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SATIRE X..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

According to Horace in this satire, what is the primary stylistic fault he identifies in the verses of Lucilius?

Q02of 10

What does Horace say is insufficient on its own to make a piece of satire truly meritorious?

Q03of 10

Which structural quality does Horace identify as essential so that a sentence does not 'embarrass itself with verbiage'?

Q04of 10

What tone does Horace suggest ridicule can achieve that severity sometimes cannot?

Q05of 10

When Horace recounts a dream vision in which 'Romulus' appears to him, what does this vision forbid him to do?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the range of tones Horace prescribes for effective satiric writing?

Q07of 10

How does Horace characterize his own ambition regarding his audience for these satires?

Q08of 10

The reference to Fundanius, Pollio, Varius, and Virgil in the satire primarily serves which literary purpose?

Q09of 10

What does Horace recommend as the key practical habit for a writer who wants to produce work 'worthy to be read more than once'?

Q10of 10

The allusion to Arbuscula the actress contemning the hissing crowd functions in the poem primarily as an image of what?

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