Chapter 11 · Chapter exam
Chapter 11 exam
A 9-question review of all 4 lessons in Chapter 11. Answer every question, then check your answers: each one comes with an explanation, and you can retake the exam as often as you like.
Chapter 11 exam Chapter 11 review
9 questions · self-graded
1 What is the 3rd person singular Aorist of λαμβάνω ? ἔλαβον ἔλαβες λαμβάνει ἔλαβε(ν)
The Aorist thematic singular endings are shortened present endings: ἔλαβον , ἔλαβες , ἔλαβε(ν) .
2 Which present → Aorist pairs are correct? Select all that apply ἔχω → ἔσχον φεύγω → ἔφαγον πίπτω → ἔπεσον βάλλω → ἔπιον λέγω → εἶπον
ἔχω → ἔσχον , πίπτω → ἔπεσον , λέγω → εἶπον ; φεύγω' s Aorist is ἔφυγον (ἔφαγον is from ἐσθίω) , and βάλλω' s is ἔβαλον (ἔπιον is from πίνω) .
3 In Matt 12:26, 'πῶς , then, will the kingdom stand?', what is πῶς doing? Asking how someone reads a text Expressing an opinion in a rhetorical question Introducing a causal clause Drawing attention to a statement, like ἰδού
The question is rhetorical: the implied answer is that a divided kingdom cannot stand.
4 Which of these pronoun forms are dative? Select all that apply μοι ὑμῶν ἡμῖν μου σοι ὑμῖν
μοι , σοι (singular) and ἡμῖν , ὑμῖν (plural) are dative; μου and ὑμῶν are genitive.
5 The 2p genitive and dative plural pronouns are identical to the 1p forms except that ἡ- is replaced with ὑ- . True or false True False
ἡμῶν /ἡμῖν correspond to ὑμῶν /ὑμῖν .
6 In 2 Cor 5:13, 'it is θεῷ [for God] … it is ὑμῖν [for you]', what are these non-core datives often called? Beneficiaries Recipients Instruments Addressees
They are called beneficiaries because they introduce people who benefit from the state described, without being participants in it.
7 Why is the masculine/feminine nominative singular τίς rather than *τίνς ? The σ drops out before ν The accent shifts to the ultima The ν of the stem drops out when σ is added The augment contracts with the stem
The stem is τίν- , and when the σ is added in the masc/fem nominative, the ν drops out.
8 Why can the accent of ἔλαβον go back to the antepenultima? The augment is always accented The stem is irregular The final vowel is long The final vowel is short
The Aorist thematic endings have a short final vowel, which allows the accent to recede to the antepenultima.
9 WH-words in Koine Greek normally move to the end of the sentence. True or false True False
Across languages WH-words normally move to the beginning of the sentence, as τίνα does in Matt 16:13.
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