DEATH OF ORPHEUS
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1. What is the scansion of the first four feet of line 15?
a)DDSS
b)DSSS
c)DSDS
2. What does Orpheus use to protect himself from the attacks of the women?
a)spear
b)fists
c)lyre
3. What is the case of "desint" in line 30?
a) indicative
b) subjunctive
c) not a verb
4. What is the scansion of the first four feet of line 25?
a)DSSS
b)DSDD
c)DSSD
5. How do you parse the verb "crescent" in line 13? (free response)
6. What is the reason for the women's disdain for Orpheus?
a) His rejection of their love
b) Killed one of them
c) Playing bad music
7. What is the case of "cornu" in line 16?
a) Nominative
b) Ablative
c) Genitive
8. Who mourns the death of Orpheus?
a) Eurydice
b) Thracian women
c) The animals
9. While Orpheus is being attacked, what happens to the meter?
a) speeds up
b) slows down
c) no noticeable changes
10. What word goes with "agros" in line 35?
a) sui
b) dispersa
c) none of the above
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