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TO NUMICIUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What does Horace identify as 'almost the one and only thing' that can make and keep a man happy?

Q02of 10

How does Horace characterize the emotional states of the man who desires wealth and the man who fears losing it?

Q03of 10

In the section beginning 'Go now, look with transport upon silver,' what is Horace's tone?

Q04of 10

When Horace warns that 'time will bring forth into open daylight' what is buried and 'bury and hide things that now shine brightest,' he is invoking which theme?

Q05of 10

The reference to 'where Numa and Ancus are arrived' is best understood as an allusion to:

Q06of 10

What structural technique does Horace use throughout the epistle to argue against a series of worldly pursuits?

Q07of 10

The anecdote about Lucullus and the five thousand cloaks is used primarily to illustrate:

Q08of 10

Which figure from mythology or legend does Horace invoke to warn against surrendering to forbidden pleasures over duty?

Q09of 10

What does Horace mean when he asks, 'Do you think virtue mere words, as a grove is trees?'

Q10of 10

At the epistle's close, Horace addresses Numicius directly with: 'If you know of any thing preferable to these maxims, candidly communicate it.' What does this rhetorical move accomplish?

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