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InterLatin - A - Chapter 4 ABCE Recap
InterLatin - A - Chapter 4 ABCE Recap
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4C: Jember decides to tell a story. When and where does this story take place?
13 years ago in Lykopolis
3 years ago in Coptus
7 years ago in Athens
20 years ago in Nubia
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4D: How was Theron able to afford such a fine gift?
He won a huge bet on the chariot races last month.
He enlisted with pirates: risks are high; wages are higher.
He sold his entire collection of Cybele figurines.
He used his wages from the trip up the Nile.
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4B: What news does Saba share with her friend?
The Romans are forcing the Greeks out of the city.
Ezra and his family must return to Judea.
Jember and she are leaving Egypt.
Bruria is starting a garum factory in Greece.
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4B: With respect to her father's concerns, what decision has Bruria made?
She will stay in Alexandria.
She will follow Saba overseas.
She will marry Theron.
She will sail up the Nile.
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4D: How does Isidorus refute his scribe's response?
He starts conjugating Greek verbs in an endlessly mesmerizing chant.
He names several Greek poets superior to the Roman poet Catullus.
He strikes Apollonius repeatedly until the wretched scribe apologizes.
He boasts of all the dirt roads that the Greeks have carefully maintained.
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4A: What compliment does Aulus make on Bruria's behalf?
She is a master storyteller!
She charms the fish right into the ship!
She has a sailor's potty-mouth!
She is a cunning negotiator!
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4D: Which of Apollonius's reassurances calm Isidorus?
Theron's ship will return before the start of winter.
The latest ship designs make them unsinkable.
A nice summer voyage will do Theron some good.
Isidorus clearly needs a break from parenting this loser.
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4D: How does Theron respond to his father's cultural elitism?
He uses some rude words that Bruria has taught him and storms off.
He announces that he'll be joining the Roman army and seeing the world!
He says most people were speaking a strange Greco-Latin hybrid language.
He explains that Latin is all they were speaking when speaking with him.
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4A: According to Aulus, why has he not married?
The gods gave all their blessings to his handsome brother.
The only woman he ever loved married another man.
He is married to his work.
He is an ugly man.
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4D: What task is Isidorus giving his son with regard to these letters?
He must pay off Isidorus's creditors before the thugs arrive.
He must trade with rival librarians for a fragment of Homer's lost epic.
He must deliver letters to Isidorus's many friends in Athens.
He must research real estate options in Sicily while the prices are great.
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4D: Which of these exemplars of Greek poetic artistry does Isidorus NOT name?
The nobility in Vergil's poetry
The passion in Sappho's poetry
The cleverness in Callimachus's poetry
The beauty in Pindar's poetry
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4A: How does Theron react to this "praise"?
He is humble.
He is mortified.
He is overjoyed.
He is jealous.
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4D: What other question does Isidorus hope Theron can answer?
Have the Parthians defeated the Romans?
Will the parade be happening despite the tensions?
Where will Theron live once he becomes an adult?
Are Alexandria's residents returning to the markets?
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4A: What gift has Aulus brought Bruria's parents?
A statue of Serapis
A box of incense
A bolt of linen cloth
A crate of papyrus
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4A: What question do the boys ask, that their mother later on asks their father?
Why can't Saba stay and Bruria leave?
Why doesn't Aulus have his own family?
Why are the Romans burning the city?
Why is Jember leaving?
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4A: Why is Alexandria in such turmoil when the group returns to the city?
Fire
Plague
Pirates
Snow day
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4D: How does Apollonius counter the scholar's claim?
He and Theron were praising the Romans for their road-building skills.
He and Theron were just commenting on the lovely clarity of Latin.
He and Theron were just admiring the work of the Roman poet Catullus.
He and Theron were amazed by the heating system in the new Roman baths.
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4A: In this story we meet two little boys. Who are Gnaeus and Faustus?
Isidorus's brothers
Aulus's nephews
Jember's servants
Ezra's guards
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4D: Which of Apollonius's reassurances provoke the Greek scholar?
The Romans have cleared the seas of pirates.
Isidorus's letters are long overdue; there were complaints.
His son may decide to move to Rome permanently.
Theron is paying his fare out of his own money.
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4B: When Saba hands her friend a package, what does she warn Bruria not to do?
Don't use it all at once.
Don't tip it over.
Don't hold it near fire.
Don't drink it.
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4B: When Bruria shares the news that evening, why is her father so emotional?
He is excited to be rid of Saba and her wicked influences.
He hopes she will finally escape from Egypt.
He fears she has secretly married another girl.
He worries she will follow Saba across the sea.
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4B: Are Bruria and Saba more than "best friends"?
Absolutely!
It's hard to say.
Not at all!
Perhaps...
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4B: How does Bruria handle the news?
She can't stop laughing.
She leaps for joy.
She is heartbroken.
She shrugs with indifference.
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4A: When Jember and the children reach Bruria's house, whom do they find there?
Egypt's governor
Isidorus the Greek Scholar
Cleopatra's ghost
Saba's long-lost mother
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4C: What interrupts their entertainment?
A blinding sandstorm
A spreading blaze of fire
A massive wave of water
A band of attacking pirates
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4B: What gift has Saba brought Bruria?
A bottle of perfume
A jar of foot cream
A good-luck amulet
A sharp dagger
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4D: What does Isidorus mean by asking if people were speaking "barbarically"?
Were they speaking in Egyptian?
Were they speaking in Latin?
Were they speaking in Persian?
Were they speaking in Hebrew?
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4D: Why is Isidorus nervous about his son's impending trip?
Bad winter weather may make the trip dangerous.
Saba seduced Bruria; now she's after Theron.
Mediterranean pirates take no prisoners.
Theron will fall behind in his studies. Again.
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4C: What happens to the narrator and his daughter?
She fights the rushing water and pulls him to safety.
She is torn from his arms; he is knocked unconscious.
He kicks the old woman when she tries to steal the girl.
He hands her to the young man and runs for his life.
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4A: Why is Isidorus and his family at Bruria's house?
Ezra and Hannah were throwing a party.
Hannah's sickness has returned.
Isidorus, the fire's starter, needs to hide somewhere.
The fire was nearing their house.
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4D: Describe the gift.
It is a book of Greek proverbs.
It is a figurine of Isis, holding a baby.
It is a mirror of polished bronze.
It is a gold ring with an emerald.
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4D: What is Isidorus doing at the start of the passage?
Drafting astrology charts
Writing letters
Trying to nap
Drinking wine
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4C: What does Jember notice about the young target of the old woman's rage?
He is covered in tattoos.
He is dressed like a prostitute.
He isn't afraid to hit old women.
He speaks Greek strangely.
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4D: Where would the emerald have been mined?
In the mines just north of Berenike
In the mountains of Afghanistan
In the brutal deserts of Arabia
In the salt caves of Sicily
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4B: How much time do the two friends still have together?
7 weeks
7 months
7 hours
7 days
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4A: How do Ezra and Hannah greet Aulus when he arrives?
Indifferently
Angrily
Gratefully
Mournfully
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4D: What does Isidorus think of the world's current rulers?
They're horrible at governing and will be overthrown soon.
They are enlightened masters who rule with a light hand.
They are pirates themselves, taking whatever they want.
They are savage barbarians with no culture of their own!
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4A: Why are the boys not sleeping?
Their father's music is keeping them awake.
They're excited to watch the fireworks.
They're worried about their uncle.
They're night-owls and always stay up late.
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4C: What scene do the father and daughter in the story encounter in the market?
A young woman is trying to seduce an old man.
A young man is gambling with a young woman.
An old man is casting a spell on a young man.
An old woman is terrorizing a young man.
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4A: When Isidorus asks if his son Theron was a burden, how does Aulus respond?
Splendid: he amazed us as a crocodile hunter.
Not at all: In fact, he has some great stories to tell.
A mix: he knows his pyramids but not his constellations.
Yes, it was a disaster: He nearly sank the ship!
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4C: Whose symbol does Saba notice on the pottery she has been packing?
Aulus's factory seal
Isidorus's court sigil
Ezra's tribal emblem
Jember's family crest
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4D: Who is helping Isidorus with this task?
His daughter Theodora
His son Theron
His wife Myrrha
His scribe Apollonius
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4B: What memories does the gift's fragrance stir in Bruria's mind?
Their trip up the Nile
Their chat with the witch
Their visit to the baths
Isidorus's astronomy lesson
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4D: When Theron finally arrives, how does he tease his father?
The actors were hoping Isidorus might offer some voice lessons.
The mouthy fisherman can't hear themselves over his shouting.
Guards would soon arrive to enforce the noise ordinances.
The priests were worried Zeus himself was thundering into the city.
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4D: What errand has Theron just completed?
He has enlisted in the Roman army.
He has proposed to Bruria.
He has bought a gift for Saba.
He has asked Aulus for a job.
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4C: What "proof" does Saba discover that supports her father's story?
The old woman is Bruria's mother.
Jember still has a tattoo on his foot.
Aulus has a scar on his forehead.
They saw the girl's statue in Lykopolis.
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4C: How do the other merchants react to the old woman's vicious behavior?
They're enjoying the scene.
They don't even notice.
They have to pull her off him.
They are ashamed and hide.
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4A: Why at midnight does Aulus lead a team of armed guards to Ezra's house?
To keep on eye on their hostage
To loot the wealthy homes of the Delta Quarter
To arrest Ezra and his family of rebels
To make sure everyone else is safe
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4C: How is the tragedy of this story averted?
The young man rescues the little girl and hands her to her father.
The old woman is a goddess in disguise and stops the flood with a word.
The little girl, sacrificed to the Nile god, is honored with a statue.
The father swims after his daughter and pulls her from a mud pit.
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4B: After many days apart, where do Bruria and Saba finally meet up in the city?
In a portico near Alexander's tomb
In the public gardens of the governor
At an obelisk in a central square
At a kiosk near the Musaeum
