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Key Facts: PAU Canary Islands Greek II Exam
90 Min
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Gobierno de Canarias / COPAU
0–10
Standard grading scale for Spanish PAU examinations
Spanish Ministry of Education & LOMLOE
4.0
Minimum grade required in PAU Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA
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Canary Islands PAU Greek II (COPAU 2026) is a 90-minute university entrance exam testing Ancient Greek morphosyntax, text translation, etymology in Spanish, and classical Greek literature and culture.
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1In Ancient Greek phonetics, what does a rough breathing mark (spiritus asper: ῾) over an initial vowel or rho indicate?
A.The initial vowel is silent and unarticulated in Attic prose.
B.The initial vowel or rho is aspirated and pronounced with an initial 'h' sound.
C.The initial vowel is long and pronounced with a nasal pitch accent.
D.The initial vowel is stressed with a falling circumflex accent.
Explanation: A rough breathing mark (spiritus asper, ῾) placed above an initial vowel, diphthong, or rho indicates aspiration (an initial /h/ sound, e.g., ἵππος /hippos/). In contrast, a smooth breathing mark (spiritus lenis, ᾿) signifies no aspiration.
2In Attic Greek vowel contraction rules, what sound is produced when an epsilon (ε)Contracts with another epsilon (ε)?
A.Omega (ω)
B.Omicron-upsilon (ου)
C.Long alpha (ᾱ)
D.Genuine diphthong / long vowel epsilon-iota (ει)
Explanation: When two front mid-vowels ε + ε contract in Attic Greek, they regularly merge into the spuriously long vowel / genuine diphthong ει (e.g., *ποιέετε > ποιεῖτε).
3Which of the following First Declension feminine nouns exhibits an 'alpha pure' (α pura), retaining alpha throughout all singular cases?
A.σοφία, σοφίας (wisdom)
B.θάλαττα, θαλάττης (sea)
C.δόξα, δόξης (opinion/glory)
D.γλῶττα, γλώττης (tongue/language)
Explanation: In First Declension feminine nouns, an 'alpha pure' occurs when the stem ends in ε, ι, or ρ (e.g., σοφία, σοφίας, σοφίᾳ, σοφίαν), retaining -α in all singular cases. Nouns whose stems end in other letters (like θάλαττα, δόξα, γλῶττα) have an 'alpha impure', shifting to -ης and -ῃ in the genitive and dative singular.
4What is the correct Genitive Singular form of the First Declension masculine noun ὁ πολίτης (citizen)?
A.τοῦ πολιτῶν
B.τοῦ πολίτης
C.τοῦ πολίτω
D.τοῦ πολίτου
Explanation: First Declension masculine nouns in -ης (like πολίτης, στρατιώτης) take the Genitive Singular ending -ου borrowed from the Second Declension, producing τοῦ πολίτου.
5In Classical Greek syntax, what peculiar grammatical agreement rule applies to a neuter plural subject (such as τὰ δένδρα or τὰ ζῷα)?
A.A neuter plural subject must be accompanied by a feminine adjective.
B.A neuter plural subject regularly takes a singular verb.
C.A neuter plural subject requires a dual verb form.
D.A neuter plural subject requires a passive optic verb.
Explanation: The archaic Indo-European syntactical rule ' τὰ ζῷα τρέχει ' dictates that neuter plural subjects take a verb in the third-person singular.
6What are the Nominative Singular and Genitive Singular forms of the contracted Second Declension neuter noun for 'bone'?
A.ὀστέον, ὀστέου
B.ὀστοῦν, ὀστοῦ
C.ὀστέος, ὀστέους
D.ὀστή, ὀστῆς
Explanation: The contracted neuter noun for 'bone' derives from uncontracted *ὀστέον, *ὀστέου, which contracts ε+ο > ου in Attic Greek, yielding Nom. Sing. ὀστοῦν and Gen. Sing. ὀστοῦ.
7What is the Dative Plural form of the Third Declension velar stop stem noun ὁ φύλαξ, φύλακος (guard)?
A.τοῖς φύλακσι
B.τοῖς φύλακεσσι
C.τοῖς φύλαξι(ν)
D.τοῖς φυλάκοις
Explanation: The stem of φύλαξ is φυλακ-. Adding the dative plural suffix -σι(ν) causes the velar stop κ to combine with σ into ξ (κ + σ = ξ), resulting in τοῖς φύλαξι(ν).
8Why does the Third Declension dental stop noun ἡ χάρις (grace/favor, gen. χάριτος) form its Accusative Singular as χάριν rather than χάριτα in Attic prose?
A.Because it is an indeclinable foreign loanword.
B.Because dental stems in -ις with unaccented nominative singular drop the dental and take vocalic -ν.
C.Because it belongs to the second declension in the accusative case.
D.Because it is an irregular dual form.
Explanation: Third declension barytone dental stems (unaccented on the final syllable in nominative) ending in -ις or -υς (like χάρις, ἔρις, πόλις) drop the dental consonant and take -ν in the Accusative Singular (χάριν), whereas oxytone dental stems (like πατρίς, πατρίδος) retain the dental and take -α (πατρίδα).
9What is the correct Dative Plural form of the Third Declension liquid stem noun ὁ πατήρ, πατρός (father)?
A.τοῖς πατράσι(ν)
B.τοῖς πατήρσι
C.τοῖς πατέροις
D.τοῖς πατρεῦσι
Explanation: Liquid syncopated stems in -ηρ (like πατήρ, μήτηρ, ἀνήρ) undergo stem gradation and insert an alpha before -σι(ν) in the dative plural, forming πατράσι(ν).
10What is the Genitive Singular of the Third Declension nasal stem noun ὁ ἡγεμών (leader)?
A.τοῦ ἡγεμῶν
B.τοῦ ἡγεμόνος
C.τοῦ ἡγεμόνου
D.τοῦ ἡγεμόνῃ
Explanation: Nasal stems in -ων (gen. -ονος) shorten the long vowel omega of the nominative to omicron in oblique cases, giving Genitive Singular τοῦ ἡγεμόνος.
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