Latin for Learners 2: Level 3: review; 2014 ACL/NJCL NATIONAL LATIN EXAM LATIN II [vi]: questions (22)

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.