Martial and Catullus and many others practiced this short, condensed form of poetry, which could praise a patron just as much as it could slander a politician.

Catullus longest poem, Poem 64 – the “Epyllion,” or mini-epic, is about the wedding of ________ and ________, although it also retells the story of Ariadne being left behind by Theseus.

Catullus’ addressee Lesbia is often thought to be __________, a celebrity belle of the late republic.

Catullus enjoyed the dense, allusive poetry of a 3rd-century BCE Alexandrian writer called:

To our knowledge, Catullus’ most important predecessor in the composition of short, autobiographical love poems was:

Amidst many other things, Catullus, in his poems, calls Julius Caesar a(n):

Neoteric poetry, an important movement in the late republic and early imperial period, was generally:

Catullus frequently slandered a military engineer named __________ in his poetry, a man who worked for Julius Caesar.

Which of the following sentences best describes the contents of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?”

A style of short, improvised comedic poetry practiced on the Italian peninsula during Catullus’ lifetime, associated with weddings and harvest festivals.

Catullus lived from roughly:

Some of Catullus’ simpler, more affectionate love poems to Lesbia involve

Catullus was from:

The 3rd-century BCE Alexandrian poet Callimachus had an ongoing feud with _______________, who produced an epic poem. Callimachus favored shorter, more polished work.

According to Suetonius, when Caesar discovered the slanderous verses Catullus had written about him, Caesar: