Stage 39 Culture Quizizz

When an author decided to publish a work, he sent it to a printer.

• True. A printer was the most efficient way to publish a book in ancient Rome

• False: A book was too valuable to entrust to anyone except the author's own hand

• True: An author was often so busy he often did not have the time to publish the book himself

• False: The author would have slaves reproduce his work by hand.

The proceeds from the sale of a book were:

• given to the bookseller alone.

• split evenly between the bookseller and the author.

• given only to the author as he had paid the seller to copy and sell it.

• given to the author's patron, in thanks for all his help.

Roman authors depended on the sale of their work to support themselves.

• True: The income from selling their work made skilled authors financially successful.

• False: No author could make a living from selling his work

• False: Most authors were already independently wealthy, so the income from their works was trivial.

• True: Although it wasn't a very good living, as authors were required to reimburse their patrons.

Ovid's book ars amatoria please Emperor Augustus.

• True: Augustus was Ovid's patron so he would naturally be pleased by his client's success.

• False: ars amatoria instructed young men how to conduct love affairs, which Augustus had tried to stop.

• False: Ovid wrote ars amatoria after Augustus had died.

• True: ara amatoria was a book about the great works of Augustus.

Quintilian was: (check all which are true)

• a famous educator and orator.

• the first teacher to obtain a salary from the state.

• Ovid's teacher

• the author of the work The education of an Orator.

A rhetor only taught the art of public speaking, and therefore had very little influence on Latin literature.

• True: Public speaking did not influence written Latin at all.

• True: Rhetoric and writing were two completely separate skills and were taught separately.

• False: Rhetorical style is greatly reflected in Latin literature.

• False: While most authors received training from a rhetor, rhetorical style was deemed unimportant in expressing written thoughts.

A Roman reader, even when reading alone, would read the work aloud.

• True: Latin literature was written to be read aloud.

• False: Romans believed mostly in silent contemplation of a written work.

• False: While a work would be read aloud at a rectatio, Romans enjoyed the peace that silent reading would bring them when alone.

• False: Most Romans were not crazy; they did not talk to themselves

Word order in a Latin Literature is chosen to enhance its effectiveness when heard and when read.

• True: Although Romans read silently alone, public performances were often given of the most famous works.

• True: Since Latin is inflected, authors could place words where they had the most emotional or artistic effect.

• False: Roman literature could only be written in a certain order due to a strict literary structure.

• False: Romans could only understand Latin if it was written in the expected order.

Which of the following is the most dramatic way to express the sentence?

• infelix periculum puer non vidit.

• puer infelix periculum non vidit.

• heu, puer infelix! nonne periculum vides?

Latin literature ought to be read silently, so that the whole effect of the work may be internalized.

• True: Latin literature is complex, and required quiet contemplation to fully understand it

• False: Latin literature is meant to be read aloud.

• False: Latin sounds very different when read aloud.

• True: Only Latin plays should ever be read aloud.