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SATIRE III..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

Which example does Horace use at the very opening of the satire to illustrate the inconsistency of human character?

Q02of 10

What does Horace compare the ideal attitude toward a friend's faults to?

Q03of 10

What structural technique does Horace use when he interrupts his argument to address his own faults before returning to his theme?

Q04of 10

Which grotesque hypothetical does Horace use to argue that punishment must be proportionate to the crime?

Q05of 10

What is the tone Horace adopts toward the Stoic philosophical position that all faults are equal?

Q06of 10

When Horace describes how 'we invert the very virtues themselves,' what pattern of behavior is he criticizing?

Q07of 10

How does Horace characterize Maenius's behavior toward Novius?

Q08of 10

What imagery does Horace use to describe the consequences of neglecting one's inner vices?

Q09of 10

In the closing passage, who is identified as the addressee to whom Horace admits he sometimes interrupts with 'any kind of prate'?

Q10of 10

What is the central theme that unifies the satire's movement from Tigellius to the Stoic 'wise king' at the end?

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