Caesar Book 1
The tribe who are migrating and ask to cross through a Roman province.
Who are the Helvetii?
The legate who Caes. focuses much of book 5 on; brother of M. Tullius
Who is Quintus (Tullius) Cicero?
The Gauls believe themselves to be descend from this deity.
Who is Dis?
The correct scansion of the line below:
crīnis inhaerēbat, magnī fīdūcia rēgnī.
What is DSSSDS?
volucer -cris -cre (adj.)
What is "flying"?
The ringleader of the Helvetian Conspiracy; dies under mysterious circumstances.
Who is Orgetorix?
The Gallic tribe who attempts to convince the Romans they come in peace, in order to lure them out of their winter-quarters.
Who are the Nevii? (also acceptable: Nervians)
The method by which the Druids transmit their knowledge.
What is oral tradition?
The correct scansion of the line below:
atque hīc undantem bellō magnumque fluentem
What is SSSSDS?
conor, conari, conatus sum
What is "to try"? (or "to attempt")
The grammatical construction which Caes. uses to denote the year in his writings.
What is the ablative absolute?
The names of two rival centurions vying for glory.
Who are Pullo & Vorenus?
Caes. claims this is the place from which the druids were taught their customs.
What is Britain/Britannia/England? (All acceptable answers)
The correct scansion of the line below:
tū potes hunc,' dīxit 'videar modo dignus, amōrem.
What is DSDDDS?
sepulcrum, i n.
What is "tomb"? (Also acceptable: burial chamber, grave)
The strongest of the Gallic tribes, according to Caes. in 1.1
Who are the Belgae?
The two legates who heeded the Gaul's advice and left camp; they were tricked and subsequently slaughtered in a valley along with their troops.
Who are Sabinus & Cotta?
The "barbaric" religious practice which the Gauls carry out.
What is human sacrifice/immolation?
The correct scansion of the line below:
saxa per et scopulōs et dēpressās convallīs
What is DDSSSS?
mundus, a, um (adj.)
What is "clean"? (Also acceptable: neat, elegant)
Caesar tells the Helvetii he needs time to consider their proposal in order to do this.
What is to buy time?
(There are variously-phrased acceptable answers here)
The amount of towers (allegedly) built the Romans in one night.
What is 120?
The three ways by which the Druids may choose a new leader.
What is "popularity, voting or warfare?"
The correct scansion of the lines below: (elegiac couplets)
dīvitiās alius fulvō sibi congerat aurō
et teneat cultī jūgera multa solī,
What is:
DDSDDS
DS Long DD Long?
suscipio, ere, epi, eptum
What is "to take up"?