M. Mirabar quid maesta deos, Amarylli, uocares,
cui pendere sua patereris in arbore poma;
Tityrus hinc aberat. ipsae te, Tityre, pinus,
ipsi te fontes, ipsa haec arbusta uocabant.
T. Quid facerem? neque seruitio me exire licebat   40
nec tam praesentis alibi cognoscere diuos.
hic illum uidi iuuenem, Meliboee, quotannis
bis senos cui nostra dies altaria fumant.
hic mihi responsum primus dedit ille petenti:
'pascite ut ante boues, pueri; summittite tauros.'  45

With one Latin word, identify the subjects of the following verbs:
(put all answers in the nominative: use the words in the poem if the subject is expressed, or pronouns ego, tu, ille/illa/illud, nos, vos, illi/illae/illa for unexpressed subjects)
  1. mirabar
  2. vocares
  3. patereris
  4. aberat
  5. vocabant
  6. facerem
  7. licebat
  8. vidi
  9. fumant
  10. dedit
  11. pascite
  12. summittite
Pick the right answer:
  1. vocares is a. an imperfect subjunctive b. a perfect subjunctive c. a pluperfect subjunctive d. a present subjunctive
  2. patereris is a. an imperfect subjunctive b. a perfect subjunctive c. a pluperfect subjunctive d. a present subjunctive
  3. quid introduces a. a regular relative clause b. an indefinite relative clause c. an indirect question d. a direct question
  4. sua means a. the apple's b. the tree's c. Amaryllis' d. Meliboeus'
  5. hinc is a. an adverb b. a conjunction c. an accusative d. none of the previous
  6. aberat is a. present b. perfect c. pluperfect d. imperfect
  7. ipsae modifies a. te b. Tityre, c. pinus d. none of the previous
  8. ipsi modifies a. te b. fontes c. pinus d. arbusta
  9. ipsa modifies a. haec b. arbusta c. vocabant d. an unexpressed subject
  10. servitio is a. dative with licebat b. dative with me c. ablative with licebat d. ablative with exire.

Find and give:

  1. an active subjunctive in an indirect question
  2. a deponent subjunctive in an indirect question
  3. an impersonal verb
  4. a deliberative subjunctive
  5. an ablative of separation
  6. an accusative of duration of time
  7. a dative participle
  8. a 'preposition' without an object, used as an adverb 
  9. an indirect object
  10. a plural vocative

Is the second foot of each line a dactyl or a spondee:

  1. 36
  2. 37
  3. 38
  4. 39
  5. 40
  6. 41
  7. 42
  8. 43
  9. 44
  10. 45

Write the following in Latin using words from the poem so far:

  1. Tityrus and Meliboeus have cows, sheep, puppies, and goats, but are they their own?
  2. It is permitted to them to make their own cheese and bring it to town.
Answer in English
  1. What role do the trees and plants play in this poem?
  2. Describe the character traits Meliboeus would exhibit in a dramatic production of this poem.
  3. If you were to write a modern version of this poem, where would it be set?

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