Chapter 37 · Chapter exam
Chapter 37 exam
A 9-question review of all 4 lessons in Chapter 37. 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 37 exam Chapter 37 review
9 questions · self-graded
1 Which of these forms show a lengthened contract vowel (α → η) before a consonantal suffix? Select all that apply βοήσω ἔκλασα ἠγάπηκα ἐκάλεσα ἠγαπήθην
βοήσω , ἠγάπηκα , and ἠγαπήθην show α lengthened to η ; ἔκλασα is irregular with α retained, and ἐκάλεσα is an ε- contract verb.
2 What is James denying about God with ἀπὸ θεοῦ πειράζομαι (James 1:13)? That God is the agent who speaks to believers That God is even a cause of our temptation That Satan tempts anyone That temptation happens at all
God as agent is not even on the table; with ἀπό , James argues that God is not even a causer of temptation.
3 Why does the feminine Leluka active participle (e.g. πεπτωκυῖα) take -α 1st declension endings? Because the stem is reduplicated Because the masculine is 3rd declension Because of the final ι of the -κυῖ suffix Because the ending begins with a consonant
The feminine adds -κυῖ to the stem, and the final ι triggers the -α 1st declension endings.
4 In which phrases is an agent reintroduced with ὑπό ? Select all that apply πειραζόμενος ὑπὸ τοῦ σατανᾶ ἀπὸ θεοῦ πειράζομαι τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ κυρίου δοξαζόμενος ὑπὸ πάντων πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων
ὑπό introduces agents with the finite passive, the nominal participle, and the verbal participle; ἀπό introduces a causer, and πλήν means ‘except.’
5 λέγει or εἶπεν often introduce direct speech because they specify that a speaking event has resulted in content, acting essentially as complementizers.True or false True False
Result verbs of speaking can introduce content in place of ὅτι or ἵνα , functioning like complementizers.
6 How should πεπτωκυῖαι be parsed? Feminine genitive singular Masculine nominative plural Feminine nominative plural Feminine dative plural
πεπτωκυῖαι is the feminine nominative plural of the Leluka active participle; the dative plural is πεπτωκυίαις .
7 What does μηκέτι mean? because no longer except nevertheless
μηκέτι is an adverb meaning ‘no longer.’ διότι means ‘because,’ and πλήν ‘except’ or ‘nevertheless.’
8 In πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων (Acts 8:1), what is πλήν contrasting? Two eventualities, as a conjunction with a clause Two things, as a conjunction with a clause Two things, as a preposition with a genitive noun Two eventualities, as a preposition with a genitive noun
With a genitive noun, πλήν is a preposition contrasting two things: those scattered versus the apostles.
9 δοξαζόμενος ὑπὸ πάντων (Luke 4:15) is best analyzed as an adjectival participle modifying a noun.True or false True False
δοξαζόμενος does not modify a noun or refer directly to an individual, so it is best analyzed as a verbal participle.
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