Practise Translation: Ulysses and the Great Bow

In this lesson, we will practise demonstrative pronouns by translating the final part of Ulysses' return to Ithaca. Ulysses finally gets his revenge on the suitors. This lesson includes violence towards women. If this is a sensitive topic to you, we recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting or doing the lesson with a trusted adult nearby.

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Q1.Which FOUR of these English words are demonstrative pronouns?

Select four (4) boxes

thisyou (pl)themthatusthesethose

1/9

Q2.In English, the plural of 'this' is?

thesethose

2/9

Q3.In English, the plural of 'that' is?

thesethose

3/9

Q4.Match the pronoun 'hanc' to the definition.

this, thesethat, those

4/9

Q5.Is the pronoun 'illo' singular or plural?

singularplural

5/9

Q6.What else can 'ill-' mean?

he, she, it, theytheirthere

6/9

Q7.What does the following Latin sentence mean: haec cena est melior quam illa?

This dinner is better than that.That dinner is better than this.

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Q8.What does the following Latin sentence mean: inveni eos! illi meam pecuniam rapuerunt?

Find them! They seized my money!Find them! Those seized my money!

8/9

Q9.What does the following Latin sentence mean: haec vestimenta sunt optima quam illa vidit?

She saw these clothes are better than those.These are the best clothes that she saw.

9/9

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which FOUR of these English words are demonstrative pronouns?

Select four (4) boxes

thisyou (pl)themthatusthesethose

1/9

Q2.In English, the plural of 'this' is?

thesethose

2/9

Q3.In English, the plural of 'that' is?

thesethose

3/9

Q4.Match the pronoun 'hanc' to the definition.

this, thesethat, those

4/9

Q5.Is the pronoun 'illo' singular or plural?

singularplural

5/9

Q6.What else can 'ill-' mean?

he, she, it, theytheirthere

6/9

Q7.What does the following Latin sentence mean: haec cena est melior quam illa?

This dinner is better than that.That dinner is better than this.

7/9

Q8.What does the following Latin sentence mean: inveni eos! illi meam pecuniam rapuerunt?

Find them! They seized my money!Find them! Those seized my money!

8/9

Q9.What does the following Latin sentence mean: haec vestimenta sunt optima quam illa vidit?

She saw these clothes are better than those.These are the best clothes that she saw.

9/9

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Ulysses and the Great Bow:

Answer the questions below.

Q1.Which THREE of these English words are NOT demonstrative pronouns?

Select three (3) boxes

theseusyou (pl)thosetheythatthis

1/14

Q2.What is the definition of the pronoun: hic?

this, thesethat, those

2/14

Q3.What is the definition of the pronoun: ille?

this, thesethat, those

3/14

Q4.What is the definition of the pronoun: illi?

this, thesethat, those

4/14

Q5.What is the definition of the pronoun: hos?

this, thesethat, those

5/14

Q6.Is the following pronoun singular or plural: hic?

singularplural

6/14

Q7.Is the following pronoun singular or plural: ille?

singularplural

7/14

Q8.Is the following pronoun singular or plural: illi?

singularplural

8/14

Q9.Is the following pronoun singular or plural: hos?

singularplural

9/14

Q10.What does the following mean: post illa verba?

after these wordsafter those words

10/14

Q11.What does the following mean: illi ad hanc villam venerunt?

Those came to this house.They came to that house.They came to this house.

11/14

Q12.What does the following mean: noli necare hos viros?

Don't kill this man!Don't kill these men!

12/14

Q13.What does the following mean: illa femina est Penelopea?

She is Penelope.That is Penelope.That woman is Penelope.

13/14

Q14.Which of Ulysses' actions does Homer treat negatively?

Uses cleverness and irony to cover his identityThreatens Eurycleia aggressively when she recognises himSpares Phemius and MedonTells Eurycleia not to celebrate the death of the suitors

14/14

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Ulysses and the Great Bow:

Answer the questions below.

Q1.Which THREE of these English words are NOT demonstrative pronouns?

Select three (3) boxes

theseusyou (pl)thosetheythatthis

1/14

Q2.What is the definition of the pronoun: hic?

this, thesethat, those

2/14

Q3.What is the definition of the pronoun: ille?

this, thesethat, those

3/14

Q4.What is the definition of the pronoun: illi?

this, thesethat, those

4/14

Q5.What is the definition of the pronoun: hos?

this, thesethat, those

5/14

Q6.Is the following pronoun singular or plural: hic?

singularplural

6/14

Q7.Is the following pronoun singular or plural: ille?

singularplural

7/14

Q8.Is the following pronoun singular or plural: illi?

singularplural

8/14

Q9.Is the following pronoun singular or plural: hos?

singularplural

9/14

Q10.What does the following mean: post illa verba?

after these wordsafter those words

10/14

Q11.What does the following mean: illi ad hanc villam venerunt?

Those came to this house.They came to that house.They came to this house.

11/14

Q12.What does the following mean: noli necare hos viros?

Don't kill this man!Don't kill these men!

12/14

Q13.What does the following mean: illa femina est Penelopea?

She is Penelope.That is Penelope.That woman is Penelope.

13/14

Q14.Which of Ulysses' actions does Homer treat negatively?

Uses cleverness and irony to cover his identityThreatens Eurycleia aggressively when she recognises himSpares Phemius and MedonTells Eurycleia not to celebrate the death of the suitors

14/14

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