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WorksheetsDe Bello Gallico I:5-8
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which point of preparation did Orgetorix concern himself with?
Animal husbandry
Gathering food
Training soldiers
Making alliances
Who among the Sequani tribe did Orgetorix persuade to help the Helvetii?
Casticus
Catamantaloedes
Dumnorix
Diviciacus
Who, having previously held kingship among the Sequani, was considered a "friend of the Roman people" by the Senate?
Casticus
Catamantaloedes
Dumnorix
Diviciacus
Who among the Aeduan tribe did Orgetorix persuade to help the Helvetii?
Casticus
Catamantaloedes
Dumnorix
Diviciacus
Who was leader of the Aedui and greatly admired by the common people of the tribe?
Casticus
Catamantaloedes
Dumnorix
Diviciacus
What did Orgetorix offer Dumnorix to persuade him to aid the Helvetii?
His daughter in marriage
Equal partnership in rulership of the Helvetii
Large amounts of land in their new territory
His best horse and a large amount of gold
According to Orgetorix, what is there "no doubt" of?
That the Helvetii are the most capable of all the Gauls
That the Helvetii will be prepared to conquer Gaul in three years
That the Helvetii will only succeed with the help of the Sequani and Aedui
That the Helvetii will be easy to persuade because they trust him implicitly
What do the three Gallic conspirators hope for?
That their three tribes will be able to bring in a new era of peace and friendship to Gaul
That their three tribes will be able to conquer the rest of Gaul
That their three tribes will be able to invade Germany and defeat the Germans across the Rhine
That their three tribes will be powerful enough to defend their land against Caesar
How did the Helvetians learn of Orgetorix's conspiracy?
Through the Romans
The Allobroges told them
Through an informer
Orgetorix confessed to them
Which of these events do NOT occur?
Orgetorix is in chains
Orgetorix gathers all his family to court
Orgetorix eventually speaks his case aloud
Orgetorix has a number of debtors
About how many towns and villages did the Helvetians burn?
12
400
412
500
How much ground rations was each Helvetian to carry?
3 months
3 years
2 months
1 year
According to Caesar, why did the Helvetians burn all their towns and villages?
To deny the Germans the use of them
To intimidate the other Gauls
To scare themselves into attacking the Romans
To remove the hope of returning home
Which other tribes did they persuade to follow this same plan?
Rauraci
Latobrigians
Tulingi
Boians
How many routes were there for the Helvetians to follow>
1
2
3
4
What things made the route through the Sequani more difficult?
The Sequani's swords
The Iura mountains
The heat of the desert
The Rhone river
What made the route through Roman territory easier?
The Rhone was shallower there and easily crossed
There weren't any warlike tribes
The fields were flatter and easier to ride on
They could gather food on the way
Which city of the Allobroges was closest to the Helvetian borders?
Noricum
Geneva
Alesia
Briga
Why did the Helvetians think that they could persuade the Allobroges to let them pass?
They had much grain to trade with them
They were friendly neighbors
The two tribes had an alliance
They weren't at that point friendly with the Romans
