Syntax Quiz
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On line 350 what case does the word Tydiden take?
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The Nominative
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The Accusative
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It’s a Nominative participle missing the “S”
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It’s not a case; it’s a Patronymic
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On line 354 what use of the subjunctive is Sciret?
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Relative Clause of characteristic
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Indirect Command
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Present Contrafactual
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Result Clause
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On the same line what is the meter?
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SDSDDS
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DSSDDS
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SDSDDS
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DSSSDS
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To whom is Oddyseus referencing on the later part of line 359?
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Atreus, the former King of the Greeks
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Atreus’s son, Agemenmon
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Atreus’s other son, Meneleaus
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That Atreides guy from Dune
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On the same line, is the midline caesura in its standard position?
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No, it’s early
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Yes
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No, it’s late
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What’s a caesura?
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What form of verb is date in line 370?
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Infinitive
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Perfect Passive Participle
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Adverb
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Imperative
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On line 373-374, according to his own words, how does Ulysses capture Troy?
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By hiding the greek army inside a giant wooden horse
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By making it possible to be captured
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By making ladders tall enough to climb Troy’s high walls
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By using his eloquent speech to persuade the Trojan guards to open the gates
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On line 376, what is the case and case use of hosti?
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Dative, indirect object
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Ablative with prepositions
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Accusative, direct object
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Dative, with compound verbs
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What is the meter for line 382?
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SSSSDS
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SDSDDS
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DDSSDS
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DSSSDS
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On line 386, according to Ovid’s text, what defeated Ajax?
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Misery
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Ulysses’s cunning
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The Chieftains
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Hector
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