WorksheetsApuleius V.15
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Sic adfectione simulata paulatim sororis invadunt animum: which words tell us that Psyche has been persuaded by her sisters?
paulatim
invadunt
animum
simulata
Statimque eas lassitudinem viae sedilibus refotas: what does Psyche do first for her sisters?
Gives them luxurious food
Lets them wash themselves
Lets them rest their feet on chairs
Gives them more treasure
balnearum vaporosis fontibus curatas: what does Psyche do second for her sisters?
Gives them luxurious food
Lets them wash themselves
Lets them rest their feet on chairs
Gives them more treasure
pulcherrime triclinio mirisque illis et beatis edulibus atque tuccetis oblectat: what is the final thing that Psyche does for her sisters?
Gives them luxurious food
Lets them wash themselves
Lets them rest their feet on chairs
Gives them more treasure
Iubet citharam loqui: psallitur; tibias agere: sonatur; choros canere: cantatur: what technique is used here to emphasise the amount of entertainment put on by Psyche for her sisters?
Present participles
Hyperbaton
Asyndeton
Parataxis
Quae cuncta nullo praesente dulcissimis modulis animos audientium remulcebant: which words emphasise the magical nature of the music?
nullo praesente
dulcissimis modulis
remulcebant
quae cuncta
Nec tamen scelestarum feminarum nequitia vel illa mellita cantus dulcedine mollita conquievit: what contrast is being made here?
The harshness of the wicked sisters
The impassivity of the sisters
The softness of the music
The liveliness of the music
sed ad destinatam fraudium pedicam sermonem conferentes dissimulanter: what techniques are being used here?
Hyperbaton
Hyperbole
Chiasmus
Metaphort
occipiunt sciscitari qualis ei maritus et unde natalium secta cuia proveniret: what did the sisters ask Psyche?
What kind of man her husband was
Where her husband came from
What her husband's name was
What sort of life her husband had led
Tunc illa simplicitate nimia pristini sermonis oblita novum commentum instruit: what mistake does Psyche make when talking to her sisters?
Told the same lies to them
Told new lies to them
Told them that she knew nothing about her husband
Told them that her husband was Cupid
maritum suum de provincia proxima magnis pecuniis negotiantem iam medium cursum aetatis agere interspersum rara canitie: what does Psyche not say about her husband?
She only 'sees' him at night
He works in a neighbouring province
He does business
He is middle-aged with a few grey hairs
Nec in sermone isto tantillum morata: what does Psyche do here?
Delays on her lies
Adds more to her lies
Barely delays on her lies
Does not delay on her lies
rursum opiparis muneribus eas onustas ventoso vehiculo reddidit: what two things does Psyche do for her sisters to end their reunion?
Gives them more food
Lets them sleep there for the night
Returns them to the mountain crag
Gives them more gifts
