WorksheetsWheelock's 16 Readings
Total questions: 2
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the main reason Juvenal gives for writing satire?
There are many poets in the city
There are many vices in the city
He wants to become famous
He enjoys writing poetry
According to Juvenal, what helps him write verses if nature cannot?
Inspiration
Indignation
Imagination
Intuition
In Juvenal's book, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a human action?
Fear
Joy
Desire
Trickery
Match the vocab terms
turba
crowd
poeta
poet
satura
satire
indignatio
anger
facta
deeds
match the verbs
ero
I will be
est
there is
sunt
there are
erunt
they will be
potest
is able
a goal of satire is to
teach a skill
inspire awe
reveal immorality
inspire love
Litotes is...
using a negative phrase to assert the positive idea
ABBA word order
pairing opposite words or phrases
a short satirical poem with a punch line
An example of litotes is found on what line of this passage?
1
2-3
3-4
5
write out the Latin term in this passage from which we get the English term culprit
(a)
Write out the Latin term as it appears in this passage from which we get the English term "urban"
(a)
Match the translations
ego
I
me
me
meo
my
facta
deeds
facit
makes
What is the main theme of the passage 'On a Temperamental Friend'?
Friendship's complexity
The pleasure of friendship
The vices of city life
Duties of friendship
The passage 'On a Temperamental Friend' suggests that the relationship is both (a) and challenging.
In the passage, the author expresses the sentiment 'nec tēcum possum vīvere nec sine tē.' What does this imply about the relationship?
It is harmonious
It is indifferent
It is both necessary and difficult
It is joyful
The passage 'On a Temperamental Friend' is an example of this literary genre (a) .
Match the translations
difficilis
difficult
facilis
easy
iucundus
pleasing
acerbus
bitter
idem
the same
Match the translation
es
you are
possum
I am able
sine te
without you
tecum
with you
potes
you are able
Match the authors
Seneca
Roman stoic philosopher
Juvenal
Roman writer of satire
Martial
Roman writer of epigrams
Vergil
Roman writer of epic poetry
Asyndeton means
lack of conjunctions
too many conjunctions
ABBA word order
asserting the positive idea through a negative statement
Chiasmus is
Contrasting words or phrases
too many conjunctions
humor intended to teach a moral lesson
ABBA word order
antithesis is
a negative phrase that asserts a positive
contrasting words of phrases
ABBA word order
a short satirical poem with a punch line
