11.02.27: Level 2 (review); Carolus et Maria [40] (2)

[3]

“Multī barbarī, autem, erant benignī et aliōs incolās occīdere nōlēbant, sed saepe iniūriae hostium eōrum erant magnae. Posteā ubi barbarī ē rēgnō suō ab hostibus pellēbantur ipsī saevī et dūrī fīēbant. Semper paucī ex barbarīs cum hostibus pācem restituere volēbant. Tum hostēs eōrum ad ignem magnum invītābantur et erat pāx. At intereā hostēs erant perfidī. Tum barbarī impetūs magnōs facere cōnstituēbant. Usque ad castella hostium succēdēbant et castella circumveniēbant. Hostēs ē castellīs exīre nōn poterant quod undique castella circumventa sunt.

“Barbarī nōn semper pugnābant. Saepe cantābant et saltābant. Interdum animālia capiēbant. Equōs validōs habēbant et bonī equitēs in summō honōre habēbantur. Nōnne vōs etiam nunc in animīs vestrīs sonitum pedum equōrum paene audītis?”

[i] “Posteā ubi barbarī ē rēgnō suō ab hostibus pellēbantur ipsī saevī et dūrī fīēbant.” What caused the local inhabitants to react in this way?

[ii] What would provoke the local inhabitants to attack?

[iii] What were their tactics?

[iv] Name any four positive characteristics of the local inhabitants (4):

[4] Complete the Latin text with the words listed below:

(1) For a long time (2) everyone was silent. (3) At last Maria asked, “Were women held in the (4) highest honour?”

(5) “Not at all,” replied the teacher. “(6) However, women were not (7) always miserable, (8) although (9) their duties were great (10) and difficult.”

(11) After the end of the story Maria asked, “(12) Which life is more pleasant, ours (13) or the life of the barbarians?”

“Ours,” shouted the girls. (14) But the boys did not think (15) so.

(1) __________ (2) __________ siluērunt. (3) __________  “Habēbanturne fēminae in (4) __________ honōre?” rogāvit Maria.

(5) “__________,” respondit magistra. “Fēminae, (6) __________, nōn erant (7) __________ miserae (8) __________ officia (9) __________ erant magna (10) difficilia_____.”

(11) __________ fīnem fābulae Maria “(12) __________ est grātior vīta,” rogāvit, “nostra (13) __________ vīta barbarōrum?”

“Nostra,” clāmāvērunt puellae. (14) __________ puerī (15) __________ nōn putāvērunt.

an; at; autem; diū; eārum; ita; minimē; omnēs; post; postrēmō; quamquam; que; semper; summō; utra

____________________

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[i] being driven out of their own kingdom by enemies

[ii] the treachery / deceit of their enemies

[iii] advanced right up to the enemies’ forts (1); surrounded the forts (1); trapped enemies inside the forts / enemies could not go out of the forts (1)

[iv] any four:

kind / generous | benignī

did not want to kill other inhabitants | aliōs incolās occīdere nōlēbant

some … wanted to restore peace with their enemies | …  paucī ex barbarīs cum hostibus pācem restituere volēbant

invited their enemies to a great fire | hostēs eōrum ad ignem magnum invītābantur

good horsemen were held in high honour | bonī equitēs in summō honōre habēbantur

they would sing and dance | cantābant et saltābant

[4]

(1) Diū (2) omnēs siluērunt. (3) Postrēmō “Habēbanturne fēminae in (4) summō honōre?” rogāvit Maria.

(5) “Minimē,” respondit magistra. “Fēminae, (6) autem, nōn erant (7) semper miserae (8) quamquam officia (9) eārum erant magna (10) difficiliaque.”

(11) Post fīnem fābulae Maria “(12) Utra est grātior vīta,” rogāvit, “nostra (13) an vīta barbarōrum?”

“Nostra,” clāmāvērunt puellae. (14) At puerī (15) ita nōn putāvērunt.