Practise Translation: The Anger of Achilles

Practise Translation: The Anger of Achilles

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise the genitive case by translating the first part of the story of the Trojan War. A dispute between the Greek heroes Achilles and Agamemnon starts a chain of tragic events.

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7 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of the genitive?
Does the verb
Correct answer: Possession, part, description
Receives the verb
Q2.
With what English word do you translate the genitive?
from
Correct answer: of
Q3.
Which THREE of these nouns are in the genitive case?
Correct answer: amici
amicus
iuvenem
puella
Correct answer: puellae
Correct answer: puellarum
Q4.
What does 'amicus patris' mean?
the father of the friend
Correct answer: the friend of the father
Q5.
What does 'turba virorum' mean?
Correct answer: the crowd of men
the crowd of the man
Q6.
What does the following sentence mean: amicus filii audit?
The friend listens to the son.
Correct answer: The friend of the son listens.
Q7.
What does the following sentence mean: filia equum viri habet?
Correct answer: The daughter has the horse of the man.
The daughter of the man has the horse.

11 Questions

Q1.
1. What is the definition of the genitive?
Does the verb
Correct answer: Possession, part, quality
Receives the verb
Q2.
2. With what English word do you translate the genitive?
from
Correct answer: of
to
Q3.
3. Which THREE of these nouns are in the genitive case?
Correct answer: belli
bellum
labor
Correct answer: laboris
omnem
Correct answer: omnium
Q4.
4. What does 'plenus vitae' mean?
a full life
Correct answer: full of life
Q5.
5. What does 'ira dei' mean?
Correct answer: the anger of the god
the god of anger
Q6.
6. What does the following sentence mean: quis deorum praemium accepit?
Correct answer: Who of the gods received the prize?
Who received the gods' prize?
Q7.
7. What does the following sentence mean: amor irae erat causa belli?
Correct answer: Love of anger was the cause of war.
Love of war was the cause of anger.
Q8.
8. In the Trojan war, on which side was Apollo?
For the Greeks
Correct answer: For the Trojans
Neutral
Q9.
8. In the Trojan war, on which side was Minerva?
Correct answer: For the Greeks
For the Trojans
Neutral
Q10.
8. In the Trojan war, on which side was Juno?
Correct answer: For the Greeks
For the Trojans
Neutral
Q11.
8. In the Trojan war, on which side was Jupiter?
For the Greeks
For the Trojans
Correct answer: Neutral

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UnitLatin / The Genitive, Dative and Ablative Cases