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Stage 13 - Bregans
By Paul Spence
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Instructions:
Read "Bregans" on page 8 of stage 13 of your textbook: http://bit.ly/Bregans
Question 1
1.
Why did Varica want to inspect the slaves? What did he tell the twins to do? (lines 2-3)
Question 2
2.
In line 4, which two
Latin
words show that the slaves were in a hurry? Why did they hurry?
Question 3
3.
In lines 8-12 why were the slave girls and Volubilis missing from the inspection?
Question 4
4.
canem ingentem secum habebat
(lines 13-14). How did Bregans come to have the dog with him? What did he say about the dog? (lines 15-17)
Question 5
5.
Salvius is an important Roman official. How do lines 18-19 show this? Give
two
details.
Question 6
6.
How did Salvius react in lines 27 and 29 when Bregans called out to him? Why do you think Salvius called Bregans
insolentissimus
(line 30)?
Question 7
7.
What happened to Bregans after Salvius hit him?
Question 8
8.
How did the dog nearly cause a disaster? (lines 31-32)
Question 9
9.
Who saved the situation? What did they do?
Question 10
10.
Salvius ... gladium destrinxit
(lines 33-34). What did Salvius want to do? Why did he change his mind?
Question 11
11.
ego te punire possum
(lines 38-39). Did Bregans deserve to be punished? Give a reason.
Question 12
12.
Which
two words
from this list do you think best describe Bregans in this story:
brave
stupid
impetuous
cheeky