Master Ancient Greek Composition: Enhance Your Language Skills

Question 1

In Ancient Greek, how do you write "the man" in nominative singular form?

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ὁ ἀνήρ

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τὸν ἄνδρα

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τῷ ἀνδρί

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οἱ ἄνδρες

Question 2

Select the correct accusative form of "the woman":

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τὴν γυναῖκα

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ἡ γυνή

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τῇ γυναικί

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αἱ γυναῖκες

Question 3

Which form of the verb "to be" should be used in the sentence: "He is a scholar."?

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ἐστίν

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ἦν

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ἔστι

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γίγνομαι

Question 4

Choose the correct interrogative pronoun for "who?":

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τίς

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ὅστις

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ποῖος

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πόσος

Question 5

Which of the following conjunctions means "and"?

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καί

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δέ

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ἀλλά

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μήν

Question 6

Select the correct present participle of "to write":

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γράφων

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γράφοντας

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γράφουσα

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γραφοῦσα

Question 7

What is the accusative plural form of the adjective "ἀγαθός" (good)?

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ἀγαθοὺς

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ἀγαθῶν

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ἀγαθαί

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ἀγαθαῖς

Question 8

How do you express "to be" in the present tense, first person singular in Ancient Greek?

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εἰμί

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εἶ

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ἔστι

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ἐσμέν

Question 9

What is the dative singular form of the pronoun "σύ" (you) in Ancient Greek?

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σοί

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σοῦ

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σέ

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σῶν

Question 10

Identify the correct dative singular form of the noun "ὁ ἄνθρωπος" (the man).

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τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ

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τὸν ἄνθρωπον

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τοῦ ἀνθρώπου

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τῳ ἀνθρώπῳ

Question 11

Translate the following English sentence into Ancient Greek: "The boy offers the book to the teacher."

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δίδωσι ὁ παῖς τὸ βιβλίον τῷ διδασκάλῳ

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διδοῖ ὁ παῖς τὸν βιβλίον τῷ διδασκάλῳ

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δίδωσιν ὁ παῖς τὸ βιβλίον τῷ διδασκάλου

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διδῷ ὁ παῖς τὸ βιβλίον τῳ διδασκάλῳ

Question 12

Translate the following Ancient Greek phrase into English: "διὰ τοῦ δρυμοῦ"

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through the forest

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in the forest

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near the forest

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on the forest

Question 13

Translate the following English sentence into Ancient Greek: "I am a student of mathematics."

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εἰμί σπουδαστὴς τῆς μαθηματικῆς

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εἰμὶ σπουδαστὴς τῆς φιλοσοφίας

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εἰμὶ σπουδαστὴς τῷ φιλοσοφία

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εἰμί σπουδαστῆς τῆς μαθηματικῆς

Question 14

Identify the correct singular nominative form of the adjective "καλός" (beautiful).

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καλός

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καλῶς

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καλοῦ

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καλῷ

Question 15

Which of the following is the correct imperfect tense form of the verb "ἔρχομαι" (to come)?

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ἦρχόμην

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ἦλθον

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ἥκω

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ἔρχομαι

Question 16

In Ancient Greek, "the man" in the nominative singular is written as:

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ὁ ἀνήρ

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ἀνὴρ

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ὁ ανήρ

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τὸν ἄνδρα

Question 17

Which verb tense is used to describe an action that is ongoing at the moment of speaking in Ancient Greek?

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Present tense

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Future tense

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Perfect tense

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Aorist tense

Question 18

Select the correct form of the verb "to be" in the third person plural, present tense, indicative mood in Ancient Greek:

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εἰσί

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ἔσται

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ἦσαν

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ἐστί

Question 19

In Ancient Greek, "and" is written as:

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καί

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οὖν

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μέν

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δέ

Question 20

Translate the Greek phrase "ἡ καλὴ γυνὴ" into English.

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The beautiful woman

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The beautiful man

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The beautiful name

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The beautiful city

Question 21

Which of the following is the correct Greek sentence structure for "The students study diligently"?

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Οἱ μαθηταὶ σπουδάζουσιν ἐπιμελῶς.

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Σπουδάζουσιν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπιμελῶς.

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Οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπιμελῶς σπουδάζουσιν.

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Επιμελῶς οἱ μαθηταὶ σπουδάζουσιν.

Question 22

Which Greek verb tense is used to describe an ongoing action?

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Present Tense

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Aorist Tense

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Future Tense

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Perfect Tense

Question 23

What is the Ancient Greek word for "home"?

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οἶκος

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χώρα

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ἄνθρωπος

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πόλις

Question 24

Which Greek preposition is used to express "with"?

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μετά

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ὑπό

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πρός

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ἐν

Question 25

Write the Ancient Greek phrase for "the wise woman" using the correct article and adjective form.

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ἡ σοφὴ γυνή

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τὸ σοφὸς γυνή

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ἡ σοφὸς γυνή

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ὁ σοφὰ γυνή

Question 26

Which of the following is the correct translation of the Greek phrase "τὸ δίκαιον δικαστήριον"?

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the just court

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a just court

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just courts

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the just courts

Question 27

What is the correct Greek word for "to speak"?

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λέγειν

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ἔχειν

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μισεῖν

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φιλεῖν