Η ΥΔΡΙΑ: 'The Water Jar' (β)
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Η ΥΔΡΙΑ (β)
ὁ νῦν δὲ Ἀλκιβιάδης τῇ καλῇ παρθένῳ λέγει παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν. ἡ δὲ παρθένος ἀπὸ τὴς κρήνης σπεύδει οἴκαδε. ἡ τὴν ὑδρίαν φέρει · ἡ τὴν ὑδρίαν φέρει ἐπὶ τῇ κεφαλῇ. ὁ μὲν Ἀλκιβιάδης μέγα λέγει · ἡ δὲ παρθένος πρὸς τὴν γὴν αἰεὶ καταβλέπει. καὶ ἡ παρθένος οὐ λέγει · ἡ γάρ ἐστιν αἰδοία. ὁ μὲν Ἀλκιβιάδης αὐτῇ ἐτὶ λέγει · ἡ δὲ παρθένος οἴκαδε σπεύδειν βούλεται. μεγάλη γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ὑδρία, καὶ ἡ παρθένος μάλιστα κάμνει · τὴν δὲ ὑδρίαν μόλις φέρει. ἐξαίφνης ἡ ὑδρία πρὸς τὴν γὴν πίπτει καὶ ἔρρωγεν. νῦν δὲ τὸ ὑδώρ ἐστι πανταχοῦ. ὁ κύων Ἄργος πίνει τὸ ὑδώρ. ἡ νῦν παρθένος μάλιστα οἰκτρὰ καὶ δακρύει. νῦν δὲ ὁ Ἀλκιβιάδης τε στενάζει καὶ λέγει · "οἴμοι! αἰτίος εἰμὶ ἐγώ. ἀλλὰ νῦν βούλομαι βοηθεῖν." ἀλλ' ἐτὶ ἡ παρθένος οὐ λέγει.
ἔπειτα δὲ ὁ Σωκράτης λέγει · "διὰ τί, ὦ Ἀλκιβιάδα, τῇ παρθένῳ λέγεις; ἡ γάρ σε σαφῶς οὐ φιλεῖ. οὖν ἐλθὲ δεῦρο ! ἐγώγε γὰρ πρὸς τὴν ἀγορὰν βαίνω · ἐκεῖ δέ, μετὰ τῶν φιλῶν καθίζω καὶ περὶ τὰ καλὰ καὶ ἀγαθὰ λέγω. οὖν μετά μου βαίνε, ὦ σοφὲ παῖ · τὴν παρθένον καταλείπε." οὖν ὁ Ἀλκιβιάδης τὴν παρθένον καταλείπει τε καὶ πρὸς τὴν ἀγορὰν βαίνει μετὰ τοῦ Σωκρατούς · ὁ γὰρ Σωκράτης διδάσκαλός ἐστιν. ἀλλὰ ὁ μέντοι Ἀλκιβιάδης ὄπισθεν ὁρᾷ · τὴν παρθένον βλέπει · ἥ ἐστιν οἰκτρὰ καὶ οἴκαδε σπεύδει. ὁ Ἀλκιβιάδης λέγει · "οἴμοι!"
Where are Alcibiades and Argos?
- In jail.
- At home.
- In the 'ἀγορά'.
- Beside the road.
With whom is Alcibiades attempting to talk?
- A barbarian
- A pretty young girl
- A dog
- Socrates
From whence does the girl come? What is her destination?
- From Persia, to Athens.
- From the οἶκος of Socrates, to the οἶκος of Alcibiades.
- From the spring, to her οἶκος.
- From the spring to the ἀγορά.
What does the girl carry on her head?
- Food
- A water jar
- Towels
- Wine
Why is the girl silent and looking at the ground?
- She is 'modest', 'respectable.'
- She has a neck cramp from the ὑδρία; doesn't speak Attic.
- She's keeping an eye on the dog and is patient, but bored.
Who is to blame for the jar's destruction?
- No one - it was gravity.
- It was clearly the girl's fault.
- Alcibiades, the cad.
- Argos and Socrates.
With the jar's destruction, how is the girl? What does she do?
- She's happy, she stretches her neck.
- Upset, throws jar-shards at Alcibiades.
- She's delighted and thanks Alcibiades.
- She's wretched, she cries.
With the jar's destruction, how is Alcibiades? What does he do?
- He laughs cruelly and goes on his way.
- He feels remorse and wants to help.
- Being thirsty, he grows angry and stares at the ground.
- Unperturbed; he keeps talking as though no misfortune has occurred.
Why does Alcibiades leave the girl?
- Socrates tells him to do so.
- She no longer has fresh water to give him.
- He grows bored with her despondency.
- There's free food in the ἀγορά.
What does Alcibiades see when he looks back?
- Malnourished Spartan envoys.
- A shattered jar on an empty road.
- The girl, wretched, running home.
- Argos drinking fresh spring water.