Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A Difficult Journey (NLE 2006, Latin 1)
Theseus travels to Athens
Thesus adulescens ad urbem Athenas longum iter faciebat quod
patrem
Aegeum videre volebat. Sollicitus erat quod patrem numquam antea viderat. Pater
Aegeus ante nativitatem Thesei matrem reliquerat. Nunc Theseus voluit petere
patrem, qui erat rex Atheniensium.
Theseus multa secum
cogitabat: “Voletne rex me videre? Me expellet? Habetne pater meus alios
filios? Amabitne me quoque? Debeo regi demonstrare fortitudinem
meam!”
Theseus igitur in itinere multa monstra necavit; et barbaros
et praedones fortiter superavit. Tandem post multa pericula ad urbem Athenas
advenit.
Rex Aegeus de factis fortibus Thesei audiverat
sed filium non cognovit. |
3 nativitatem – birth
4 Atheniensium – of
the Athenians
7 fortitudinem – bravery
9 superavit – conquered
10 factis – deeds,
cognovit - recognized | | |
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Why
was Theseus traveling to Athens (lines 1-2)? a. | to conquer the city | c. | to avenge his mother | b. | to see his
father | d. | to kill his
father | | | | |
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When
had Theseus last seen his father (lines 2-3)? a. | never | c. | a year before he left home | b. | when his mother
had left his father | d. | the day before
his father left | | | | |
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Who
was ruling Athens at that time (line 4)? a. | Theseus’ mother | c. | Theseus | b. | Theseus’
brother | d. | Aegeus | | | | |
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4.
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Theseus’ questions in lines 5-6 indicate his a. | arrogance | c. | anxiety | b. | joy | d. | humor | | | | |
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5.
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What
is the translation of regi (rex, regis) in line 6? a. | by the
king | c. | with the
king | b. | to the
king | d. | of the
king | | | | |
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In
lines 6-7, Theseus thinks he needs to a. | return to his mother | c. | gather support from the people | b. | show his
courage | d. | please the
gods | | | | |
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7.
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On
his journey (lines 8-9), Theseus a. | found hidden treasure | c. | defeated dangerous opponents | b. | built a
beautiful city | d. | freed many
slaves | | | | |
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What
Latin word is understood to be the subject of superavit (line 9)? a. | Theseus | c. | monstra | b. | barbaros | d. | praedones | | | | |
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9.
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Before Theseus arrived at Athens, he had become famous for his a. | mercy | c. | courage | b. | wisdom | d. | ability to see the future | | | | |
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10.
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Because of his father’s reaction upon meeting him, Theseus must have felt (line
10): a. | elated | c. | guilty | b. | disappointed | d. | satisfied | | | | |
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