2016 Academic Scholarship. Greek. Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes No dictionaries allowed

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1 2016 Academic Scholarship Greek Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes No dictionaries allowed Instructions: Please answer the following questions on your answer paper: o How long have you been learning Greek? o How many lessons have you had per week? o Which text book have you been using? o What was the most recent grammatical point you have covered? Write your answers on alternate lines Answer as much of the paper as possible Vocabulary assistance is provided on a separate sheet

2 SECTION A Translate the following sentences into English. Remember to use the vocabulary sheet to help you. 1. ti/j e)qelei gargalizein drakonta; 2. pantej oi( politai ta zw?a toij qeoij e)quon. 3. oi( plousioi ta xrhmata pollakij kruptousin. 4. touj tou basilewj filouj qerapeuete, w) i)atroi. 5. oi( )Aqhnaioi men thn sofian e)filoun, ton Swkrath de a)pekteinan. 6. dia ti/ tw? kriw? e)legej; 7. meta polla e)th oi( politai thn polin lambanein oi(oi t h)san. 8. oi (men )Aqhnaioi kata qalassan, oi( de Lakadaimonioi kata ghn maxesqai h)qelon. 9. pollaj e)pistolaj toij h(meteroij filoij grayomen. 10. ti/j touj fulakaj fulassei; Names oi( )Aqhnaioi The Athenians Swkrathj (accusative Swkrath) - Socrates oi( Lakadaimonioi The Spartans

3 SECTION B Translate the following passage into English. Do not worry if you have not seen some endings before - do as much as you can, as credit is given for effort and intelligent guesswork. Remember to use the vocabulary sheet to guide you, but if you can think of a more appropriate English word than the one suggested do use it. Phrixus and his sister Helle are in danger until a flying (and talking) golden ram saves them. Helle has a tragic accident during the escape, however. After Phrixus reaches safety the ram gives a very surprising speech. o( ou)n krioj Ellhn kai Fricon e)feren. dia tou ou)ranou e)petonto. kai ghn kai qalassan u(perbhsan. h( Ellh mentoi a)po tou kriou ei)j to u(dwr e)pesen, kai a)peqanen. o( de Fricoj proj thn Kolxida h)lqen. o( thj Kolxidoj basileuj, Ai)thj o)nomati, h)n filioj. Fricon filiwj e)decato. e)peita de o( krioj h)rcato legwn. pantej oi( a)kouontej e)qaumasan. nun, w) Frice e)fh, dei se quein me tw Dii. o( ou)n neaniaj, kaiper ou)k e)qelwn a)pokteinein ton krion, touto e)pracen. to tou kriou derma tw? basilei e)dwke. o( basileuj to derma e)n megalh? u(lh? e)krupten. drakwn tij, o(!j ou)depote kaqhuden, to derma e)fulassen. xalepotaton ou)n h)n to derma lambanein. )Iaswn mentoi, a)nhr a)ndreioj, th w)feleia? Mhdeiaj, touto prassein oi(oj t h)n. Names (Ellh, -hj, h( - Helle Fricoj, -ou, o( - Phrixus Ai0thj, -ou, o( - Aeetes Kolxij, -idoj, h( - Colchis (a place) Dii dative of the word for Zeus )Iaswn, -onoj, o( - Jason Mhdeia, -aj, h( - Mede

4 SECTION C Translate the following sentences into Greek. You will find that all of the vocabulary has occurred in the Greek of sections A and B. 1. The slave is writing a letter. 2. Carry the water, friends! 3. The guards were wanting to hide the animals. 4. The king of the Athenians will sacrifice to the god. 5. Who is able to kill the snakes? SECTION D Explain (or try to guess) the meaning of the following words, and explain how they are derived from Greek. All of the Greek words have occurred in this paper. Some of these words may contain more than one Greek word. 1. Zoo 2. Theomachy 3. Graphology 4. Thalassaphobia 5. Politics 6. Hydrotherapy 7. Dermatology 8. What does someone who is pragmatic focus on? 9. What form would an epistolary novel take? 10. If you called your son Andrew, how might you be hoping he turns out?

5 2016 Greek Scholarship Vocabulary Help to be printed on a separate sheet a)kouw listen/hear h(meteroj, -a, -on - our ou)n therefore a)ndreioj, -a, -on brave qalssa, -aj, h( - sea paj, pasa, pan all/every a)nhr, a)ndroj o( man qaumazw wonder at/admire piptw (aorist e)peson) - fall a)po (+gen.) from qeoj, -ou, o( - god plousioj, -a, -on, - wealthy a)poqnhskw (aorist = a)peqanon) qerapeuw cure polij ewj, h( - city die a)pokteinw kill quw sacrifice polithj, -ou, o( - citizen a)rxomai (aorist = h)rxomhn) i)atroj, -ou, o( - doctor pollakij often begin basileuj, -ewj, o( king kai and polloi, -ai, -a many kai kai both and gargalizw tickle kaqeudw sleep prassw do gh, -hj, h( land kaiper despite proj (+ acc.) towards grafw write kata (+ acc.) by petomai - fly dei it is necessary krioj, -ou, o( - ram sofia, -aj, h( - wisdom derma, dermatoj to kruptw hide su (acc. se) you skin/fleece dexomai (aorist e)dexomhn) lambanw take/capture tij, tinoj a certain welcome dia (+ gen.) through legw say/speak ti/j, ti/noj who? dia ti/ - why maxomai fight touto this (neuter) didomi (Aorist - e)doka)- give me (acc. of e)gw) me u(dwr, -atoj, to - water drakwn, drakontoj, o( - megaj, megalh, mega big u(lh, -hj, h( - wood/forest snake/dragon e)qelw want/be willing men de on the one hand on the other hand u(perbainw (aorist u(perbhn) go over ei)mi (imperfect h)n) be mentoi however ferw carry/bring ei)j (+ acc.) into meta (+acc.) after filew love e)n (+ dat.) in neaniaj, -ou, o( - young man filioj, -a, -on friendly (adverb filiwj) e)peita then nun - now filoj, -ou, o( - friend e0pistolh, -hj, h( - letter oi(oj t ei)mi I am able fulassw guard e)rxomai (aorist) h)lqon go o)noma, -atoj, to name fulac, -akoj, o( - guard e)toj, to (Plural e)th) year o(/j who/which xalepoj, -h, -on difficult/dangerous e)fh he/she said ou), ou)k, ou)x not xrhmata, ta money zw on, -ou, to animal ou)depote never w)feleia, -aj, h( - help