Friday 30 May 2014

Agathon


A Write the correct name next to each sentence.
Heron     the mill manager     Agathon     Octavio     Cato     Poseidon
1.  I’m a rich man. I’ve got a flour mill.                                                                     
2.  I’m Agathon’s friend from Greece.                                                                      
3.  I’m god of the sea.                                                                                                
4.  I hit the slaves.                                                                                                      
5.  My father is Cato.                                                                                                 
6.  I’m intelligent and know Latin, but I’m a slave.                                                   
 12 points (2 points each) 
B  Number the sentences in the order they happen in the story.
......   a.  Agathon paints a big mural on Cato’s wall.
......   b.  Agathon begins to teach Octavio.
......   c.  Agathon paints his parents on a small rock.
......   d.  Cato makes Agathon a free man.
......   e.  Agathon becomes a slave.
......   f.  Agathon saves Octavio’s life.
 12 points (2 points each) 
C Match the questions in A to the answers in B.
A
B
1.  Why does Agathon paint the mural?
......   a.  Because he saved Octavio.
2.  Why does Octavio think Agathon is sad?
......   b.  Because he wants to make Cato happy.
3.  Why does Octavio think the ground is moving?
......   c.  Because he is at home all the time.
4.  Why does Agathon feel hope?
......   d. Because the bad people are trying to escape from the volcano.
5.  Why does Cato free Agathon?
......   e.  Because the doctor’s apprentice is a free man.

 10 points (2 points each) 


D Answer the questions about the story.
1. Where is Agathon’s home?
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2. What does Agathon want to study?
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3. How does Agathon feel in the slave market?
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4. Why does Agathon save Octavio?
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5. Where does Agathon take Octavio?
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6. Why is the sky very dark during the eruption?
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 12 points (2 points each) 
E  Do you think Cato is a good man? Why or Why not? Give 2 reasons.
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 4 points (2 points each)


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