M. Et quae tanta fuit Romam tibi causa uidendi?
T. Libertas, quae sera tamen respexit inertem,
candidior postquam tondenti barba cadebat,
respexit tamen et longo post tempore uenit,
postquam nos Amaryllis habet, Galatea reliquit.  30
namque (fatebor enim) dum me Galatea tenebat,
nec spes libertatis erat nec cura peculi.
quamuis multa meis exiret uictima saeptis,
pinguis et ingratae premeretur caseus urbi,
non umquam grauis aere domum mihi dextra redibat.  35

Answer in Latin with one word:
  1. Quid tondenti cadebatur?
  2. Quis post Amaryllida reliquit Tityrum?
  3. Quid ad Tityrum inertem longo post tempore venit?
  4. Dum Galatea eum tenebat, spes cuius a Tityro aberat?
  5. Cui Tityrus pinguem caseum pressit?
Multiple choice:
  1. tanta a. modifies causa b. is predicate nominative c. is ablative singular d. none of the previous
  2. Romam is: a. acc. of place to which b. acc. object of fuit c. acc. object of videndi d. none of the previous
  3. Videndi is: a. an infinitive b. a gerundive c. a participle d. a gerund
  4. tempore is: a. object of post b. abl. of time when c. dat. of time d. none of the previous
  5. libertatis is: a. objective genitive b. genitive absolute c. predicate genitive d. genitive of material
  6. quamvis is a: a. causal b. temporal c. concessive d. coordinating ... conjunction
  7. exiret is: a. present subjunctive b. imperfect subjunctive c. perfect subjunctive d. pluperfect subjunctive
  8. premeretur is in: a. primary sequence b. secondary sequence c. violation of the sequence of tenses d. none of the previous
  9. dextra is an example of: a. simile b. anaphora c. synecdoche d. polyptoton
  10. aere is: a. abl. of time b. abl. absolute c. ablative of cause d. not ablative
With one Latin word, identify the subjects of the following verbs:
(put all answers in the nominative: use the words in the poem, or pronouns ego, tu, ille/illa/illud, nos, vos, illi/illae/illa)
  1. fuit
  2. respexit
  3. cadebat
  4. venit
  5. habet
  6. reliquit
  7. fatebor
  8. tenebat
  9. erat
  10. exiret
  11. premeretur
  12. redibat

Identify the direct objects of the same verbs, where applicable, with one Latin word (leave it in the accusative):

  1. fuit
  2. respexit
  3. cadebat
  4. venit
  5. habet
  6. reliquit
  7. fatebor
  8. tenebat
  9. erat
  10. exiret
  11. premeretur
  12. redibat

Write the following sentences in Latin using only words from the poem:

  1. Freedom was the reason for Tityrus' seeing Rome.
  2. Although he brought many tender lambs and rich cheeses to Rome, he never returned home heavy with money.
Identify the "strawberry jampot" in each line: give whole words (it's OK if the first word has a syllable or two before the "straw-" syllable):
  1. (line) 26
  2. 27
  3. 28
  4. 29
  5. 30 (Galatēa)
  6. 31
  7. 32 (cūra)
  8. 33
  9. 34 (is the -a- in caseus long or short? Look it up in Lewis and Short to verify what you think)
  10. 35

Ancient Comment (from Maurus Servius Honoratus' Commentary on the Poems of Virgil.

[27] libertas amor libertatis. et aliter dicit servus, liberta- tem cupio, aliter ingenuus: ille enim carere vult servitute, hic ha- bere liberam vitam, pro suo scilicet arbitrio agere: sicut nunc Ver- gilius sub persona Tityri dicit se amore libertatis Romam venire compulsum, et item latenter carpit tempora, quibus libertas non nisi in urbe Roma erat. aut certe simpliciter intellegamus hoc loco Tityrum sicut pastorem locutum: nam ubique eum Theocritus mercennarium inducit, item Vergilius, ut "Tityre dum redeo, brevis est via, pasce capellas". quae sera tamen respexit inertem desidem, se non requirentem. nam culpat suam inertiam, quod non ante Romam ierit et sit usus puer libertate, qua uti coepit provectioris aetatis.