De Bello Gallico 5.31-5.40

When we pick up in 5.31, Sabinus and Cotta are debating....

• whether or not to believe Ambiorix/stay or set out from camp

• whether they should attack Ambiorix + his men

• whether they should send extra supplies to JC

• whether Beyonce's lemonade album or homecoming is better.

In 5.31.3-4, maneant, proficiscantur, sentiant, and probent are all:

• active present subjunctives

• future indicative actives

• present subjunctive passives

• present active participles

In 5.31.7, the best meaning of manus IN THIS CONTEXT is:

Tandem dat Cotta permotus manus

• band

• hand

• sand

• land

In 5.31.8, ituros comes from what verb:

Pronuntiatur prima luce ituros

• eo, ire

• sum, esse

• fero, ferre

• erro, errare

In 5.31.8, pronuntiatur introduces a/an...

Pronuntiatur prima luce ituros

• indirect statement

• indirect question

• purpose clause

• ablative absolute

In 5.31.15-16, we learn of 2 things that impede the Romans as they set out. What are those 2 things?

sed ab homine amicissimo Ambiorige consilium datum, longissimo agmine maximisque impedimentis.

• very long marching column

• heavy baggage

• bad leadership

• its the middle of the night.

In 5.32.4, the best meaning of adventum is:

Romanorum adventum exspectabant

• arrival

• departure

• beginning

• messenger

At the end of 5.32.6-8, the location of the Romans is...

novissimosque premere et primos prohibere ascensu atque iniquissimo nostris loco proelium committere coeperunt.

• in the camps

• in a valley

• in battle formation

• in the towers

In 5.33.3, viderentur is:

haec tamen ipsa timide atque ut eum omnia deficere viderentur;

• imperfect active indicative

• imperfect passive subjunctive

• imperfect passive indicative

• imperfect active subjunctive

In 5.33.4 the best meaning of consilium is:

qui in ipso negotio consilium capere coguntur

• plan

• battle

• originator

• conspirator