Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
τὴν δὲ ἀλήθειαν δεήσομαι τοῦ ῥήτορος, ἐνταῦθα δὲ τὴν νέμεσις αὐτῷ ποιήσω.
- I asked the rhetor for the truth and then I made my revenge on him.
- I will ask for the truth from the rhetor and then I will make retribution to him.
- I begged the honest rhetor but then I dealt out his retribution.
τὸ μὲν ἕτερον θηρίον κακῶς ἔπαθεν, κακίον δὲ τὸ ἕτερον.
- One of the beasts learned poorly, the other learned worse.
- They hunted one of the evil beasts, but not the worst one.
- The one beast suffered badly, the other suffered worse.
τοσοῦτον βοῦν ἐθύσαμεν ὅσον ὁ φύλαξ ἐκέλευσεν.
- We sacrificed as big an ox as the guard ordered.
- We hunted so great an ox that the whole village was elated.
- I want an ox so great that he will guard the whole town.
ἐν τῶ ὀνείρῳ, ὁ Οἴδηπους τῇ μὲν ἑτέρᾳ τὸ τοῦ Δικαιοπόλεως σημεῖον ἔφερε, τῇ δὲ ἑτέρᾳ τὸ τοῦ Φιλίππου σημεῖον.
- In the dream, Oedipus spoke of the temple to Dikaiopolis on one day, and of the temple to Philippos on the other.
- In the dream, Oedipus carried an image of Dikaiopolis in one hand and an image of Philppos in the other.
- In the dream, Oedipus carried a statue to Dikaiopolis on one day, and one to Philippos on the other day.
ἡ τῶν κακῶν ναῦς ἐξῆλθε νυκτός.
- The ship of evil men left in the night.
- The ship left in the evil night.
- The evil arrived in the night.
οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπαύσαντο μάχης.
- Let the students engage in battle.
- The students will cease from battle.
- The students ceased fighting.
ἀκούω τοῦ ναύτου μέγα βοώντου.
- I hear the sailor shouting loudly.
- I hear there's a massive ox on the boat.
- I hear the great shouts of the sailor.