Questions [22]
– [24]
22. A; 23. B;
24. B
[22] Which hero
was set adrift on the sea as an infant, grew up to slay a hideous monster,
saved a princess chained to a rock, and then turned his enemy to stone?
A) Perseus B)
Theseus C) Oedipus D) Jason; A: Perseus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus
05.06.25: Level 3; Ritchie; Fābulae Facilēs; Perseus [1]:
Fīlius Iovis
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2025/03/050625-level-3-ritchie-fabulae-faciles.html
08.06.25: Level 3; Ritchie; Fābulae Facilēs; Perseus [2]:
Contrā Medūsam
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2025/03/080625-level-3-ritchie-fabulae-faciles.html
11.06.25: Level 3; Ritchie; Fābulae Facilēs; Perseus [3]:
Andromeda Servanda [1]
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2025/03/xxyy25-level-3-ritchie-fabulae-faciles.html
11.06.25: Level 3; Ritchie; Fābulae Facilēs; Perseus [4]:
Andromeda Servanda [2]
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2025/03/100625-level-3-ritchie-fabulae-faciles.html
Theseus, legendary king who killed the
Minotaur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus
Oedipus, mythical king of Thebes; unknowingly
fulfilled a prophecy; killed his father and married his mother
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus
Jason, Greek mythological hero; leader of
the Argonauts; quest for the Golden Fleece
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Fleece
05.03.25: H & B; level 2; reading; the quest of the
Golden Fleece
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/12/050325-h-b-level-2-reading-quest-of.html
[23] Ubi sum?
Videō virum quī strigilem et unguentum in apodytērium
portat. Mox in palaestrā mē exercēbō. Deinde in frīgidārium
dēscendam!
A) in forō B) in
thermīs C) in basilicā D) in amphitheātrō; B: in thermīs
19.04.24: bath time!
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/05/190424-bath-time.html
[i] thermae, -ārum [1/f/pl/]: warm baths (natural or
man-made); the question refers to Roman public baths which had several sections
and could also include a place for exercising
[ii] strigilis, -is [3/f]: strigil; part of the
bathing routine in ancient Rome involved cleaning the body with oil. Having
rubbed in the oil – [iii] unguentum, -ī [2/n] – a strigil was used to
scrape away any excess as well as any dead skin and dirt. The image is an
example from the 1st century CE.
[iv] apodytērium, -ī [2/n] (from Ancient
Greek"undressing room") was the main entry into the thermae (public
baths), and comprised a large changing room with cubicles or shelves where
where clothing and other belongings could be stored while bathing.
[v] palaestra, -ae [1/f]: exercise area next to the
public baths
29.12.24: level 1; topic; school [13]; sports and exercise
[1]
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/10/291224-level-1-topic-school-13-sports.html
[vi] frīgidārium, -ī [2/n]: from frīgidus, -a, -um, the frigidarium contained a large pool of cold water for cooling off after the heat of the caldarium and tepidarium.
[24] Which
powerful god was the father of the heroes Hercules and Perseus, and of the
deities Mars, Apollo, and Diana?
A) Pluto B)
Jupiter C) Neptune D) Saturn; B: Jupiter
28.06.24:
Mythology [1]; who’s who?
https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/06/280624-mythology-1-whos-who.html
Pluto, Greek and Roman god of the Underworld
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_(mythology)
Jupiter, chief deity in Roman religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_(god)
Neptune, god of the sea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune_(mythology)
Saturn, god of wealth, time, agriculture
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