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Quiz — Storgy

TO AELIUS LAMIA..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker command be done with grief and fears at the poem's opening?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'singularly careless' most directly conveys which aspect of the speaker's attitude?

Q03of 10

What is the primary function of the Cretan Sea as an image in the poem?

Q04of 10

The Muse is asked to weave 'sunny flowers' into a chaplet. This imagery primarily suggests:

Q05of 10

Which statement best describes the poem's central theme?

Q06of 10

The reference to 'the Lesbian lyre' is best understood as an allusion to:

Q07of 10

Who are 'thy sisters' referred to at the poem's close?

Q08of 10

The speaker's tone toward the Muse can best be described as:

Q09of 10

The structural contrast between foreign kings (Tiridates, 'a frozen region') and the chaplet of flowers serves to:

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what is explicitly said to be needed for the speaker's praises to have any value?

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