Syntax Quiz
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What two ways does Ovid describe Erysicthon's curse?
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Ocean, Flame
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Flame, Void
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Void, Ocean
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Plague, Ocean
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Which God rescues Erysicthon's daughter, Mestra, from Erysicthon's greed?
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Jupiter
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Mercury
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Neptune
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Ceres
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How would you scan line 829?
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DSSD
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SSSS
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DSDS
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SSDS
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When does Erysicthon's endless hunger first onset?
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In his sleep
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Upon his breakfast feast
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After meeting Fames (Hunger)
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After his dinner
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How would you scan line 878?
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DDDS
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SSDD
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DSDS
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DSSD
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The adjective "voracior" in line 839 is an example of what type of adjective?
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Superlative
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Comparative
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3rd declension adjective
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Nothing special
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What poetic device is present in line 859?
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Chiasmus
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Asyndeton
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Metonymy
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Synchesis
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What sin would Erysicthon's actions most resemble?
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Greed
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Gluttony
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Lust
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Wrath
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The word "Triopeida" in line 872 is an example of what?
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Metonymy
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Patronymic
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Synchope
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Something else
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What subjunctive clause is present in line 828?
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Purpose Clause
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Fearing Clause
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Hortatory Subjunctive
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None
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