The Sixteen Satires Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sixteen Satires Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following crimes did Persicus accuse Juvenal of committing?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Lust.
(d) Murder.

2. In which building did Juvenal suggest that Calvinus spend a few days in order to get some perspective on his life?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The jail.
(c) The church.
(d) The courthouse.

3. Who was Naevolus' lover?
(a) Gazette.
(b) Trebius.
(c) Umbricius.
(d) Virro.

4. Which of the following men froze when the ship he was riding began to sink?
(a) The deck hand.
(b) The first mate.
(c) The coxswain.
(d) The captain.

5. When Juvenal heard that Catullus was returning home, he said that that day was happier than which other day?
(a) His birthday.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) New Year's Day.

6. How was the Spartan who is convicted of embezzlement punished?
(a) He was forced into slavery.
(b) He was killed.
(c) He was banished.
(d) He was sent to the stocks.

7. Which of the following men had the lavish garden Juvenal spoke of in Satire XIV?
(a) Cadmus.
(b) Orestes.
(c) Rutilus.
(d) Hesperides.

8. Which of the following elements earned praise for thoroughbreds?
(a) Their value.
(b) Their performance.
(c) Their purity.
(d) Their good looks.

9. Why did Virro want Naevolus killed?
(a) For betraying him.
(b) For stealing from him.
(c) For threatening him.
(d) For lying to him.

10. What did Juvenal think would happen to Fuscinus' wealthy daughter-in-law?
(a) Her husband would divorce her.
(b) Her husband would kill her.
(c) Her husband would ignore her.
(d) Her husband would cheat on her.

11. From whom did Juvenal believe children learn bad morals?
(a) From their teachers.
(b) From their parents.
(c) From their schoolmates.
(d) From animals.

12. Where did Naevolus work before leaving his job?
(a) At the market.
(b) At the temple.
(c) At the school.
(d) At the infirmary.

13. Which of the following characteristics was Blandus' only claim to nobility?
(a) His title.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His virtue.
(d) His pedigree.

14. According to Juvenal, how did the gods react when men cried out for money?
(a) They ignored prayers.
(b) They shouted back at the men.
(c) They punished the men with bad weather.
(d) They answered prayers.

15. With which of the following friends did Juvenal rejoice over Catullus' return?
(a) Fuscus.
(b) Rutilus.
(c) Corvinus.
(d) Persicus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Calvinus feel about the money that he had lost?

2. Which of the following gift requests was denied to Naevolus by his lover?

3. How did Naevolus' lover react to the news that his wife was pregnant by another man?

4. Why did many men who borrowed money from Rome flee the city?

5. Which of the following crimes was NOT committed by Calvinus?

(see the answer keys)

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