The Genitive Case Quiz Questions
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- 1.How does one recognize the genitive case in English?
- A.
The prepositions "to" or "for" precedes the noun
- B.
The preposition"of" precedes the noun
- C.
The preposition "by/with/from" precedes the noun
- 2.What is NOT one of the variant spellings of the genitive case?
- A.
Ae
- B.
ī
- C.
ōrum
- D.
īs
- E.
Is
- 3.Which of the following is NOT a true statement concerning the similarity of genitive ending nouns?
- A.
The genitive masculine plural is similar to the genitive feminine plural (besides the vowel)
- B.
The genitive plural of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension all end in "M"
- C.
The base (beginning of the word) of the genitive singular of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension always changes from the nominative case.
- D.
The singular genitive ending of masculine second declension nouns is the same as the singular dative ending of third declension nouns
- 4.Identify the Latin word in the genitive case; given: pax, pacis, feminine, -peace
- A.
Pacēs
- B.
Pacibus
- C.
Pacis
- D.
Pax
- 5.What is the best translation for the following: in vīlla Barbillī diū habitābam
- A.
Barbillus was living in the house for a long time.
- B.
He was living at the house of Barbillus for a long time.
- C.
I was living in the house of Barbillus for a long time.
- D.
The were living in Barbillus' house for a long time.
- 6.tabernariī fēminīs et ancillīs stolās ostendēbant
- A.
The shopkeepers were showing the slave-girls to the women
- B.
The women were selling slave-girls to the shop-keepers.
- C.
The shop-keepers showed stolas to the women and slave-girls
- D.
The shop-keepers were showing stolas to the women and slave-girls
- 7.multī servī per viās urbis currēbant
- A.
Many of the slaves were running through the houses of the city.
- B.
Many slaves were running through the streets of the city.
- C.
Many slaves are running through the houses of the city.
- D.
Many of the slaves are running through the streets of the city.
- 8.ad tabernam Clēmentis īre nōn possumus
- A.
We cannot go to the bar of Clēmēns (Clēmēns' bar)
- B.
Clēmēns cannot go to our bar.
- C.
He cannot go to the bar of Clēmēns (Clēmēns' bar)
- D.
We could not go to the bar of Clēmēns (Clēmēns' bar)
- 9.omnēs Graecī ex haec parte urbis fūgērunt.
- A.
Every Greek runs through a city of that kind.
- B.
All Greeks fled that part of the city.
- C.
Some Greeks held that part of the city.
- D.
All Greeks were fleeing that part of the city.
- 10.In multitūdine Aegyptiōrum erat senex, quī Graecōs Rōmānōsque vitūperabat.
- A.
Old Egyptian crowds were there, in which Romans and Greeks were cursing.
- B.
In the crowds of Egyptians were older Romans and Greeks cursing.
- C.
In the crowd of Egyptians was an old man, who was cursing the Greeks and Romans.
- D.
Old Egyptian crowds are here, which means the Romans and Greeks will be cursing.
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