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Apuleius V.16

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sed dum Zephyri tranquillo spiritu sublimatae domum redeunt: what are the characteristics of Zephyr?

a)

Harshness

b)

Anger

c)

Peaceful

d)

Vengeful

2.

sic secum altercantes: "Quid, soror, dicimus de tam monstruoso fatuae illis mendacio?": what are the sisters talking about?

a)

Psyche's wealth

b)

Psyche's baby

c)

Psyche's husband

d)

Psyche's lie

3.

sic secum altercantes: "Quid, soror, dicimus de tam monstruoso fatuae illis mendacio?": what technique is being used here to emphasise their disgust at Psyche's lie?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Hyperbaton

c)

Polyptoton

d)

Asyndeton

4.

Tunc adolescens modo florenti lanugine barbam instruens, nunc aetate media candenti canitie lucidus: what aspect of Psyche's lie are the sisters debating?

a)

The inconsistencies

b)

The different ages of Cupid in the two lies

c)

Cupid's beard

d)

The different heights of Cupid in the two lies

5.

Quis ille quem temporis modici spatium repentina senecta reformavit?: what strange phenomenon are the sisters discussing?

a)

Old age

b)

Rapid ageing

c)

Rapid death

d)

Passing of time

6.

Nil aliud reperies, mi soror, quam vel mendacia istam pessimam feminam confingere vel formam mariti sui nescire: what do the sisters say about Psyche?

a)

She was a terrible woman

b)

She knew little about her husband

c)

She was a very lucky woman

d)

She knew too much about her husband

7.

quorum utrum verum est, opibus istis quam primum exterminanda est: what do the sisters want to do to Psyche?

a)

Separate her from her riches

b)

Steal her riches

c)

Exterminate her

d)

Find out the truth

8.

quorum utrum verum est, opibus istis quam primum exterminanda est: what kind of word is this and what does it suggest about the sisters?

a)

Adjective

b)

Gerundive

c)

Their greed

d)

Their determination

9.

Quodsi viri sui faciem ignorat, deo profecto denupsit et deum nobis praegnatione ista gerit: why are the sisters upset about their sister's marriage?

a)

They believe she has married a serpent

b)

They believe she has married the perfect man

c)

They believe she has married a god

d)

They believe she has been trapped in a violent marriage

10.

Certe si divini puelli — quod absit — haec mater audierit, statim me laqueo nexili suspendam: what do the sisters suggest they will do if their sister's child is divine?

a)

Kill Psyche

b)

Throw themselves off the mountain craf

c)

Hang themselves

d)

Drown themselves

11.

Ergo interim ad parentes nostros redeamus et exordio sermonis huius quam concolores fallacias adtexamus: what do the sisters plan to do to their parents?

a)

Tell them that Psyche's child will be born as a demon

b)

Deceive them about Psyche

c)

Tell them the truth about Psyche

d)

Tell them that Psyche is dead