The History of St. Valentine's Day

Who was Claudius II?

• a Christian priest

• an author

• a Roman emperor

What did St. Valentine do to get himself in trouble?

• outlawed marriage for his soldiers

• secretly performed outlawed marriages

• write poems about love and writing "valentines"

What is a martyr?

• an emperor

• a priest

• someone killed for their religious beliefs

Which authors wrote about the tradition of Valentine's Day? Choose all that apply.

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Shakespeare

• John Donne

When did valentines begin to be mass produced in factories?

• 1382

• 1850

• 1950

• 1985

How has celebrating St. Valentine's Day changed over the years?

• Valentines used to be hand written and now the holiday is commercialized.

• Valentines used to be mass produced and now they are hand written.

• Valentines used to be given to enemies and now they are given to people you love.