ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO

Q. 1     Fill in the blanks.

  

            "Ah, love! Well, it might not be what makes the  go , it is what make the  worthwhile. Maybe that’s 

            why billions of people throughout the centuries have seen fit to  an entire  to grand gestures of  with 

            Valentine’s Day, the only holiday best celebrated in ."

Q. 2     True or False? Choose the correct quotation to justify your answer!

            

             a.      We don’t know for sure where the tradition of Valentine’s Day comes from.                   True.    False.

                   It is true! For all its popularity, history doesn’t give us any guarantees as to the origin of St Valentine’s Day.It is false! We know exactly where the tradition of St Valentine's Day comes from.

             b.      Valentine’s Day contains vestiges of the early Christian Church and Ancient Greece.   True.    False.

                   It is true! Valentine’s Day contains vestiges of the early Christian Church and Ancient Greece.It is false! Valentine’s Day contains vestiges of the early Christian Church and Ancient Rome.It is false! Valentine’s Day contains vestiges of the early Christian Church and Ancient Egypt.

Q. 3    The association between mid-February and romance goes back to a pagan festival known as Lupercalia, likely

            honouring either Lupa or Faunus. Who were Lupa and Faunus?

             Luppa was the  of Rome who suckled  and .

            Faunus was the .

Q. 4    How did the festivities begin?

           The festivities began with a carnivala religious servicean animal sacrifice, then the ritualistic slapping of young girlsyoung womenyoung boysyoung men with strips of the animals' skin and bloodstrips of leatherwooden sticks 

           to bestow (~ to give) wealthfertilitycourage for the coming year.

Q. 5    In an effort to christianise the pagan festival, Pope Gelasius declared February 14^th as St Valentine’s day in …

          

           the 3^rd century.    the 4^th century.    the 5^th century.    the 6^th century.

        

Q. 6    There were several St Valentines. One lived during the 3^rd century AD under Emperor Claudius II. Who was he exactly?

         

          a valiant soldier.             a defiant Roman Priest.            a famous doctor.

           

Q. 7    Fill in the blanks.

 

           Claudius was an  ruler. His battles required vast armies of men to  for long periods of time,

           resulting in a military that was  and . So  was Claudius to stop love from sapping the will of

           his armies, he banned  all together.

Q. 8    What was Father Valentine’s reaction?

        

           Father Valentine thought the ban criminalstupidunjustridiculous and he continued to .

 

Q. 9    What happened to Father Valentine in the end?

           In the end Father Valentine was  and .

Q. 10  Who did Father Valentine fall in love with?

Father Valentine fell in love with his jailer's daughtersisterwifecousin.

Q. 11  Why is February 14 a special date?

           February 14 corresponds to the day Father Valentine was born.Father Valentine became priest.Father Valentine died (he was executed)..

Q. 12  Pay attention to figures and fill in the blanks.

            On average, Americans shower their loved ones with  million roses, red ones naturally, and almost  heart-shaped

            boxes of candy, not to mention all those cares, dinners and diamonds. All told, the holiday brings in almost $ billion annually,

            getting retailers plenty to love as well.