Catullus 1-6 Nat 5

Poem 1 multi answer: What does Catullus ask Lesbia to do with him at the start of the poem?

• Let us live

• Let us love

• Let us hate

• Let us value

Poem 1: What does "brevis lux" mean?

• has set

• brief light

• let us sleep

• an everlasting night

Poem 1 multi-answer: How many kisses does Catullus ask for?

• 330

• 3300

• 3000

• lots

Poem 1: What will Catullus do with the kisses?

• treasure them

• keep a record for ever

• shake them up on an abacus

• reject them

Poem 1 multi-choice: Why does Catullus not want to know the exact number of their kisses

• to ward off curses

• so that nobody knows

• to keep Lesbia happy

• because his mum told him counting kisses is offensive

Poem 2: What is Lesbia doing next to "that man"?

• dining

• sitting with her arms crossed

• looking around

• laughing

Poem 2 multi-select: What senses are affected when Catullus sees Lesbia with that man?

• sight

• taste

• hearing

• touch

Poem 3: What is another way of saying big words?

• grandispeaking

• grandieloquence

• grandiloquence

• granisgoodatspeaking

Poem 3: Why does Catullus mention silphium?

• trying to impress Lesbia with his knowledge

• to create a steamy atmosphere

• to let her know his medical condition

• Lesbia is from silphium

Poem 4: where should a women's words be written?

• on the sea

• on the wind

• on running water

• on a bedpost