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TO JULIUS FLORUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

According to the poem, where is Claudius (Tiberius Nero) conducting a military campaign?

Q02of 10

What warning does Horace give to his friend Celsus regarding his writing?

Q03of 10

The image of Titius drinking from 'the Pindaric spring' is best understood as a reference to which poetic technique?

Q04of 10

What three professional paths does Horace suggest Julius Florus might be pursuing?

Q05of 10

What does Horace mean by describing Florus as hovering about 'thyme'?

Q06of 10

What is the primary purpose of the closing lines about Munatius and the devoted heifer?

Q07of 10

Which best describes the overall tone of 'To Julius Florus'?

Q08of 10

When Horace asks 'who diffuses into distant ages his deeds,' he is asking about which subject?

Q09of 10

What structural feature best characterizes this poem's organization?

Q10of 10

The metaphor of 'coursers with unsubdued neck' near the poem's end is used to describe what?

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