Multiple-Choice Questions
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
ὁ μὲν δεινός βασιλεὺς τὴν παρθένον φοβεῖται, ὁ δ' οὖν αὐτὴν πέμπει εἰς τὸν λαβύρινθον.
- If the dreadful king fears the girl, he will send her into into the labyrinth.
- The awesome king feared the maiden and sent her into the labyrinth.
- The terrible king fears the maiden and so sends her into the labyrinth.
οἴκαδε σπεύδειν βουλόμεθα.
- They want to hurry home.
- We want to hurry homeward.
- I would like to hasten homeward.
οὐ μέν σε φιλοῦμεν, δέ σε μάλα φοβοῦμεθα.
- We don't love you, but greatly fear you.
- Sure we love you; but we fear you more.
- On the one hand, we don't love you; on the other, we fear the flocks.
ἐκεῖ ἔρχομαι μετὰ τοῦ ἐμοῦ ἑταῖρου αἰεί.
- You always go there with my companion.
- I sometimes come here with my friend.
- I always go there with my companion.
οἱ τῶν Ἀθῆνων παῖδες τὴν νῆσον νῦν βασιλεύουσιν.
- The kids now rule the islands of the Athenians.
- The children of Athens rule the island now.
- The children now rule the Athenian island.
ἡ Ἀριάδνη τῷ φιλῷ βοηθεῖν βούλεται καὶ τὸν Θησέα σώζειν.
- Ariadne wants to help her boyfriend and save Theseus.
- Ariadne wants to shout at her boyfriend, but saves Theseus anyway.
- Ariadne plans to help her friend and then save Theseus.
ὁ Μινώταυρος τὸν ἄνθρωπον πολλάκις μάχεται.
- The Minotaur has fought the man many times.
- The Minotaur fights the man often.
- The Minotaur fights these men often.
ἡ Ἀριάδνε ἀνδρειως ἡγεῖται ἡμῖν Ἀθήναζε.
- Ariadne bravely leads us to Athens.
- Ariadne will bravely lead him to Athens.
- Ariadne leads us from Athens.