Chapter 20 · Chapter exam
Chapter 20 exam
A 9-question review of all 4 lessons in Chapter 20. 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 20 exam Chapter 20 review
9 questions · self-graded
1 What is the dative plural of λαμπάς ? λαμπάδι λαμπάσι(ν) λαμπάδων λαμπάδας
The dental δ drops before the σ of the dat pl ending: λαμπάδ-σι(ν) = λαμπάσι(ν) .
2 In which of these Leluka forms has the κ of the ending dropped out because of the stem’s final consonant(s)? Select all that apply κέκραγα λέλυκα γέγραφα κέκλεικα πέπονθα
Consonants like γ and φ , and consonant pairs, make the κ drop (κέκραγα , γέγραφα , πέπονθα) ; vowel stems keep it (λέλυκα , κέκλεικα) .
3 μανθάνω has the Leluka form μεμάθηκα . Why does the κ remain even though the stem ends in θ ?θ never causes the κ to dropIt is a -μι verb A vowel is added to the stem The augment protects the κ
Sometimes a vowel is added to the stem (μεμάθ-ηκ-α) , so the κ does not drop out.
4 Most animate arguments that refer to recipients are in the accusative case, as with ποτίζω σε τήν . True or false True False
Most recipient arguments are dative (e.g. βάλλω σοι τήν) ; the double accusative pattern must be memorized verb by verb.
5 ἐγὼ πεπίστευκα ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ χριστός (John 11:27) illustrates which use of Leluka?Existential perfect Result perfect Ingressive Generic
πεπίστευκα refers to a state with no necessary result: at some point before the present, Martha came to believe.
6 Which statements about the verbal nominative participle are true? Select all that apply It agrees with the subject of the main verb in case, gender, and number It is joined to the main verb with καί Its subject must differ from the main-clause subject Aspect and world knowledge help determine its relation to the main verb The relationship between the two events is not specified
It shares the main verb’s subject and has no conjunction (not ἦλθεν καὶ κηρύσσων) , so the relationship is unspecified and inferred from aspect and world knowledge.
7 Which form is the masculine accusative plural of the Luo medio-passive participle ἐρχόμενος ? ἐρχομένας ἐρχόμενα ἐρχομένοις ἐρχομένους
The medio-passive participle uses 2nd declension endings in the masculine: acc pl ἐρχομένους .
8 In ‘The son of man is about πάσχειν ὑπ’ αὐτῶν’ (Matt 17:12), what does ὑπ’ αὐτῶν express? Location: under them The agent: by them Authority: under their rule Content: about them
ὑπό + gen indicates the agent, here with the ‘passive-like’ verb πάσχω ‘suffer’: ‘to suffer by them.’
9 With the accusative, ὑπό can mark a physical location under something, as in ὑπὸ τὴν νεφέλην ‘under the cloud.’ True or false True False
ὑπό + acc means ‘under,’ either physically (1 Cor 10:1) or in rank or authority (ὑπὸ νόμον , ὑπὸ χάριν) .
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