WorksheetsGetting Elephants Across a River
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who is building a raft?
Mīlitēs Hannibalis ratem ūnam longam CC pedēs et lātam L pedēs ā rīpā in flūmen extendērunt.
Hannibal
soldiers
slaves
sailors
It is how many feet wide?
Mīlitēs Hannibalis ratem ūnam longam CC pedēs et lātam L pedēs ā rīpā in flūmen extendērunt.
50
200
500
20
The raft was built to span a
Mīlitēs Hannibalis ratem ūnam longam CC pedēs et lātam L pedēs ā rīpā in flūmen extendērunt.
river
lake
ocean
hill
The raft os compared to a
Haec ratis, similis pontī, in parte superiōre rīpae adversae multīs vinculīs religāta est.
rīpā = river bank; pontī = to a bridge
bridge
fish
chain
cloud
How did the soldiers make the raft stable?
in parte superiōre rīpae adversae multīs vinculīs religāta est.
vinculīs = chains; religāta est = was bound
they anchored it to the bottom of the riverbed
they wedged it against the bank
they tied it to the opposite river bank
men standing in the water held it in place
A second raft is described as
ūnam longam CC pedēs et lātam L pedēs....Secunda ratis, aequē lāta sed longa C pedēs, ad prīmam ratem iūncta est.
exactly like the first raft
not as long as the first
not as wide as the first
larger than the first both in length and width
The raft was then
Mīlitēs prīmam ratem humō texērunt.
covered with dirt
put into the river
disassembled
constructed
Why?
Tum elephantī, sē terram firmam trānsīre crēdentēs, ā fēmineīs elephantīs in prīmam ratem ductī sunt.
humō texērunt = covered with dirt
to make the elephants think it was solid ground
to increase the weight of the raft
to make the raft watertight
so that the elephants did not slip
Who went first?
Tum elephantī, sē terram firmam trānsīre crēdentēs, ā fēmineīs elephantīs in prīmam ratem ductī sunt.
male elephants
female elephants
What happened when the elephants reached the second raft?
Ubi in minōrem ratem prōcesserant, statim vincula, quibus haec secunda ratis ad prīmam ratem iūncta erat, resolūta sunt.
resolūta sunt = were unfastened
They became frightened.
A barrier was erected to keep them from turning back to shore.
The two rafts were separated.
Some elephants fell into the river.
How did the elephants get to the other side of the river?
Tum secunda ratis celeribus et parvīs nāvibus ad rīpam adversam tracta est.
The current carried the raft across.
The raft was pulled by small boats to the other side.
Swimmers pushed the raft across the river.
Soldiers on the other side pulled the raft across using chains.
What happened when the elephants made it to the other side of the river?
Ubi prīmī elephantī dēpositī erant, aliī hōc modō trānslātī sunt.
The process was repeated.
They were fed.
They continued on the journey to Italy.
Both they and the soldiers rested.
From your knowledge of Roman history, this episode is associated with the
Persian Wars
Punic Wars
Gallic Wars
Trojan War
Which Latin expression best describes the Carthaginians’ attitude in this passage?
Sic semper tyrannis
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
Ab ovo usque ad mala
Ars longa, vita brevis
