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The Sixteen Satires | Quiz

Juvenal
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1)

What did Juvenal claim to be a smarter action than marriage? (from Satire VI)

Chastity.
Adultery.
Bankruptcy.
Suicide.
2)

Which of the following animals did Egyptians abstain from eating? (from Satire 15 and 16)

Cow.
Lamb.
Chicken.
Fish.
3)

Which of the following emperors was the only one who respected the muses? (from Satire 7)

Caesar.
Magnus.
Cicero.
Brutus.
4)

Which of the following adjectives did Nieobe use to describe herself? (from Satire VI)

Flexible.
Humble.
Chaste.
Noble.
5)

During which month of the year did the characters in "The Sixteen Satires" vacation in Saturnalia? (from Satire 7)

September.
June.
December.
March.
6)

Where did Naevolus work before leaving his job? (from Satire 9)

At the market.
At the temple.
At the infirmary.
At the school.
7)

Which goddess did Juvenal believe should receive the highest praise of the people? (from Satire 15 and 16)

Venus.
Athena.
Iris.
Diana.
8)

According to Juvenal, which of the following items separated men from animals? (from Satire 15 and 16)

Morals.
Shoes.
Tears.
Humor.
9)

Which of the following men experienced a Divine blessing that nullified all of his immoral actions? (from Satire 8)

Seneca.
Nero.
Lateranus.
Orestes.
10)

Which of the following goddesses was NOT a muse? (from Satire 7)

Thelxinoe.
Melete.
Plusia.
Aoede.
11)

Why was Juvenal so proud of Catullus' quick action aboard the ship? (from Satire 12)

Because he was quick.
Because he was strong.
Because he was brave.
Because he was sensible.
12)

How did Naevolus' lover react to the news that his wife was pregnant by another man? (from Satire 9)

He is proud.
He is irate.
He is confused.
He is apathetic.
13)

Which of the following items were referred to as "gallica"? (from Satire 7)

Flowers.
Shoes.
Fish.
Sculptures.
14)

How was the Spartan who is convicted of embezzlement punished? (from Satire 13)

He was killed.
He was forced into slavery.
He was sent to the stocks.
He was banished.
15)

Which of the following characteristics did Juvenal dislike most in women? (from Satire VI)

Promiscuity.
Dishonesty.
Vanity.
Violence.
16)

Which of the following facts did Juvenal NOT brag about over his dinner with Persicus? (from Satire 11)

His bedding being thin.
His meal being meager.
His cups being very cheap.
His servant being a novice.
17)

What did Calvinus want to happen to the man who had stolen his money? (from Satire 13)

He wanted him executed.
He wanted him beaten.
He wanted him jailed.
He wanted him banished.
18)

How did Pompey finally die? (from Satire 10)

He fell to his death.
He was poisoned.
He was decapitated.
He drowned.
19)

Which of the following adjectives did Juvenal use to describe men who spent their lives in squalor only to die millionaires? (from Satire 14)

Sinful.
Insane.
Misguided.
Wise.
20)

In which country did Juvenal claim men stayed alive through the practice of cannibalism due to widespread famine? (from Satire 15 and 16)

Italy.
Spain.
Russia.
France.
21)

Which of the following men did Juvenal compare to Nero? (from Satire 8)

Phalaus.
Blandus.
Lateranus.
Seneca.
22)

Why did many men who borrowed money from Rome flee the city? (from Satire 11)

To avoid paying back their debts.
To hide the shame of borrowing.
To imply that they were wealthy to those outside of Rome.
To spend the money that they borrowed in an entrepreneurial way.
23)

Which of the following gift requests was denied to Naevolus by his lover? (from Satire 9)

Wine.
Silk.
Land.
Livestock.
24)

Where was the wine that Juvenal served at his dinner party produced? (from Satire 11)

Spain.
Italy.
Greece.
California.
25)

Which of the following actions was NOT something that Juvenal claimed that a wife would do for a lover but not for a husband? (from Satire VI)

Give up her dowry.
Make the man a father.
Cross the sea.
Alleviate boredom.
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