Caesar de bello Gallico chp 86-90

Chp 86 "si sustinere non posset, deductis cohortibus eruptione pugnaret; id nisi necessario ne faciat": what was Caesar's plan B here?

• To go on the defensive

• To retreat completely

• To go on the attack

Chp 86 "multitudine telorum ex turribus propugnantes deturbant, aggere et cratibus fossas explent, falcibus vallum ac loricam rescindunt:" which of the following techniques is used and what is the effect?

• Tricolon of historic present verbs = emphasises energy of the Gauls

• Ablative absolute = shows the systematic approach of the Gauls

• Tricolon of infinitives = emphasises the organisation of the Romans

• Listing of all the Gallic equipment shows their organisation

Chp 87 "Labienus, postquam neque aggeres neque fossae vim hostium sustinere poterant...": who has the upperhand and why?

• The Romans

• The ramparts and trenches have withstood the Gallic attack

• The Gauls

• The ramparts and trenches could not withstand the Gallic attack

Chp 87 "mittit primo Brutum adulescentum cum cohortibus Caesar post cum aliis Gaium Fabium legatum; postremos ipse, cum vehementius pugnaretur, integros subsidio adducit": how does Caesar show his multitasking here?

• Tricolon of time words

• Polysyndeton

• Anaphora

• Use of passive verbs

Chp 88 "nostris omissis pilis gladiis rem gerunt. repente post tergum equitatus cernitur; cohortes aliae appropinquant. hostes terga vertunt; fugientibus equites occurrunt. fit magna caedes": what is NOT happening right now?

• The Romans have discarded their spears.

• The Romans are using their swords.

• The Romans are slaughtered en masse

• The Roman cavalry flees

Chp 88: "de media nocte missus equitatus novissimum agmen consequitur: magnus numerus capiturque interficitur reliqui ex fuga in civitates discedunt": how is the superiority of the Romans conveyed?

• Passive verbs to show the how easy it was to kill the Gauls

• Impersonal verbs to show inferiority of the Gauls

• Polysyndeton shows the efficiency of the Romans

• Use of a superlative to convey the power of the Roman cavalry

Chp 89: "postero die Vercingetorix concilio convocato id bellum se suscepisse non suarum necessitatium, sed communis libertatis causa demonstrat et quoniam sit fortunae cedendum, ad utramque rem se illis offerre, seu morte sua Romanis satisfacere seu vivum tradere velint." Which of the follow is TRUE?

• Vercingetorix called a counsel to come up with a plan

• Vercingetorix offers himself up as part of the Gallic surrender

• Vercingetorix is prepared to be killed or imprisoned

• Vercingentorix blames his men for their defeat

Chp 89: eo duces producuntur, Vercingetorix deditur, arma proiciuntur." Which is NOT used?

• Tricolon

• Asyndeton

• Historic Present

• Emphatic placement

Chp 90: "Gaium Fabium legatum et Lucium Minucium Basilum cum legionibus duabus in Remis collocat, ne quam ab finitimis Bellovacis calamitatem accipiant." Why did Caesar do this?

• He wants to protect Rome's allies from rebellious tribes

• He wants to attack the Remi because they supported the Bellovaci

• He wants to force Gallic tribes to surrender to Rome

• He wants to defend the Bellovaci from the Remi

Chp 90: "imperat magnum numerum obsidum. Legiones in hiberna mittit." What is true about the verbs used here?

• Both are emphatically placed.

• One is emphatically placed.

• They are present subjunctives.

• They are historic presents.