27.12.25: Level 1; Carolus et Maria [21][ii] comprehension

Carolus et Maria XXI

[1] Ubi est avunculus? Is abest. Domī in Britanniā manet. Itaque sine amīcīs quattuor Americānī per Germāniam eunt. Ibī nūllī amīcī eōs salūtant, sed omnēs Germāniam probant quod populus est benignus et Americānīs nōn est inimīcus. Quamquam agrī et silvae sunt grāta, et Americānī rūs laudant, oppida, quoque, sunt pulchra. Per terram Germānōrum flūmen Rhēnus fluit. Sī Carolus undique circumspectat multōs agrōs prope flūmen videt. Ruīnās aedificiī antīquī videt. Carolus fābulās dē Germāniā legit.

[1] Comprehension

[i] Who goes to Germany?

(a) The Americans and their four friends

(b) The four Americans

(c) The four Americans and their uncle

(d) The uncle

[ii] Who greets them?

(a) Their German friends

(b) Their American friends

(c) Nobody

(d) All the German people

[iii] The German people are described as:

(a) hateful

(b) kind

(c) popular

(d) unfriendly

[iv] In which order are the following mentioned?

countryside (3)

forests (2)

towns (4)

fields (1)

[v] Where exactly does the Rhine flow?

[vi] Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Carolus looks ahead and sees many fields near the river.

(b) Carolus looks around and sees many farmers near the river.

(c) Carolus looks around and sees many fields near the river.

(d) Carolus looks around and sees many fields on the other side of the river.

[vii] Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Carolus has read about the history of Germany.

(b) Carolus has read stories about ancient ruins.

(c) Carolus is telling stories about Germany.

(d) Carolus sees some ancient ruins.

[2] Complete the Latin text with the vocabulary listed below. Use the English translation for reference.

(1) At one time the Germans were (2) barbarians (3) who used to fight (4) with the Romans. (5) Across the river lived the Gauls, who (6) were hostile to the Germans. (7) Those barbarians (8) often attacked (9) and occupied the fields of Gaul and wanted to destroy (10) their towns, (11) for they were enemies. (12) Sometimes the Gauls asked for help (13) from the Romans, for alone they did not dare to fight with the (14) barbarians (15) without large enough forces. (16) Later, Caesar defeated the (17) barbarians and threw (18) many into chains. The Gauls helped Caesar. (19) When Carolus reads these things about Caesar and the barbarians, he thinks that he knows everything [ = (20) all things] (21) about war.

(1) __________ Germānī erant (2) __________ (3) __________  (4) __________  Rōmānīs pugnābant. (5) __________ flūmen Gallī quī (6) __________ Germānīs inimīcī habitābant. (7) __________ barbarī agrōs Galliae (8) __________ oppugnābant (9) occupābant__________ et oppida (10) __________ dēlēre cupiēbant, (11) __________ hostēs erant. (12) __________ Gallī (13) __________ Rōmānīs auxilium postulābant, nam sōlī cum (14) __________ (15) __________ satis magnīs cōpiīs pugnāre nōn audēbant. (16) __________ Caesar (17) __________  superāvit et (18) __________ in vincula iēcit. Gallī Caesarem iuvērunt. (19) __________ Carolus hās rēs dē Caesare et barbarīs legit eum (20) __________  rēs (21) __________ bellō scīre putat.

ā; barbarī; barbarīs; barbarōs; cum; dē; eōrum; erant; illī; interdum; multōs; nam; ōlim; omnēs; posteā; que; quī; saepe; sine; trāns; ubi

[3] In viā oppidī in quō Carolus nunc manet vir caecus saepe stat. Ōlim erat mīles Germānus. Nunc nōn est armātus. Celeriter nōn ambulat. Tardus et caecus est. Sine amīcīs et pecūniā vīta eius nōn est semper grāta. Quamquam pecūniam nōn postulat, Carolus, tamen, eī pecūniam dat.

[3] Comprehension

[i] Where exactly is the man standing? (3)

[ii] Give, in note form, at least 5 pieces of information about the man

[iii] Which of the following statements is true? (1)

(a)   the man is a beggar and Carolus gives him money

(b)   Carolus gives the man money when he asks for it

(c)   The man doesn’t ask for money but Carolus gives him some

(d)   The man asks for money but Carolus refuses

[4] Complete the Latin text with the vocabulary listed below. Use the English translation for reference.

[a] "Why are you blind?" the boy (1) asks.

"At night, when the soldiers (2) were sleeping, our camp (3) was being attacked by the enemy," the man (4) replies. "(5) It was nearly destroyed. Without help, (6) we remained near the ruins of the building. Our allies (7) did not know that our danger was great. (8) We waited a long time for help from our allies."

“Cūr es caecus?” (1) __________ puer.

“Nocte ubi mīlitēs (2) __________, castra nostra ab hostibus (3) __________,” (4) __________ vir. “Paene (5) __________. Sine auxiliō prope ruīnās aedificī (6) __________. Sociī perīculum nostrum esse magnum (7) __________. Diū auxilium sociōrum (8) __________.”

dēlēta sunt; dormiēbant; expugnābantur; exspectābāmus; manēbāmus; nōn sciēbant; respondet; rogat

[b]

"Who (1) saved you?" Carolus (2) asks.

"My companion, who (3) was present, saved me," the man (4) says, "and (5) moved me away from the enemy. (6) We weren’t seen because it was night. Although my eyes (7) had been wounded, my companion still (8) helped me, and (9) we were not captured by the enemy."

The blind soldier always (10) praises his companion.

“Quis tē (1) __________?” (2) rogat Carolus.

“Socius meus quī (3) __________ mē servāvit,” (4) __________ vir, “et mē ab hostibus (5) __________. Nōs (6) __________ quod erat nox. Quamquam oculī meī (7) __________, tamen socius meus mē (8) __________ et ab hostibus (9) __________.”

Mīles caecus socium suum semper (10) __________.

aderat; inquit; iuvābat; laudat; mōvit; nōn captī sumus; nōn vidēbāmur; rogat; servāvit; vulnerātī erant

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[3]

[i] (1) In the street (2) of the town (3) where Carolus is now staying

[ii] blind; used to be / once was a German soldier; not armed now / no longer armed; doesn’t walk fast (or: he’s slow / sluggish); no friends; no money; life not always pleasing

[iii] (c)