Bartholomew the Englishman

On Sirens

Latin Grammar: Reading Comprehension

Sirenes tres finguntur fuisse ex parte virgines et ex parte volucres, ungulas et alas habentes, quarum una voce, altera tibia, tertia lyra canebat, quae illectos navigantes sub specie cantus ad naufragium pertrahunt.

Read the passage above to answer the questions below correctly.

1. How many sirens are there?
one
three
ten
thirty

2. Sirens have:
c. talons
b. wings
c. beaks
d. a and b
e. b and c
f. a, b, and c


3. Which of these do the sirens not sing with?
voice
tuba
lyre
flute

4. What happens to sailors who listen to the sirens?
they fall in love with them
they become enchanted
they get shipwrecked
they turn into wolves


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