A. Greek writer
B. Roman Writer
C. Italian writer
D. English writer
Related Mcqs:
- Horace was a friend of_______________?
A. Alexander the Great
B. Emperor Augustus
C. Julius Caesar
D. Pompey - The name “Ars Poetica” (Art of Poetry) was given to Horace’s Epistle to the Pisos by____________?
A. Horace
B. Quintillion
C. Cicero
D. Virgil - Why does Horace Walpole make use of elaborate machines in “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. To encourage rational evaluation rather than arouse emotional reactions
B. To emphasize the importance of character development over action
C. To assist with the flight and pursuit of villains and their prey
D. To support the growth and development of machinery in the 18th century - What Gothic literary convention did NOT originate with Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. The ancestral castle
B. Psychological terror
C. The supernatural
D. Physical violence - Horace’s doctrine “ut pictura poesis” was interpreted to mean______________?
A. A picture is worth a thousand words.
B. Poetry is the supreme artistic form.
C. Art should hold a mirror up to nature.
D. Poetry ought to be a visual as well as a verbal art. - What name is given to the English literary period that emulated the Rome of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid ?
A. Augustan
B. Metaphysical
C. Romantic
D. Neo-Romantic - What name is given to the English literary period that emulated the Rome of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid ?
A. Augustan
B. Metaphysical
C. Romantic
D. Neo-Romantic - Horace’s doctrine \ut pictura poesis\was interpreted to mean______________?
A. A picture is worth a thousand words.
B. Poetry is the supreme artistic form.
C. Art should hold a mirror up to nature.
D. Poetry ought to be a visual as well as a verbal art. - The Gothic novel, a popular genre for the Romantics, exemplified in the writing of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe, could contain which of the following elements ?
A. supernatural phenomenon
B. perversion and sadism, often involving a maiden’s persecution
C. plots of mystery and terror set in inhospitable, sullen landscapes
D. all of the above - Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto initiated which literary tradition ?
A. Hunnish epic
B. Gothic fiction
C. epistolary novel
D. meta-novel
