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British envoys come to Caesar.

  1. Hostes proelio superati, simul atque se ex fuga receperunt, statim ad Caesarem legatos de pace
  2. miserunt; obsides sese daturos quaeque imperasset facturos polliciti sunt. Una cum his legatis
  3. Commius Atrebas venit, quem supra demonstraveram a Caesare in Britanniam praemissum. Hunc illi e
  4. navi egressum, cum ad eos oratoris modo Caesaris mandata deferret, comprehenderant atque in
  5. vincula coniecerant; tum proelio facto remiserunt et in petenda pace eius rei culpam in multitudinem
  6. contulerunt et propter imprudentiam ut ignosceretur petiverunt. Caesar questus quod, cum ultro in
  7. continentem legatis missis pacem ab se petissent, bellum sine causa intulissent, ignoscere se imprudentiae dixit obsidesque imperavit

Multiple-Choice Questions

  1. The words simul atque se ex fuga receperunt (line 1) tell us that the Britons
  2. withstood the urge to flee
  3. reassembled after fleeing
  4. welcomed those who fled to them
  5. fled as soon as they could

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. The object of facturos (line 2) is
  2. Hostes (line 1)
  3. legatos (line 1)
  4. obsides (line 2)
  5. quae imperasset (line 2)

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. Which of the following grammatical constructions occurs in line 2 (obsides... polliciti sunt)?
  2. An indirect question
  3. An indirect command
  4. An indirect statement
  5. A passive periphrastic

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. According to line 2 (obsides... facturos), the Britons promised Caesar that they would
  2. supply his army
  3. return the Roman hostages
  4. inform him of their plans
  5. obey his commands

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In lines 2–3 (Una... praemissum), we learn that Commius Atrebas
  2. had been sent to Britain earlier by Caesar
  3. had shown Caesar around Britain
  4. had described Britain to Caesar
  5. had made a promise to Caesar about the Britons

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. The case of oratoris (line 4) depends on
  2. navi (line 3)
  3. eos (line 4)
  4. modo (line 4)
  5. mandata (line 4)

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. The object of comprehenderant (line 4) and coniecerant (line 4) is
  2. Hunc (line 3)
  3. eos (line 4)
  4. mandata (line 4)
  5. vincula (line 4)

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. According to lines 3–4 (Hunc... coniecerant), how did the Britons react to Commius Atrebas' efforts on behalf of Caesar?
  2. They invited him to leave the ship and talk with them.
  3. They understood his concern and planned a response.
  4. They took counsel and decided to eject him from the camp.
  5. They seized him and put him in chains.

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In line 5, eius rei refers to the
  2. flight of the Britons
  3. giving of hostages
  4. treatment of Commius Atrebas
  5. decision to obey Caesar's orders

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In line 5, in multitudinem is translated
  2. onto the common people
  3. among the crowd
  4. for the majority
  5. in great numbers

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In line 6, ut introduces
  2. a result clause
  3. a conditional clause
  4. a purpose clause
  5. a temporal clause

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In lines 5–6 (in petenda... petiverunt), what claim did the envoys make?
  2. Caesar had already forgiven them.
  3. The common people were to blame.
  4. They have already acknowledged their misdeeds.
  5. They had changed their ways.

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In line 6, quod is translated
  2. what
  3. which
  4. because
  5. why

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In line 6, continentem is translated
  2. holding together
  3. continuous
  4. the mainland
  5. the captor

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. What is the grammatical function of legatis missis (line 6)?
  2. Dative of agent
  3. Double dative
  4. Ablative of means
  5. Ablative absolute

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In lines 6–7 (cum ... intulissent), we learn that the Britons
  2. urged the envoys to threaten war although they had no cause
  3. waged war without cause although they had sought peace
  4. thought they had no reason to seek peace
  5. attacked Caesar rather than first seeking peace

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. The case of imprudentiae (line 7) is
  2. genitive
  3. dative
  4. nominative
  5. vocative

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In lines 7–8 (ignoscere... imperavit), we learn that Caesar's reaction to the Britons' plea was
  2. ignored
  3. conciliatory
  4. imprudent
  5. disappointing

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. Which feature of Roman warfare is found in the passage?
  2. The taking of enemy hostages
  3. The conscription of native peoples
  4. The general's urging on the troops in battle
  5. The punishment of mutinous soldiers

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. In what situation elsewhere in the Bellum Gallicum does Caesar react in a similar way?
  2. In his treatment of the Helvetians after their defeat
  3. In his rescue of C. Valerius Procillus after his capture by Ariovistus
  4. In his crossing the Rhine back into Gaul after his attack on the Germans
  5. In his treatment of the defenders of Avaricum after he enters the city

Targeted Learning Objective:

  1. The passage departs from the usual style of the Commentarii because it contains an example of Caesar
  2. recording an oration in direct speech
  3. making frequent use of figures of speech
  4. providing a physical description of a character
  5. referring to himself in the first person

Targeted Learning Objective:


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