Packet 7: Tossup 7

A man is forced to play dice in a bottomless box in a text in this language which is punningly titled for his “pumpkinification.” (15[1])In a (15[1])novel (15[1])in this language, a man (15[1])rubs witch’s ointment on himself to turn into a bird, but is turned into a donkey instead. A satirist in this language coined phrases like “Who (-5[1])watches the watchmen?” (15[1])and “bread (15[1])and circuses.” (15[2])(*) The (10[1])Golden Ass (10[1])was (10[1])written in this language, (-5[2])as (10[1])was the collection titled “The Art of Poetry.” (10[1])A poet in this language who claimed (10[1])“It is sweet and proper to die for one's country” wrote a series of poems to “seize the day” or “carpe (10[1])diem.” (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])Horace (-5[1])wrote in what (10[1])language (10[2])of ancient Rome? ■END■ (10[4])

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