S. 24 Quintus Consilium Capit

Choose the Latin phrase that best shows how the former king felt after the confrontation about Cephalus' letter.

• cum Cogidubnus trīstis īrātusque ē vīllā Memoris exiisset,

• Salvius quīnquāgintā mīlitēs arcessīvit

• [Salvius] eōs iussit rēgem prīcnipēsque Rēgnēnsium comprehendere

• hī mīlitēs, tōtum per oppidum missī, mox eōs invēnērunt

Answer explanation

cum Cogidubnus trīstis īrātusque ē vīllā Memoris exiisset, = When Cogidubnus, sad and angry, had exited from Memor's house

Choose the Latin phrase that best proves the following statement:

Salvius sought to consolidate his power by removing any British threats.

• cum Cogidubnus trīstis īrātusque ē vīllā Memoris exiisset,

• Salvius quīnquāgintā mīlitēs arcessīvit

• [Salvius] eōs iussit rēgem prīncipēsque Rēgnēnsium comprehendere

• hī mīlitēs, tōtum per oppidum missī, mox eōs invēnērunt

Answer explanation

[Salvius] eōs iussit rēgem prīcnipēsque Rēgnēnsium comprehendere = [Salvius] ordered them to arrest the king and the Regnenses' chiefs.

Choose the Latin phrase that best proves the following statement:

Dumnorix was not arrested nor put in jail.

• hī mīlitēs, tōtum per oppidum missī, mox eōs invēnērunt

• Dumnorix tamen, ē manibus mīlitum noctū ēlāpsus

• Dumnorix...Quīntum quaesīvit, quod eī crēdēbat

• [Dumnorix] cubiculum Quīntī ingressus

Answer explanation

Dumnorix tamen, ē manibus mīlitum noctū ēlāpsus = Dumnorix, however, having escaped from the hands of the soldiers by night

Choose the Latin phrase that best proves the following statement:

Dumnorix can only go to Quintus because he thinks he would be betrayed by any other Roman.

• adiuvā mē, adiuvā Cogidubnum.

• paucīs Rōmānīs crēdō; plūrimī sunt perfidī.

• nēmō quidem perfidior est quam iste Salvius

• nun Cogidubnus, ā mīlitibus Salviī comphrehēnsus, in carcere iacet.

Answer explanation

paucīs Rōmānīs crēdō; plūrimī sunt perfidī. = I trust few Romans; very many are treacherous.

Choose the Latin phrase that best proves the following statement:

Cogidubnus is having a hard time dealing with his new situation in life.

• Salvius...Cogidubnum interficere nūper temptāvit.

• nunc Cogidubnus, ā mīlitibus Salviī comphrehēnsus

• rēx omnīnō dē vītā suā dēspērat.

• Cogidubnus...in carcere iacet.

Answer explanation

rēx omnīnō dē vītā suā dēspērat. = The king is completely despairing about his life.

Choose the Latin phrase that best proves the following statement:

Dumnorix thinks very highly of Quintus.

• tū tamen es vir summae virtūtis magnaeque prūdentiae

• Salvius potentissimus est

• nōlī rēgem, amīcum tuum, dēserere.

• nōlī eum in carcere inclūsum relinquere.

Answer explanation

tū tamen es vir summae virtūtis magnaeque prūdentiae = You however are a man of the highest courage and great intelligence.

Choose the Latin phrase that best proves the following statement:

Dumnorix appeals to Quintus' feelings about Cogidubnus

• tū tamen es vir summae virtūtis magnaeque prūdentiae

• Salvius potentissimus est

• nōlī rēgem, amīcum tuum, dēserere.

• nōlī eum in carcere inclūsum relinquere.

Answer explanation

nōlī rēgem, amīcum tuum, dēserere. = Don't desert the king, your friend.

Choose the Latin word/phrase that best shows that Quintus needed time to figure out what to do.

• subitō [Quīntus] cōnsilium cēpit

• [Quīntus] eum valdē dīligēbat

• [Quīntus] auxilium Cogidubnō ferre volēbat.

• Quīntus rem sēcum anxius cōgitābat.

Answer explanation

[Quīntus] auxilium Cogidubnō ferre volēbat. = Quintus was anxiously thinking about the matter with himself.

Choose the Latin phrase that best shows that Quintus expressed confidence that he had a solution to the problem.

• sed rēs difficillima erat.

• subitō cōnsilium cēpit

• rēgī auxilium ferre possumus

• [Quīntus] eum valdē dīligēbat

Answer explanation

rēgī auxilium ferre possumus = We can bring help to the king.

Choose the Latin phrase that best proves the following statement: Quintus' plan cannot be executed openly.

• "nōlī dēspērāre!" [Quīntus] inquit.

• Agricola sōlus Salviō obstāre potest

• rem ad lēgātum Gnaeum Iūlium Agricolam clam referre dēbēmus.

• itaque nōbīs festīnandum est ad ultimās partēs Britanniae

Answer explanation

rem ad lēgātum Gnaeum Iūlium Agricolam clam referre dēbēmus = We should bring the matter back to the legate, Gnaeus Julius Agricola