Penguin Readers Answer Key Level

Penguin Readers Answer Key level

Gladiator INTERMEDIATE 4

Answers to book activities

1 Open answers 10 a Proximo. He looks like a man Answers to Factsheet activities 2a emperor general gladiator who enjoys the good things in life. He has a gladiator school. slave Communicative activities b arrow sword b The spy. His hearing and memory are both excellent. Open answers c armor shield c Cicero. He was Maximus’ s d republic senate servant in the army. Activities before reading the book 3a battle/wounded 11 Open answers, but probably to 1 Open answers b raised/cheered Falco. 2 (a) Commander of the Armies of the c salute 12 a helmet North d carriage/wheat chariot (b) Marcus Aurelius e trapped b Open answers (c) He is taken prisoner, then he is a slave, finally he is a gladiator. f train 13 a Because they are not there just (d) Commodus g swing to kill, they are there to entertain the crowd. h honor/glory b Because he realizes that this is Activities while reading the book 4a Because the Emperor has sent how he will get to Rome and Chapters 1–3 for his children and the senators possibly have revenge on the so he must be dying. 1 (a) Maximus to himself when he Emperor. realizes that the Germanians will b He picks up a handful of soil c Because he thinks that they are not surrender. from the battlefield in his hand. better fighting alone. (b) Commodus to Lucilla. He knows c Because they have better 14 Open answers that his father, Marcus Aurelius, equipment and are better trained is dying and expects to succeed than the enemy. 15 a At Senator Gracchus’s house To discuss how they can defeat him. d He hates him because Marcus Commodus. (c) Marcus Aurelius to Commodus. Aurelius loves him more. b In the Colosseum. Maximus Commodus has avoided any of e He wants him to become wins the “Battle of Carthage” the fighting, arriving after it is all Protector of Rome. He wants and Commodus decides to over. He is a coward. him to give Rome back to the meet him. (d) Commodus to Maximus. He people. c In prison. Because Lucilla expects to become Emperor and 5a False. Quintus wakes Maximus. wants to convince Maximus expects Maximus to serve him. b Tr ue that he can defeat Commodus. (e) Marcus Aurelius to Maximus. He c We cannot be sure d On the way back to the school is saying that he has fought for from the Colosseum. Cicero 20 years to secure the Empire d False. He orders the guards to and meanwhile the Romans take him. tells Maximus that his army is waiting and gives him the little have become corrupt. e False. He had a cut to the figures of his wife and son. (f) Marcus Aurelius to Maximus. shoulder. Maximus tells Cicero that he Because he does not want one 6 Possible answers: will meet the Senator. man to have absolute power. a He will probably go home to 16 Open answers (g) Marcus Aurelius to Maximus. He Spain. 17 a Commodus tells Falco to have is referring to Commodus. b No. Because he is loyal to the every senator followed. (h) Maximus to Lucilla. He is Emperor. b Because he saw that the avoiding saying that he will not 7a spear servant was being followed by be loyal to Commodus. b chain Falco’s spy. (i) Commodus to Marcus Aurelius just after he has killed him. c cage c To show to Lucilla that he knows that he cannot trust her (j) Quintus to Maximus. He is telling d tiger or anybody else close to him. Maximus that he is going to die e arena 18 The correct order is: and so are his wife and child. 8a Juba says this to Maximus. He is 1 e 2 The correct order is: talking about the tigers. 2 h 1 (c) b The slave-master says this to 2 (f) Proximo. He is talking about the 3 c slaves. 4 f 3 (a) c Haken says this to the Greek 5 a 4 (k) secretary. He is talking about the 6 b 5 (e) new gladiators’ first fight. 7 g 6 (b) d Proximo says this to the 7 (j) gladiators. He is talking about 8 d the coming fight. 19–25 Open answers 8 (i) 9a Gracchus doesn’t trust 9 (h) Commodus because he doesn’t 10 (g) think he will be a good emperor 11 (d) b He talks to Lucilla who tells him 12 (n) that the people need something to believe in, and he knows that 13 (m) the games will give them that. 14 (l) c Because he knows that they will make him popular with the people.

Gladiator INTERMEDIATE 4

Answers to Factsheet activities continued

Chapters 4–6 Chapters 10–12 1 (a) (iv) 1 (a) Falco to Commodus (b) (x) (b) Gracchus to Maximus (c) (v) (c) Maximus to Gracchus (d) (i) (d) Maximus to Proximo (e) (iii) (e) Lucilla to Maximus (f) (vii) (f) Commodus to Lucius (g) (vi) (h) (ix) 2 (a) Juba, Haken and the gladiators (i) (viii) (b) Haken (j) (ii) (c) Cicero (k) (xi) (d) Senator Gaius and his family (e) Quintus 2 (a) False. They were dead. (f) Commodus (b) False. There were several men (f) Quintus chained together. (g) the gladiators (c) True (d) False. He is a secretary. Activities after reading the book (e) False. He refused to fight him. Open answers (f) True (g) True (h) False. 150 days

Chapters 7–9 Chapter 7 (a) SPQR (b) Six (c) entertained (d) waiting for him (e) even better (f) the Emperor (g) terror to the world (h) would be in danger (i) enemies/friends (j) the Battle of Carthage (k) Lucilla’s son

Chapter 8 (a) Die with honor. (b) Take the houses and possessions of the senators he hated. (c) Work together. (d) Maximus (e) The true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. (f) Never to see him again.

Chapter 9 (a) He told the crowds that Tigris of France would be fighting. (b) He picked up some sand from the arena. (c) Tigers were hidden under the arena. (d) No, because he fought with honor. (e) He turned his back on him. (f) Wooden figures of his wife and child.