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Achilles Reading Comp

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thetis Nēreis cum scīret Achillem fīlium suum, quem ex Pelēō habēbat:

who are the parents?

a)

Achilles

b)

Thetis

c)

Peleus

2.

sī ad Troiam expugnandam īsset, peritūrum:

What happens if Achilles goes to war?

a)

He will win

b)

He will lose

c)

He will die

d)

He will refuse to fight

3.

commendāvit eum in īnsulam Scȳrōn ad Lycomēdem rēgem:

Where was Achilles hidden?

a)

on Scyros

b)

under Lycomedon

c)

with his mother, Thetis

d)

with King Priam

4.

commendāvit eum in īnsulam Scȳrōn ad Lycomēdem rēgem:

with whom is Achilles staying?

a)

with king named Scyros

b)

with Lycomedon

c)

with his mother, Thetis

d)

with King Priam

5.

ille inter virginēs fīliās habitū fēmineō servābat nōmine mūtāto:

What 2 things did they do to protect Achilles?

a)

made him a slave

b)

change his name

c)

dress him like a girl

d)

cut his hair

e)

hide him under the bed

6.

nam virginēs Pyrrham nōminārunt, quoniam capillīs flāvīs fuit et  Graecē rūfum "pyrrhōn" dīcitur: Why did they call him Pyrrhus?

a)

due to the color of his clothes

b)

due to his temperament

c)

due to his hair color

d)

due to his place of birth

e)

due to female servant

7.

 Achīvī autem cum rescīssent ibi eum occultārī: what happened?

a)

The Greeks asked the king Lycomedon about Achilles

b)

The Greeks were attacked by Achilles

c)

The Greeks knew who Pyrrhus was

d)

the Greeks found out where Achilles was

8.

 ad rēgem Lycomēden ōrātōrēs mīsērunt, quī rogārent: what happened?

a)

The Greeks asked the king Lycomedon about Achilles

b)

The Greeks were attacked by Achilles

c)

The Greeks knew who Pyrrhus was

d)

the Greeks found out where Achilles was

9.

 Rēx cum negāret apud sē esse: what did the King do?

a)

did not deny that he was king

b)

denied that Achilles is alive

c)

denied Achilles is with him

d)

agreed that Achilles needs to fight

10.

potestātem eīs fēcit, ut in rēgiā quaererent: What did the king allow the Greeks to do?

a)

have power over the island

b)

search the palace

c)

interrogate his daughters

d)

dine with them

11.

 Quī cum intellegere nōn possent, quis esset eōrum: What is the Greek's problem?

a)

They got lost

b)

They do not have enough intelligence

c)

They are not able to question the people

d)

They are not able to find Achilles

12.

 Ulixēs in rēgiō vestibulō mūnera fēminea posuit, in quibus clipeum et hastam: What did Ulysses/Odysseus place in the palace?

a)

a gift of women

b)

a gift containing weaponry

c)

a sacrifice for the gods

d)

clothes for the girls

13.

subitō tubicinem iussit canere armōrumque crepitum et clāmōrem fierī iussit: What did Ulysses/Odysseus order?

a)

to sing, shout, and dance in celebration

b)

to make loud noises with weapons

c)

to attack the girls

d)

to rescind the gift

14.

Achillēs hostem arbitrāns adesse: How did Achilles react to the uproar?

a)

He thought an enemy was present

b)

he ran and hid from his enemy

c)

He joined the uproar

d)

He prayed and begged

15.

vestem muliebrem dīlaniāvit atque clipeum et hastam arripuit: What 2 things did Achilles do?

a)

grabbed the shield and spear

b)

covered the women with clothes

c)

hid the shield and spear

d)

removed his feminine clothing

e)

tied back his hair

16.

Ex hōc est cognitūs: What has happened?       

a)

Achilles has been discovered

b)

Achilles has been killed

c)

Achilles has been betrayed

d)

Achilles has been saved

17.

suāsque operās Argīvīs prōmīsit et mīlitēs Myrmidonēs: What did Achilles promise?

a)

that he alone can help the Greeks

b)

that he and his men will help the Greeks

c)

that his men will never fight

d)

that they will die slowly with him and his soldiers