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Which of these Silver Latin writers was the grandson of Seneca the Elder and raised by his uncle Seneca the Younger?
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The definition of what qualifies as a novel is a controversial one, but in general - when it comes to ancient models - fictional prose works (as opposed to historical or philosophical prose, and poetry) can be seen as early precursors to the modern novel. Which one of these ancient Latin writers did NOT write works which are considered novels in accordance with this definition?
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Who wrote the longest (and most fully preserved) ancient Latin novel, known as the Metamorphoses or (in English translation) The Golden Ass, dating to the second century?
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T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land has the following as its epigraph (I transliterate the Greek): 'Nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: "Sibylla ti theleis?" respondebat illa: "apothanein thelô."'
(Roughly translated: 'For I indeed saw with my own eyes the Sibyl at Cumae flowing in a bottle, and when those boys asked: 'Sibyl, what do you want?', she answered: 'I wish to die'".
From which Roman writer's work does this quote derive?
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Which of the following authors is NOT known for a work entitled "Metamorphosis" (or "Metamorphoses")?
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To what ancient work does the following quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby refer?
"It was when curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night -- and, as obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over."
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In which ancient novel is there an extended version of the myth of Cupid and Psyche?
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