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Assessment for Unit 2: Caesar I — Campaigns and Leadership
Select the one best answer for each question.
1. [Skill: 1A | Topic: 2.1] Read the excerpt below from Caesar, *De Bello Gallico*. "Ea res est Helvetiis per indicium enuntiata. Moribus suis Orgetorigem ex vinculis causam dicere coegerunt." Which of the following is the best translation of the phrase "Orgetorigem ex vinculis" in the sentence?
2. [Skill: 2A | Topic: 2.1] Read the excerpt below from Caesar, *De Bello Gallico*. "His rebus adducti et auctoritate Orgetorigis permoti constituerunt ea quae ad proficiscendum pertinerent comparare." In the excerpt, what is the grammatical function of "ad proficiscendum"?
3. [Skill: 4A | Topic: 2.1] Read the excerpt below from Caesar, *De Bello Gallico*. "Caesar, quod memoria tenebat L. Cassium consulem occisum exercitumque eius ab Helvetiis pulsum, concedendum non putabat." Which of the following best explains Caesar’s purpose in including the reference to L. Cassius and the earlier defeat?
4. **1.** [Skill: 2A | Topic: 2.2] Read the excerpt below (modeled on Caesar’s prose style): > *Caesar, cognitis eorum consiliis, milites ex castris educit atque in colle proximo constituit. Hostes, ubi nostros conspexerunt, aciem instruxerunt.* Which feature of the excerpt most strongly contributes to an *ostensibly objective* narrative voice typical of Caesar’s commentaries?
5. **2.** [Skill: 2B | Topic: 2.2] Read the excerpt below (modeled on Caesar’s prose style): > *Helvetii legatos ad Caesarem mittunt: pacem petunt. Caesar respondit se pacem non posse facere, nisi obsides darent; simul ostendit quanto in periculo provincia esset, si tantus numerus hominum fines suos transire conaretur.* Which interpretation best explains how the narrator’s perspective shapes the reader’s understanding of Caesar’s actions?
6. **3.** [Skill: 2A | Topic: 2.2] Read the two excerpts below (both modeled on Caesar’s prose style): **Excerpt 1** > *Caesar dixit se id facere non posse, quod ita a maioribus accepisset.* **Excerpt 2** > *Caesar dixit: “Id facere non possum; ita a maioribus accepi.”* Compared with Excerpt 2, Excerpt 1 primarily affects narrative voice by
7. [Skill: 2A | Topic: 2.3] Read the Latin excerpt below. "Caesar ex perfugis cognovit Helvetios in eo loco consedisse." Which of the following best identifies the clause structure used in "Helvetios ... consedisse" and its function in the sentence?
8. [Skill: 1A | Topic: 2.3] Read the Latin excerpt below. "His rebus cognitis, Caesar ad flumen contendit." Which of the following is the best translation of "His rebus cognitis" as it functions in this sentence?
9. [Skill: 3A | Topic: 2.3] Read the Latin excerpt below. "Caesar legatos mittit qui pacem petant." What is the most accurate analysis of the clause "qui pacem petant" and the effect of this construction?
10. 1. [Skill: 3.A | Topic: 2.4] Read the excerpt. "signo dato, pilis emissis, gladiis strictis, impetum fecerunt" Which choice best identifies how the passage achieves Caesar’s characteristic conciseness and rapid pacing?
11. 2. [Skill: 3.A | Topic: 2.4] Read the excerpt. "Quod ubi Caesar animadvertit, cohortatus milites, signum proelii dedit. Fit magna caedes." Which choice best explains the stylistic effect of the second sentence in context?
12. 3. [Skill: 3.A | Topic: 2.4] Read the excerpt. "Non sine magno militum dolore legiones deduxit." Which choice best describes the figure of speech and its rhetorical effect?
13. [Skill: 3A | Topic: 2.5] Read the excerpt below from Caesar (prose narrative). "Cum id nuntiatum esset, Caesar maturat ab urbe proficisci et quam maximis potest itineribus in Galliam ulteriorem contendit; ... ipse in provinciam venit." Which of the following claims about Caesar’s leadership is best supported by the specific wording "maturat," "quam maximis potest itineribus," "contendit," and "ipse"?
14. [Skill: 2A | Topic: 2.5] Read the excerpt below from Caesar (prose narrative). "Haeduos fratres consanguineosque saepe numero a senatu appellatos ... orare ut sibi auxilium ferat." Which of the following evidence → inference → claim chains best matches how Caesar’s wording supports an argument about his campaign?
15. [Skill: 3A | Topic: 2.6] Stimulus (Caesar, adapted from BG 1.7): > Caesar, ubi de eius adventu Helvetii certiores facti sunt, maturat ab urbe proficisci et quam maximis potest itineribus in Galliam ulteriorem contendit. A student is writing an analytical paragraph with the interpretive claim: “Caesar portrays himself as a commander who responds to threats with exceptional speed and urgency.” Which of the following Latin words or phrases from the stimulus provides the most compelling textual evidence for that claim?
16. [Skill: 3B | Topic: 2.6] Stimulus (Caesar, adapted from BG 1.13): > His rebus cognitis Caesar legatos ad eum mittit qui postularet ne in finibus Haeduorum iter faceret. A student’s interpretive claim is: “Caesar presents his actions as measured and justified: he gathers information and then uses diplomacy before force.” Which of the following best explains how a close reading of the Latin can support that claim?
17. [Skill: 1A | Topic: 2.7] Read the excerpt, adapted from Caesar, *De Bello Gallico*: "Caesar, quod memoria tenebat L. Cassium consulem occisum exercitumque eius ab Helvetiis pulsum, maturat ab urbe proficisci." In this sentence, what is the function of the clause introduced by *quod* ("quod memoria tenebat...")?
18. [Skill: 3A | Topic: 2.7] Read the excerpt, adapted from Caesar, *De Bello Gallico*: "Caesar, omnibus rebus ad bellum comparatis, maturat ab urbe proficisci." Which element of the Latin most directly contributes to a tone of urgency and decisive leadership?
Answer all parts of each question. Answers must be in essay form. Outlines or lists alone are not acceptable.
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