Catullus 40

Question 1

What is Catullus 40 about?

Answer 1

About Catullus anger towards Ravidus who wrote about his love for Lesbia.

Question 2

How does Catullus describe Ravidus mind?

Answer 2

What bad mind, poor little Ravidus

Question 3

What does the bad mind cause Ravidus to do?

Answer 3

Drives you headlong into my iambics?

Question 4

What did Ravidus do to the God?

Answer 4

What god unwisely called upon by you

Question 5

What is the God preparing to do?

Answer 5

Is preparing to arrouse a foolish argument?

Question 6

What does Catullus initially think Ravidus wants?

Answer 6

Is it to become talked about by the people?

Question 7

What does Catullus ask Ravidus?

Answer 7

What do you want? Do you choose to become famous in anyway?

Question 8

Why will Ravidus become famous?

Answer 8

You will be since you choose to love
my girl,

Question 9

What will Ravidus love cause?

Answer 9

My girl with a long punishment.

Question 10

Iambos

Answer 10

Iambics

Question 11

None bene

Answer 11

Unwisely

Question 12

Vecordem

Answer 12

Foolish

Question 13

Vulgi

Answer 13

Gossip

Question 14

What is the main technical device Catullus exploits in Catullus 40?

Answer 14

Rhetorical Questions.

Question 15

Drives you headlong into my iambics

Answer 15

Metaphor