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WorksheetsClassical Happiness
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
The expression "quae faciant beatiorem" referst to a poem written by
Horace
Carosella
Martial
Phaedrus
What did Horace use to represent a symbol of extravagance?
mytrus
vinum
cervus
rosa
The verb Phaedrus used for how the stag felt about his legs was
laudat
coepit
vituperat
restitit
Lucretius say the like people who "strive for this profitless and never-graneted prize" - always trying to get ahead, are like
Tantalus
Hercules
Sisyphus
Caffrey
Martial has a lot of "stress free" items in his list. Which one least fits in with this list?
focus perennis
lis numquam
sine arte mensa
nox... soluta curis
Horace's use of "neque... dedect" is an example of what literary device?
anaphora
synchesis
enjambment
litotes
The second stanza in Horace I.38 (Persicos odi...) introduces the idea of
consistency
equality
leniency
superiority
Which quote best describes Horace's idea of a good day not a bad one?
vel sole puro
non est efficiet
laetusque deget
per campum fugere coepit
Which excerpt from Phaedrus represents Horace's "sole puro"?
cursu levi
ad fontem
silva excepit
nimiam tenuitatem
Lucretius equates people who are overwhelmed by fears to
Tityos
Sisyphus
Tantalus
Danaids
Lucretius says that people who always seek the next best thing are like
the victims of Cerberus and the Furies
the Danaids
Tantalus
Sisyphus
Be happy with who you are in Martial's words is
vires ingenuae, salubre corpus
nox non ebria, sed soluta curis
esse velis nihilque malis
toga rara, mens quieta
One of Horace's tenants is to relax
with a good book and a friend
in the shade with some wine
and take a nap
all of the above
When Horace describes the hora as fugiens, he hints at the idea of
e pluribus unum
festina lente
mens sana in corpore sano
carpe diem
Lucretius felt that Hell was
Underground
In the heavens
G295
In Cleveland
According to Aristotle, the most important factor in the effort to achieve happiness is
to surround yourself with lots of friends
to avoid as many negatives as possible
to have a good moral character
money, pleasure, and honor
According to Aristotle, greater good requires
acquisition of goods
luck
friends
sacrifice
According to Horace, everyone faces.
good days and bad ones
an uphill climb
the struggle for success
the desire to do what is right despite temptation to do wrong
Marcus Aurelius compared life to
basketball
lacross
wrestling
hiking
Martial, Horace, and Marcus Aurelius seem to agree that
inherited wealth is important
living in the country can lead to happiness
it is everyone's responsibility to serve the public
very little is needed to make a happy life
When Lucretius mentions, when referencing the Danaids, the some people "feed their mind with good things but are never satisfied' or Sisyphus' people who "strive for profitless and never granted prizes", this is most similar to Horace's
Pinus ingens
alba populus
umbra hospitalis
lympha fugax
Which Horace quote speaks to having equanimity?
equanimity - mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
Persicos odi apparatus
cras vel atra nube...vel sole puro
servare mentem aequam
neque te ministrum neque me
Marcus Aurelius' idea the "You have the power over your mind" and the "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts" is most similar to Horace's
ille potens sui
non tamen irritum quodcumque retro
in remoto gramine bearis
lympha fugax laborat trepidare
When Horace talks about days that are "vel atra nube ves sole puro" this most closely related to
Camus' absurdism
mindfullness
wholeness
the Nicomachean Ethics
From Horace 2.3, the point of living well is indicated in the epitaph given to Dellus. What is his point?
That we should care about others
That we are all destined to die
That we are all created equal
That all have tunes running through our heads
When Lucretius talked about the Danaids "filling" their lives "with good things but never satisfying it", this can best be described by the term
wholeness
mindfullness
virtuous living
hedonic treadmill
Emily Dickinson's "little stone" says that
we are all being pushed by outside forces
not having stress is the key
life has its ups and downs
we must try out best to reach the top but expect to fail
