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Syntax Quiz

  1.  What two ways does Ovid describe Erysicthon's curse?

    1. Ocean, Flame​

    2. Flame, Void

    3. Void, Ocean

    4. Plague, Ocean

  2. ​Which God rescues Erysicthon's daughter, Mestra, from Erysicthon's greed?​​​

    1. Jupiter​

    2. Mercury

    3. Neptune

    4. Ceres

  3. How would you scan line 829?

    1. DSSD​

    2. SSSS

    3. DSDS

    4. SSDS

  4. When does Erysicthon's endless hunger first onset​?

    1. In his sleep​

    2. Upon his breakfast feast

    3. After meeting Fames (Hunger)

    4. After his dinner

  5. How would you scan line 878?

    1. DDDS​

    2. SSDD

    3. DSDS

    4. DSSD

  6. The adjective "voracior" in line 839 is an example of what type of adjective?

    1. Superlative​

    2. Comparative

    3. 3rd declension adjective

    4. Nothing special

  7. ​What poetic device is present in line 859?

    1. Chiasmus​

    2. Asyndeton

    3. Metonymy

    4. Synchesis

  8. What sin would Erysicthon's actions most resemble?

    1. Greed​

    2. Gluttony

    3. Lust

    4. Wrath

  9. The word "Triopeida" in line 872 is an example of what?

    1. Metonymy​

    2. Patronymic

    3. Synchope

    4. Something else

  10. What subjunctive clause is present in line 828?

    1. Purpose Clause​

    2. Fearing Clause

    3. Hortatory Subjunctive

    4. None

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