01.06.25; Level 2; Sonnenschein: Certāmina Varia [2]: listening [1]

Listen to the recording and answer the questions. Note: the speaker makes a slight error – he says *testitudine*; it should be “testūdine” 

"Britannī [1] __________ vītāvērunt, et in silvīs sē occultāvērunt, ubi locus erat prope [2] __________, ēgregiē et nātūrā et [3] __________ firmātus. Itaque 'oppidum' Britannicum erat. Dē [4] __________ [5] __________ nihil constat. Oppidum iam ante domesticī bellī causā praeparāverant, et crebrīs arboribus vallīsque firmāverant. Multa et varia [6] __________ fuērunt: Britannī ex silvīs cum equitibus essedīsque suīs contrā Rōmānōs prōvolābant; Rōmānīs perīculōsum erat intrā mūnītiōnēs Britannōrum intrāre. Sed post aliquantum [7] __________ mīlitēs septimae legiōnis aggere et testūdine locum oppugnāvērunt. Tandem Britannōs ex silvīs prōpulsāvērunt. Pauca erant [8] __________ Rōmānōrum: nam Rōmānī Britannōs [9] __________ armōrum et scientiā pugnandī multum superābant; magnitūdine et [10] __________ [11] __________ Britannī Rōmānōs superābant. Sed Romanī quoque hominēs rōbustō [12] __________ erant."

[a] Fill in the blanks with the correct form of each 3^rd declension neuter noun

[1] certāmina / certāminis / certāmen

[2] flūmine / flūmen / flūminis

[3] operī / operī / opere

[4] nōmine / nōminī/ nōmina

[5] flūmen / flūmine / flūminis

[6] certāmina / certāminis / certāmen

[7] temporī / temporibus / temporis

[8] vulneris / vulnera / vulnerī

[9] ponderī / pondere / pondera

[10] rōborī / rōbur / rōbore

[11] corporis / corporī / corpus

[12] corporis / corporibus / corpore

[b] Answer the questions with a single word or short phrase:

[Britannī certāmen vītāvērunt, et in silvīs sē occultāvērunt, ubi locus erat prope flūmen, ēgregiē et nātūrā et opere firmātus. Itaque 'oppidum' Britannicum erat. Dē nōmine flūminis nihil constat.]

[i] The Britons avoided fighting in __________ [1]

[ii] The place was __________ a river. [1]

[iii] The place was well fortified by __________ and __________ [2]

[iv] The name of the river is __________ [1]

[c] Choose the correct answer [A], [B] or [C]

[Oppidum iam ante domesticī bellī causā praeparāverant, et crebrīs arboribus vallīsque firmāverant. Multa et varia certāmina fuērunt: Britannī ex silvīs cum equitibus essedīsque suīs contrā Rōmānōs prōvolābant; Rōmānīs perīculōsum erat intrā mūnītiōnēs Britannōrum intrāre. Sed post aliquantum temporis mīlitēs septimae legiōnis aggere et testūdine locum oppugnāvērunt.]

[i] The “oppidum” was prepared [A] when the Romans invaded [B] owing to a civil war [C] so they could start a war

[ii] It was fortified by [A] sticks and ditches [B] ramparts and ditches [C] trees and ramparts

[iii] The Britons would rush forward [A] with cavalry and chariots [B] with chariots and infantry [C] with horses and chariots

[iv] The Britons’ defences were [A] dangerous [B] easily entered [C] well-armed

[v] The location was attacked [A] by the sixth legion [B] in a very short time [C] using Roman military tactics

[d] The following statements are incorrect. What does the passage actually say?

[Tandem Britannōs ex silvīs prōpulsāvērunt. Pauca erant vulnera Rōmānōrum: nam Rōmānī Britannōs pondere armōrum et scientiā pugnandī multum superābant; magnitūdine et rōbore corporis Britannī Rōmānōs superābant. Sed Romanī quoque hominēs rōbustō corpore erant.]

[i] The Britons drove the Romans out of the forests.

[ii] Many Romans were wounded.

[iii] The Romans were weighed down by their armour.

[iv] The Britons were better fighters than the Romans.

[v] The Britons were smaller than the Romans.

[vi] The Romans did not have as much bodily strength as the Britons.