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Book key 20 a Outside Senator Gracchus’ house.
1 Open answers b In the Colosseum.
2 a emperor general gladiator slave c In the Colosseum arena.
b arrow spear sword d In the prison.
c armor  shield 21–23  Open answers
d republic  senate 24 a 5  b 2  c 8  d 6  e 3  f 7  g 1  h 4
e chariot 25 a bread > wheat
f tiger b watched > followed
3 Open answers c letter > message
4 (in note form) d stay > leave
a He has called his children and the senators to him. e wheat > money
b He picks up some earth and then lets it fall through f pleased > frightened
his fingers. 26–27  Open answers
c Open answers 28 a Proximo
d He is jealous of him. b Proximo
e He visits the wounded and dying soldiers. c Maximus, Juba
f To go home to his farm in Spain. d Haken
5–7  Open answers e Proximo
8 a F  b  T  c T  d F  e  F f Cicero
9 a Training a wild horse. g Maximus, Gracchus
b They are Royal guards, not Roman soldiers. 29 a soldier
c A line of black smoke in the distance. b gold
d They smell the smoke in the air. c flowers
e They think he is dead. d fair
10 a Juba  the tigers e knife
b The slave-seller  the slaves f blood
c The slave-seller  Juba g crowd
d Proximo  dying as gladiators 30 a no  b no  c yes  d yes  e yes  f  no  g no
11–13  Open answers 31–42  Open answers
14 a 5  b  3  c 7  d  1  e 2  f 6  g 4
Discussion activities key
15 a by carriage
1 Commodus is jealous of Maximus.
b worried about
c senators
Commodus

Lucilla

Quintus

Maximus

d arm
e problems
f walls
g listening is jealous of
16–18  Open answers Commodus ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
19 a Proximo  Maximus  going into the arena Lucilla ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
b Maximus  the crowd  in the arena Quintus ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
c Juba  Maximus  in Proximo’s school Maximus ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
d Maximus  Proximo  in Proximo’s room
e Proximo  Maximus  in Proximo’s room 2–8  Open answers
f Commodus  Lucilla  in Commodus’ bedroom 9 Open answers; Proximo paints him yellow because he
refuses to fight.
10–11  Open answers

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12 Lucilla is thinking of the Senate, and of the idea of 2 The Germans had cut the messenger’s head off.
the greatness of Rome; Commodus is thinking of
A S T H
the games at the arena; opinion about good or bad
E H O R
traditions: Open answer.
13 Open answers; he does; at the end of the fight/battle S E C A
in the Colosseum, he raises his right arm and sword in M E C L
the traditional gladiator’s sign of beating death. O S E R ,
14 Open answers T H E O
15 Open answers; the fighters were dressed as the T H E R
African Army because this was the army that
M E N C
fought in Carthagia, Africa. In the third century BC,
O U L D
Rome wanted to get control of the Mediterranean
and fought against Carthage in the Punic Wars. The S E E W
first war was between BC 264 and BC 241. After H A T H
Carthagia recovered some of its power, Rome A D H A
attacked again in the Second Punic War P P E N E
(BC 218–201), and defeated it. Carthagia recovered D .
economically, which led Rome to the third Punic War
(BC 149–146). 3 a  B  b C  c  B  d  B  e  B  f  C
16 Open answers 4 a Lucilla
17 He was a Roman poet who lived from the year 55 to b Maximus
the year 140. He wrote satirical poems in which he c Quintus
showed the decadence of Imperial Rome in contrast d Maximus
with the virtues of the Roman Republic. The phrase 5 a  1  b  2  c  2  d  2
is illustrated by Commodus literally throwing loaves 6 Although Maximus from Spain is here, Maximus the
of bread at the crowds in the Colosseum during the Roman General and Maximus the farmer are already
games. dead. I don’t mind about my own life.
18 The equipment they have is not the same; Maximus Each letter is changed for the following in the
has only a short sword and a round silver shield; Tigris alphabet. Maximus probably wrote it at Proximo’s
is wearing a silver armor and a tiger helmet with a gladiator school.
face guard. The soldiers that hold the tigers loosen the 7 a T. He says: “I could kill, but I choose not to.”
chain when Maximus come near and hold them when (page 27) and “I will not kill for sport.” (page 28).
Tigris comes near. When Tigris is on the ground, a On page 32 we read that, “it made him sick that
tiger attacks Maximus. people were entertained by the sight of men killing
19–23  Open answers other men.”
b F. He would have to kill all gladiators and he is not a
Activity worksheets key good fighter himself.
1 a A messenger c F. Gladiators were not only more experienced but
b The German Army also better equipped (page 31).
c Marcus Aurelius d F. They cheered at him even louder.
d the Roman soldiers who had died during the battle e T. He said to Falco: “Thank you for bringing out the
e Maximus loyal people. I hope they weren’t too expensive.”
f The fact that Roman soldiers were honoring a (page 33).
Spaniard above the Emperor and his family. f T. A man is listening to the senators in the café
(page 36).

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8 F I G H A T R S E Progress test key
I B R A K R E W S 1 a  armor  b  gladiator  c  slaves  d  carriage
2 a anger  b  handle  c  sunrise  d  tigers  e Juba
G L A D I A T O R
f  Morocco  g  gladiator  h  crashed  i  swords
H O E P L I K R U j  arrows  k  spears
T O P E L N O D O (i, j and k in any order)
E D S H I E L D M 3 a  watched  b  stared  c  looked  d  view  e  see
R M O D I R E N R f  looked
4 a shining
L U A N A N E R A
b frightening
G E T A I W S A P c, d  screaming, shouting, in any order
M U E S S O L O C e cheering
9 a The Greek 5 a picked  b cut  c  keep  d got
b The trainer 6 a one tiger
c The spy b has fought with honor
d The crowd in Rome c kill when they had to
e The crowd in the arena d a coin
10 a He is ready to fight e then leave
b He has defeated death f couldn’t
c Asking to let a person live 7 a Juba, Haken and the gladiators
11 a 3  b  2  c  5  d  4  e  1 b Haken
12 a Gracchus c Cicero
b, c  Commodus, Lucilla, in any order d Senator Gaius and his family
d Marcus Aurelius e Quintus
e Lucilla f Commodus
f Commodus g Quintus
13 a Maximus’ death has been arranged. He probably h the gladiators
refers to the fight against Tigris and the four tigers
that is about to begin.
b He refers to himself trusting Lucilla, who did not
deserve his trust.
c He is threatening Lucilla to kill Lucius if she does
not tell him what she has planned.
14 a Maximus to Proximo, when he gave him his
freedom back.
b Cicero to Maximus, when he was being used to
trap him.
c Maximus to Lucilla, when he was decided to fight
Maximus in the arena.
d Quintus to Maximus, when he was taking him to
the arena.
e Commodus to Maximus, on the elevator at the
Colosseum, when he stabs him.
f Juba to the body of Maximus, when he was made
free.

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