21.06.25: Level 2; Sonnenschein: Maria Britannica [2]: listening

[“Lateris prīmī longitūdinem circiter quingenta mīlia esse iūdicat, secundī septingenta, tertiī octingenta. Itaque dē magnitūdine insulae nōn multum errabat. Flūmen Tamesam ā marī circiter octōgintā mīlia distāre iūdicat."]

[1] Choose [A], [B] or [C]

[a] Length of:

[i] the first side: [A] 50 [B] 500 [C] 5000 miles

[ii] the second side: [A] 700 [B] 7000 [C] 70 miles

[iii] the third side: [A] 8000 [B] 80 [C] 800 miles

[b] Distance of the Thames to the sea: [A] approximately 18 [B] 80 [C] about 80 miles

[Hīc nōs puerī "Errābat igitur" inquimus; "nam inter Londinium et mare nōn sunt octōgintā mīlia." Sed patruus meus "Rectē iudicābat" inquit; "nam pars maris ubi Caesaris castra erant circiter octōgintā mīlia Rōmāna ā Londiniō distat."]

[2] Why do the boys think Caesar made a mistake? (2)

[3] Why does the uncle state that Caesar was correct? (4); [nam [i] pars maris ¦ ubi [ii] Caesaris castra erant ¦ [iii] circiter octōgintā mīlia Rōmāna ¦ [iv] ā Londiniō distat]

[Tria maria insulam nostram circumdant; inter Britanniam et Galliam est mare Britannicum vel fretum Gallicum; ab occidente mare Hibernicum; ab oriente mare Germānicum. Nōmina marium temporibus antīquīs nōn ūsitāta erant; sed iam Graecī Britanniam esse insulam iūdicābant."]

[4] Which body of water is:

[i] between Britain and France? (1)

[ii] to the west? (1)

[iii] to the east? (1)

[5] What were not used at that time? (1)

[6] What had the Greeks determined? (1)