Plautus Flashcards

1
Q

Plautus derives from the Umbrian Plotus, what does Plotus mean?

A

Flat-footed or big-eared

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2
Q

What is Plautus’ full name

A

Titus Maccius Plautus or Marcus Accius/Attius Plautus

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3
Q

Where was Plautus born

A

Sarsina, Umbria

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4
Q

When did Plautus die, obtained by Cicero

A

184 BC

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5
Q

When approximately was Plautus born

A

255-250 BC

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6
Q

What were production notices equipped with lists of the characters called

A

didascalia

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7
Q

How many extant Plautine plays are there

A

21

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8
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Comedy of Asses

A

Asinaria

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9
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Which of Plautus’ plays meant the Comedy of the Pot or The Pot of Gold

A

Aulularia

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10
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Prisoners or The Captives

A

Captivi

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11
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Comedy of the Chest

A

Cistellaria

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12
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Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Comedy of the Ghost

A

Mostellaria

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13
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Braggart Soldier

A

Miles Gloriosus

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14
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Merchant

A

Mercator

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15
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Man from Carthage

A

Poenulus

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16
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Persian

A

Persa

17
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Three Coins

A

Trinummus

18
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Comedy of the Satchel

A

Vidularia

19
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Cable or The Rope

A

Rudens

20
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays meant The Weevil

A

Curculio

21
Q

Other Plautus plays that you need to know

A

Amphitruo, Casina, Epidicus, Bacchides, Menaechmi, Pseudolus, Stichus, and Truculentus

22
Q

When was Stichus staged for the first time

A

200 BC

23
Q

Which of Plautus’ plays is the longest and has 1,437 verses

A

Miles Gloriosus

24
Q

Which play of Plautus is the shortest and has 729 verses

A

Curculio

25
Q

Which play of Plautus is the only to have a mythological subject

A

Amphitruo

26
Q

When was Pseudolus first staged

A

191 BC

27
Q

What work of Menander’s is Plautus’ Bacchides based on

A

Dis Exapaton