Catullus 4 Quiz

What does the ship in Catullus 4 claim to be the fastest of?

• Chariots

• Swimmers

• Ships

• Birds

According to the ship in Catullus 4, what was it able to outrun?

• The fastest runner

• Any swimming plank

• The swiftest horse

• The wind

Where did the ship in Catullus 4 claim to have stood on its summit at the distant moment of its birth?

• The coast of the Adriatic

• The islands of the Cyclades

• Mt. Cytorus

• The Black Sea

What does the ship in Catullus 4 dedicate itself to at the end of its journey?

• The sea gods

• The shore gods

• Twin Castor

• Jupiter

What is the main theme of Catullus 4?

• The adventures of a personified ship

• A historical account of sea battles

• A description of different types of ships

• A sailor's journey to find love

According to the text, what does William Fitzgerald view poem 4 as a demonstration of?

• The poet's journey from west to east

• Urbane speech and competitive displays

• Urbanitas and manipulation of reported speech

• The ship's self-proclaimed homeland

What does the author suggest when proposing to expand our view of the poem's itinerary?

• To consider the poem within the context of Rome's growing dominion over the eastern regions

• To focus solely on the biographical readings of the poet's life

• To analyze the poem as a competitive verbal performance

• To highlight the poem's linguistic playfulness without additional context

What is the phaselus described as in the context of the poem?

• A symbol of cultural imperialism and human domination

• A representation of the poet's social status

• A pawn of the poet

• A vessel of plunder and intellectual exchange

What does shifting our gaze to include the ship's eastern origins help us understand about the poem?

• The importance of the Black Sea in the poem's itinerary

• The foundation of cultural imperialism and human domination behind the poem's discourse

• The biographical elements of the poet's life

• The competitive nature of urban speech in Rome

What historical context is provided for the phaselus's self-proclaimed homeland?

• It was recently annexed by Rome in the mid-first century B.C.E.

• It was the starting point of the poet's journey

• It was the center of cultural and intellectual exchange

• It was unaffected by Rome's expansion