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Catullus addresses Lesbia.
| Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus, |
| rumoresque senum severiorum |
| omnes unius aestimemus assis! |
| Line | Soles occidere et redire possunt: |
| (5) | nobis cum semel occidit brevis lux, |
| nox est perpetua una dormienda. |
| Da mi basia mille, deinde centum, |
| dein mille altera, dein secunda centum, |
| deinde usque altera mille, deinde centum. |
| (10) | Dein, cum milia multa fecerimus, |
| conturbabimus illa, ne sciamus, |
| aut ne quis malus invidere possit, |
| cum tantum sciat esse basiorum. |
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1. | In line 2, -que connects
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| (A) | Vivamus (line 1) and aestimemus (line 3) |
| (B) | amemus (line 1) and aestimemus (line 3) |
| (C) | rumores (line 2) and senum (line 2) |
| (D) | rumores (line 2) and omnes (line 3) |
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2. | The case and number of senum (line 2) are
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| (A) | nominative singular |
| (B) | accusative singular |
| (C) | nominative plural |
| (D) | genitive plural |
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3. | In line 3, unius modifies
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| (A) | Lesbia (line 1) |
| (B) | rumores (line 2) |
| (C) | senum (line 3) |
| (D) | assis (line 3) |
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4. | In line 3, aestimemus is translated
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| (A) | we valued |
| (B) | let us value |
| (C) | let him value |
| (D) | we shall value |
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5. | The words rumores … assis (lines 2-3) tell us that
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| (A) | all the rumors should be considered worth very little |
| (B) | all the rumors were started by one person |
| (C) | all the old men think the rumors are worth the same amount |
| (D) | all old people should no longer concern themselves with rumors |
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6. | In line 5, brevis lux is a metaphor for
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| (A) | life |
| (B) | hatred |
| (C) | a star |
| (D) | a rumor |
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7. | In line 6, nox … dormienda is translated
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| (A) | at night one person sleeps forever |
| (B) | one perpetual night must be slept |
| (C) | she alone must sleep for a perpetual night |
| (D) | she always wants to sleep for a night |
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8. | How many elisions occur in line 9 (deinde … centum)?
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| (A) | None |
| (B) | One |
| (C) | Two |
| (D) | Three |
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9. | What figure of speech occurs in deinde … centum (lines 7-9)?
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| (A) | Hendiadys |
| (B) | Anaphora |
| (C) | Zeugma |
| (D) | Personification |
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10. | The case and number of multa (line 10) are
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| (A) | nominative singular |
| (B) | ablative singular |
| (C) | nominative plural |
| (D) | accusative plural |
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11. | In line 11, illa refers to
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| (A) | Lesbia (line 1) |
| (B) | rumores (line 2) |
| (C) | nox (line 6) |
| (D) | basia (line 7) |
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12. | The case of basiorum (line 13) depends on
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| (A) | quis (line 12) |
| (B) | tantum (line 13) |
| (C) | sciat (line 13) |
| (D) | esse (line 13) |
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13. | What are the poet and Lesbia trying to protect themselves against in lines 11-13 (conturbabimus … basiorum)?
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| (A) | Hatred |
| (B) | Envy |
| (C) | Sickness |
| (D) | Stupidity |
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14. | Which of the following poems is most closely linked thematically with this poem?
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| (A) | Catullus 7 ("Quaeris quot mihi basiationes") |
| (B) | Catullus 8 ("Miser Catulle, desinas ineptire") |
| (C) | Catullus 51 ("Ille mi par esse deo videtur") |
| (D) | Catullus 70 ("Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle") |
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