
NLE - Intm. Read. - A Call to Valor 21
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- Q1
According to lines 1-2 (ego...solētis), how are Roman soldiers accustomed to fight?
alone
with surprise attacks
against each other
with spirit
30s - Q2
How does Scipio want his soldiers to feel (line 2)?
confident of victory
indignant and angry
merciful to their enemies
dignified and honored
30s - Q3
What is Scipio’s main point in lines 1-3 (Itaque...videātis)?
The Romans and the enemy were fighting much more fiercely than ever before.
The Romans had to fight against their own comrades with more animosity than they had the enemy.
The Romans should fight in such a way as they would if their comrades suddenly rose up against them.
The Romans should fight with the same hatred that the enemy does.
30s - Q4
What word does ferentēs (line 3) modify?
īrā
arma
indignatiōne
sociōs
30s - Q5
To whom does furiōsum iuvenem refer (lines 3-4)?
a Roman consul
Scipio
Scipio’s son
Hannibal
30s - Q6
In line 5, Scipio wishes that the soldiers were fighting
for honor, not for safety
for control of the Alps
for the safety of the provinces
for neither honor nor safety
30s - Q7
Sicilia et Sardinia sunt _____.
lacūs
montēs
urbēs
īnsulae
30s - Q8
In line 6, to what does dē quibus quondam pugnābātur refer?
the First Punic War
the secession of the plebs
the fall of the monarchy
the establishment of the monarchy
30s - Q9
In lines 6-7 (Nōn...pugnandum), Scipio asserts the need for the Roman soldiers to
fight at sea
defend their land
explore new territories
acquire more provinces
30s - Q10
In line 7, what does alius exercitus mean?
another army
the same army
a foreign army
each army
30s - Q11
In lines 7-8 (Nec...obsistat), what does Scipio point out?
Help is on the way.
They should seek the aid of allies.
They are the last line of defense
They should attack the enemy from behind.
30s - Q12
Scipio adds in lines 8-9 (nec Alpēs...sinunt) that
the Carthaginians are preparing their defense
there is no other obstacle to delay the Carthaginians
the Roman soldiers are not permitted to cross the Alps
the Carthaginians will not be able to retreat across the Alps
30s - Q13
In line 8, hostēs trānseunt refers to Hannibal’s army
fighting in Sicily
sailing from Carthage
crossing the Alps
crossing the Rubicon
30s - Q14
What does Scipio convey to the soldiers with the phrase est pugnandum in both lines 7 and 9?
their duty
their reward
their mistake
heir belligerence
30s - Q15
In the Roman army, moenia (line 10), agger, and vallum were all
walls
aqueducts
baths
arches
30s
