The Lukeion Project
Preparation for the
National Greek Exam
Intermediate Attic Greek
A page from an "uncial" (all capital letters) illustrated manuscript of the Iliad.
I'm very pleased and proud that you'll be taking the National Greek Exam. This is great experience for so many reasons! And there's nothing to lose. I've created this page to help you review concepts that you need to master for the exam. There are a few concepts that you'll need to work on that we might not have covered yet in class. I was always told that it's better to tell someone "Do your best!" rather than "Good luck!" ... so ... Do your best!
RULES
- NGE rules require that all students take the exam on the same day.
- In 2021 the NGE moved to the Quia platform, a system that you're very familiar with. But in 2024, the ACL moved the exam (again!) to a new platform, Lingco. Please be patient as we all try to work through the kinks in this new system.
- The exam is timed. 50 minutes were allotted to complete the exam last year.
- Your primary instructor (Mr. Barr) is NOT permitted to proctor your exam, so there is no disadvantage from being a geographically diverse class
- You will need a proctor who will time the exam and confirm that you do not cheat
- No Greek tools (dictionary, textbook, etc.) are permitted
SYLLABI
Please note that everything covered on the Beginning exam is fair game on the Intermediate exam.
STATISTICS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
Here are the 2007 stats from the National Greek Exam:
- 1879 students took the exam
- 141 high schools, colleges, and universities were represented from the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
- 54% of those taking the exam earned purple, blue, red, or green ribbons.
Here are the 2008 stats from the National Greek Exam:
- 1884 students took the exam
- 154 high schools, colleges, and universities were represented from the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
- 54% of those taking the exam earned purple, blue, red, or green ribbons.
Here are the 2009 stats from the National Greek Exam:
- 1709 students took the exam
- 166 high schools, colleges, and universities were represented from the US, Canada, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand.
- 55% of those taking the exam earned purple, blue, red, or green ribbons.
USING PREVIOUS YEARS' TESTS TO PREPARE
Exact recreations of previous years' exams are included here. They are self-scoring and you can take them as many times as you wish. TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THESE EXAMS, study first, then take them "cold" (having never seen them before), and time yourself to 50 minutes. That will be most like the real experience of taking the NGE. You may re-take them as many times as you wish, but each time they'll be more familiar, so they'll be less like the real exam experience. PLEASE NOTE the broad range of questions that are asked! It's a great help in understanding the kinds of things you will be expected to know.
ADDITIONAL NOTEs
- I've added a link to the review page for the Beginning Exam prep page. You can go back there to drill on the basics.
- I may find time to add new activities to this page, so keep checking back.
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