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Remedium Astrologi
By Kathryn Rihn
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reading guide for Cambridge Latin Course CLC remedium astrologi stage 20 st 20
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Read lines 1-5 then answer the questions:
Question 1
1.
Who brings Barbillus back to the house?
Question 2
2.
Which word indicates where Barbillus was injured?
tunicam suam sciderat
parte tunicae
ex vulnere
sanguis
umerum
Question 3
3.
How does Phormio attempt to help Barbillus?
Question 4
4.
type the Latin sentence that lets you know Phormio's attempts to help Barbillus did not work
Read lines 6-11 and answer the following questions:
Question 5
5.
Why did Phormio send the slave girls out of the room?
Question 6
6.
Which of the following are PERFECT tense verbs?
portabant
intraverunt
posuerunt
lacrimantes
emisit
vocavit
Question 7
7.
Which of the following does Phormio as the slaves to find?
a large number of spiders
numerous large spiders
a great number of spider webs
the great numeral of spider webs
Question 8
8.
translate: "ubi sanguis fluit, nihil melius est quam araneae."
Read lines 12- 19 and answer the following questions:
Question 9
9.
Where did the slaves go to look for the spider webs?
the forest
the house
Barbillus' closet
the city
Question 10
10.
Which of the following are PRESENT PARTICIPLES?
contendebant
quaerentes
clamorem
tollebant
eas
Question 11
11.
Were the slaves successful at finding the spider webs? Write the Latin sentence that lets you know:
visit this website to read more about the idea behind Phormio "araneas in umerum domini eas collocavit"
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Spider-Webs-Can-Be-Used-To-Heal-Wounds/
Question 12
12.
Based on this link, what is the purpose of placing spider webs in a wound?
Question 13
13.
Which of the following does the astrologer shout after seeing Barbillus?
"who did this to you? the gods!?"
"didn't I tell you this would happen!"
"You imbecile, you nasty dude!"
read lines 20- the end and answer the following questions:
Question 14
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the astrologer claims that it is "facile" for him to cure Barbillus. Why?
he takes care of the slaves when they are sick
the stars give him the answers
astrologers are real doctors
Question 15
15.
briefly describe the astrologer's plan to help Barbillus:
Question 16
16.
Does Barbillus seem to be on board with the astrologer's plan? What does he say that supports your answer?
Question 17
17.
At the end of the story, what is the astrologer looking for?
medicine
the doctor
phormio
Petro
a mouse
Final step:
Make a meme about one of the characters or events in this story. Upload it to google classroom. :)
