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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups of gods did Juvenal suggest should step in to stop the promiscuous atrocities affecting his society?
(a) The gods of love.
(b) The gods of food and wine.
(c) The gods of war.
(d) The gods of music.

2. Which of the following women types did Crispinus seduce?
(a) A priestess.
(b) A goddess.
(c) A school teacher.
(d) A queen.

3. Which of the following activities is NOT a type of immorality discussed in the opening chapter of the novel?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Bribery.
(c) Adultury.
(d) Greed.

4. Which of the following animal types was Meleager?
(a) A grouse.
(b) A boar.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A donkey.

5. Which of the following groups of soldiers did Juvenal call "pansies"?
(a) Spanish.
(b) British.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Romans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Moorish groom?

2. Which of the following bird types did Juvenal claim to give birth by mouth?

3. Which of the following characters poisons for a living?

4. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius consider to be the most dishonest?

5. How was the woman seduced by Crispinus punished for her immoral action?

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