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Quiz — Storgy

TO HIS SERVANT..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What does the speaker explicitly ask his servant NOT to do in the poem?

Q02of 10

Which plant does the speaker ultimately favor as an appropriate decoration?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'pomp of the Persians' functions primarily as an allusion to:

Q04of 10

What is the dominant theme of this poem?

Q05of 10

The setting in which speaker and servant share the moment is described as:

Q06of 10

The tone of the speaker toward his servant can best be described as:

Q07of 10

The image of chaplets 'woven with the rind of the linden' serves primarily to represent:

Q08of 10

When the speaker says myrtle is 'neither unbecoming you a servant, nor me,' he implies:

Q09of 10

The structural brevity of this poem—a single short stanza—most directly reinforces:

Q10of 10

The word 'quaff' in the final line most nearly means:

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