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TO CRISPUS SALLUSTIUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What structural form best describes this poem as translated here?

Q02of 10

To whom is the poem addressed, and what is the speaker's relationship to that person?

Q03of 10

The poem calls Crispus Sallustius a 'foe to bullion, unless it derives splendor from a moderate enjoyment.' What does this opening characterization establish?

Q04of 10

For what virtue is Proculeius praised in the poem?

Q05of 10

The image of 'direful dropsy' that 'increases by self-indulgence' functions primarily as which literary device?

Q06of 10

What does the speaker suggest is the true remedy for the 'dropsy' of greed?

Q07of 10

The reference to Phraates 'restored to the throne of Cyrus' serves as an allusion that makes which argument?

Q08of 10

What is the dominant tone of the speaker throughout the poem?

Q09of 10

The geographic references to 'Libya,' 'the distant Gades,' and 'both the Carthages' are used to convey what idea?

Q10of 10

According to the poem's conclusion, who alone deserves 'the kingdom,' 'a safe diadem,' and 'the perpetual laurel'?

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