02.01.26: Level 2; Vincent (Latin Reader); XXXVII; a storm [i]

Dum exercitus Rōmānus pugnat, nūntiī ā Quīntō Atriō ad Caesarem vēnērunt: noctū tempestās maxima nāvēs multās adflīctāverat. Caesar ad nāvēs vēnit, atque, ubi subdūxit*, cum castrīs mūnītiōne coniūnxit. Inde fabrōs ex legiōnibus dēlēgit et aliōs ex continentī arcessit. Rōmānī nāvēs decem diēbus reparāvērunt. Interim cōpiae maiōrēs Britannōrum convēnerant atque Cassivelaunus, dux hostium, omnēs rēs ad bellum parābat. Fluvius Tamesis agrōs Cassivelaunī ā cīvitātibus maritimīs dīvīsit.

*subdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductus [3]: (here) draw / haul up (a ship) onto the land

[A] Comprehension

[1] Which of the following first and second parts of the statement are correct? (2)

[i]

[a] Although the Roman army was fighting …

[b] Since the Roman army was fighting …

[c] While the Roman army was fighting …

[ii]

[a] … Caesar sent messengers to Quintus Atrius.

[b] … Quintus Atrius sent messengers to Caesar.

[c] … Quintus Atrius came to Caesar with messengers.

[2] What had happened at night?

[3] Translate: Caesar ad nāvēs vēnit, atque, ubi subdūxit, cum castrīs mūnītiōne coniūnxit. (4)

[4] [a] Who repaired the ships, and [b] how many days did the repairs take? (4)

[5] What had the Britons done while the repairs were being carried out? (2)

[6] [a] Who was Cassivelaunus, and [b] what was he doing? (2)

[7] What effect did the River Thames have on Cassivelaunus? 

[B] Grammar review

[1] What are the tenses of the following verbs?

[a] pugnat; [b] vēnērunt; [c] adflīctāverat (3)

[2] Give the first person singular present tense of:

 [a] coniunxit; [b] convēnerant; [c] dīvīsit (3)

[3] Give the nominative singular of the following nouns:

[a] fabrōs; [b] continentī; [c] munitiōne; [d] hostium; [e] agrōs (5)

[4] [i] Identify the case of the noun in bold, and [ii] explain why that case is being used: decem diēbus (2)

[5] Find from the text an example of [a] a comparative adjective, and [b] a superlative adjective (2)

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[A] Comprehension

[1] [c] While the Roman army was fighting, [b] Quintus Atrius sent messengers to Caesar [nūntiī ā Quīntō Atriō ad Caesarem vēnērunt │ messengers came to Caesar from Quintus Atrius]

[2] (1) A very large storm (2) had damaged many ships

[3] (1) Caesar came to the ships, and (2) when he had drawn them up (on land), (3) he connected them with the camp (4) by means of a fortification."

[4] [a] (1) workers / craftsmen (2) from the legions and (3) the mainland / continent [b] ten

[5] (1) larger (numbers of ) troops (2) had gathered together

[6] [a] enemy commander [b] preparing everything for war

[7] (1) divided the territories of Cassivelaunus (2) from the maritime tribes

[B] Grammar review

[1] [a] present; [b] perfect; [c] pluperfect

[2] [a] coniungō; [b] conveniō [c] dīvidō

[3] [a] faber; [b] continēns; [c] munitiō; [d] hostis; [e] ager

[4] [i] ablative; [ii] time within which [decem diebus: within ten days]

[5] [a] maiōrēs; [b] maxima