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As portrayed in Livys Ab Urbe Condita, Cincinnatus was the _______ of
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12 Dec 2022, 04:00
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As portrayed in Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita, Cincinnatus was the _______ of the Roman ideal of the farmer-soldier: invested with supreme dictatorial power while plowing his fields, he defeated the Aequi and the Sabines, resigned his title, and returned to his farm a scant sixteen days later.
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| A. supplicant |
| B. antithesis |
| C. quintessence | D. epitome | E. contraposition |
| F. veracity |
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14 Dec 2022, 05:00
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Since the text after the colon describes how Cincinnatus exemplified both halves of the farmer-soldier ideal, you might say he was a perfect example of that ideal. Both antithesis and contraposition are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (B) and (E). Neither supplicant nor veracity makes sense in the blank, so eliminate choices (A) and (F). Both quintessence and epitome mean perfect example, so choices (C) and (D) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Since the text after the colon describes how Cincinnatus exemplified both halves of the farmer-soldier ideal, you might say he was a perfect example of that ideal. Both antithesis and contraposition are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (B) and (E). Neither supplicant nor veracity makes sense in the blank, so eliminate choices (A) and (F). Both quintessence and epitome mean perfect example, so choices (C) and (D) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
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