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Syntax Quiz

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  1. On line 350 what case does the word Tydiden take? 

    1. The Nominative

    2. The Accusative

    3. It’s a Nominative participle missing the “S”

    4. It’s not a case; it’s a Patronymic 

  2. On line 354 what use of the subjunctive is Sciret?

    1. Relative Clause of characteristic

    2. Indirect Command

    3. Present Contrafactual

    4. Result Clause

  3. On the same line what is the meter?

    1. SDSDDS

    2. DSSDDS

    3. SDSDDS

    4. DSSSDS

  4.  To whom is Oddyseus referencing on the later part of line 359?

    1. Atreus, the former King of the Greeks

    2. Atreus’s son, Agemenmon

    3. Atreus’s other son, Meneleaus

    4. That Atreides guy from Dune 

  5. On the same line, is the midline caesura in its standard position?

    1. No, it’s early

    2. Yes

    3. No, it’s late

    4. What’s a caesura?

  6. What form of verb is date in line 370?

    1. Infinitive

    2. Perfect Passive Participle

    3. Adverb

    4. Imperative

  7.  On line 373-374, according to his own words, how does Ulysses capture Troy?

    1. By hiding the greek army inside a giant wooden horse

    2. By making it possible to be captured 

    3. By making ladders tall enough to climb Troy’s high walls

    4. By using his eloquent speech to persuade the Trojan guards to open the gates

  8. On line 376, what is the case and case use of hosti?

    1. Dative, indirect object

    2. Ablative with prepositions

    3. Accusative, direct object

    4. Dative, with compound verbs

  9.  What is the meter for line 382?

    1. SSSSDS

    2. SDSDDS

    3. DDSSDS

    4. DSSSDS

  10.  On line 386, according to Ovid’s text, what defeated Ajax? 

    1. Misery

    2. Ulysses’s cunning

    3. The Chieftains

    4. Hector

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