδέως βαδίζουσιν.
- They, having run, now walk slowly.
- The runners are walking slowly.
- Those who run should walk slowly instead.
οἱ παῖδες ἡμῖν ὠφελητέοι.
- The children must help us.
- He could've helped the children for us.
- The children are to be helped by us.
ᾖσμεν τὴν κορὴν ὄλβιαν οὖσαν.
- He thought that, being a girl, she was happy.
- We knew that the girl was happy.
- We suspected that the girl had been acting propitiously.
φαίνονται ἀμαθεῖς ὄντες.
- They are clearly stupid.
- They are truly not clever.
- They seem to be misunderstood.
τί μοι μέλει ἀσπὶς ἐκείνη; (Archilochus, Fr. 5,3)
- Why should the shield harm me?
- What concern is that shield to me?
- May I borrow a shield?