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TO QUINCTIUS..

by Horace.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary structural movement of the poem 'To Quinctius'?

Q02of 10

Horace compares his farm favorably to which celebrated southern Italian location?

Q03of 10

What does Horace warn Quinctius about regarding public praise?

Q04of 10

To which god does the hypocritical man publicly pray before secretly invoking Laverna?

Q05of 10

What is the primary function of the fountain described on Horace's farm?

Q06of 10

What technique does Horace use when he imagines a flatterer comparing Quinctius to Augustus?

Q07of 10

What is the tone of Horace's response to the slave who boasts of not stealing or killing?

Q08of 10

According to Horace, what is 'the ultimate boundary of human matters'?

Q09of 10

The image of the wolf fearing the pitfall and the hawk fearing the snare is used to illustrate which idea?

Q10of 10

The closing allusion to 'Pentheus, king of Thebes' serves primarily to illustrate which theme?

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