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Storgy

Quiz — Storgy

TO ICCIUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary occasion or situation that prompts Horace to write this poem to Iccius?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the poem?

Q03of 10

The image of 'precipitate rivers to flow back again to the high mountains' is best understood as a figure for which idea?

Q04of 10

What rhetorical device is most prominent in the lines asking about the barbarian virgin and the perfumed cup-bearer boy?

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'The noble works of Panaetius' most directly alludes to which intellectual tradition?

Q06of 10

What does the phrase 'after you had promised better things' reveal about the speaker's attitude toward Iccius?

Q07of 10

The 'Seric arrows' mentioned in the poem most likely refer to weapons associated with which distant people?

Q08of 10

Which structural feature best characterizes the form of this poem as a Horatian ode?

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The mention of 'Tiber to change his course' alongside the rivers flowing uphill functions primarily to

Q10of 10

The cup-bearer boy 'skilled to direct the Seric arrows with his father's bow' is best interpreted as

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