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ON HIS OWN WORKS..

by Horace.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What does Horace claim his completed monument surpasses in durability?

Q02of 10

Which goddess does Horace address in the poem's final lines?

Q03of 10

What is the significance of Libitina in the poem?

Q04of 10

What primary theme does Horace develop in this poem?

Q05of 10

The image of 'the priest shall ascend the Capitol with the silent [vestal] virgin' is used to suggest what?

Q06of 10

The Aufidus and Daunus mentioned in the poem are references to what aspect of Horace's biography?

Q07of 10

What specific poetic achievement does Horace claim as his own in this poem?

Q08of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem?

Q09of 10

The 'Delphic laurel' Horace requests in the final line is an allusion to what?

Q10of 10

Which of the following forces does Horace NOT list as something that will fail to destroy his monument?

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