Thursday, November 6, 2025

22.01.26: Level 1; Carolus et Maria [23][iv] Comprehension (2)

[3] Interdum ā tēctō dominī servī mittēbantur. Saepe sē in fugam dabant. Tum sine auxiliō per tōtam terram errābant. Interdum cum bēstiīs ferīs pugnāre iubēbantur. Interdum servī ā ducibus incitābantur et posteā bellum erat. Animus servī bonī prō dominō suō pugnāre semper parātus erat. Sī dominus et servus in perīculō erant, servus nōn sē, sed dominum servābat. Multī servī vītam dūram agēbant ubi dominī erant saevī.

[3] Comprehension

In what order are the following referred to?

always ready to fight _____

fleeing (escaping) ____

leading a hard life ____

ordered to fight with wild beasts ____

saving the master and not himself ____

slaves sent from the house ____

urged on by leaders ____

wandering through the country ____

[4] "Servōs in Americā nōn habēmus," inquit Maria.

"Ōlim servōs habēbātis," respondet mīles. "Servī vestrī erant Āfricānī et dominī saepe erant saevī."

"Ita, sed ūnus vir, dux magnus, repertus est. Is servīs nōn erat inimīcus," respondet Maria. "Bellum magnum, tamen, inter populōs terrae nostrae erat. Hodiē omnēs sunt amīcī. Incolae inter sē animō bonō sunt. Hoc bellum memoriā tenēre nōn cupiō."

[4] (Bear in mind that this text was published in the United States in 1933)

[i] [a] What does Maria say about slavery in the US, and [b] how does the soldier respond? (4)

[ii] Ita, sed ūnus vir, dux magnus, repertus est. Is servīs nōn erat inimīcus.

Who do you think Maria is referring to?

[iii] Bellum magnum, tamen, inter populōs terrae nostrae erat.

What war is she talking about?

____________________

[1]

[i] they are in Italy

[ii] (1) a soldier, (2) father’s friend, (3) a poet, (4) a friend of the teacher

[iii] a few days

[iv] (1) large, (2) made of wood, (3) many beautiful things

[v] (1) praise him; (2) not cruel

[vi] (1) no servant is treacherous; (2) when the master gives an order (3) they all immediately obey

[3]

always ready to fight (6) │ pugnāre semper parātus erat

fleeing / escaping (2) │ sē in fugam dabant

leading a hard life (8) │ vītam dūram agēbant

ordered to fight with wild beasts (4) │ cum bēstiīs ferīs pugnāre iubēbantur

saving the master and not himself (7) │ nōn sē, sed dominum servābat

slaves sent from the house (1) │ ā tēctō … servī mittēbantur

urged on by leaders (5) │ ā ducibus incitābantur

wandering through the country (3) │ per tōtam terram errābant

[4]

[i] [a] no slaves in US now [b] used to have slaves; Africans; masters often cruel

[ii] Abraham Lincoln

[iii] American Civil War

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