Catullus 96, 110
Authored by Sharada Shreve-Price
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11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Catullus 96
Si quicquam mutis gratum acceptumque sepulcris
accidere a nostro, Calve, dolore potest,
quo desiderio veteres renovamus amores
atque olim missas flemus amicitias,
certe non tanto mors immatura dolori est 5
Quintiliae, quantum gaudet amore tuo.
What is this poem about?
a grieving person wanting to communicate with a lost loved one
Catullus' love for Calvus
Catullus' love for Calvus' wife Quintilliae
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Catullus 96
Si quicquam mutis gratum acceptumque sepulcris
accidere a nostro, Calve, dolore potest,
quo desiderio veteres renovamus amores
atque olim missas flemus amicitias,
certe non tanto mors immatura dolori est 5
Quintiliae, quantum gaudet amore tuo.
If something could be communicated to the dead, then what?
they renew their old loves
they ask for forgiveness
they demand answers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Catullus 96
Si quicquam mutis gratum acceptumque sepulcris
accidere a nostro, Calve, dolore potest,
quo desiderio veteres renovamus amores
atque olim missas flemus amicitias,
certe non tanto mors immatura dolori est 5
Quintiliae, quantum gaudet amore tuo.
What does Catullus claim about Quintilla?
that she had more joy in her love with Calvus than there is sadness in her being prematurely dead
that it is sadder for a lover to lose someone as good as Quintilla than it is for onself to die
that she died at a ripe old age but it is still very sad
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Catullus 96
Si quicquam mutis gratum acceptumque sepulcris
accidere a nostro, Calve, dolore potest,
quo desiderio veteres renovamus amores
atque olim missas flemus amicitias,
certe non tanto mors immatura dolori est 5
Quintiliae, quantum gaudet amore tuo.
What does Catullus claim about Quintilla?
that she had more joy in her love with Calvus than there is sadness in her being prematurely dead
that it is sadder for a lover to lose someone as good as Quintilla than it is for onself to die
that she died at a ripe old age but it is still very sad
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Catullus 110
Aufilena, bonae semper laudantur amicae:
accipiunt pretium, quae facere instituunt.
tu, quod promisti, mihi quod mentita inimica es,
quod nec das et fers saepe, facis facinus.
aut facere ingenuae est, aut non promisse pudicae, 5
Aufillena, fuit: sed data corripere
fraudando officiis, plus quam meretricis avarae
quae sese toto corpore prostituit.
What is this poem about?
Catullus is mad at Aufilena because he gave her presents and she wouldn't sleep with him
Catullus is trying to coax Aufilena into falling in love with him even though she's married
Catullus is asking Aufilena, a known prostitute, for help with women
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Catullus 110
Aufilena, bonae semper laudantur amicae:
accipiunt pretium, quae facere instituunt.
tu, quod promisti, mihi quod mentita inimica es,
quod nec das et fers saepe, facis facinus.
aut facere ingenuae est, aut non promisse pudicae, 5
Aufillena, fuit: sed data corripere
fraudando officiis, plus quam meretricis avarae
quae sese toto corpore prostituit.
Why does Catullus say Aufilena is his enemy?
Because she didn't do what she promised and she takes without giving
Because she told her husband about him
Because she lied about being married
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Catullus 110
Aufilena, bonae semper laudantur amicae:
accipiunt pretium, quae facere instituunt.
tu, quod promisti, mihi quod mentita inimica es,
quod nec das et fers saepe, facis facinus.
aut facere ingenuae est, aut non promisse pudicae, 5
Aufillena, fuit: sed data corripere
fraudando officiis, plus quam meretricis avarae
quae sese toto corpore prostituit.
According to Catullus what do chaste girls do?
To do what you promise or not to promise at all
To be honest about being a prostitute
To avoid getting married
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