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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 people did Juvenal prefer?
(a) Eunichs.
(b) Cross dressers.
(c) Adulturers.
(d) Homosexuals.

2. Which of the following gifts did the fisherman in Satire IV take as an offering to the king?
(a) A giant fish.
(b) An urchin.
(c) A sea snake.
(d) A lobster.

3. What does Juvenal claim propelled him to write and share his creation with the world?
(a) Religion.
(b) Community.
(c) Association.
(d) Indignation.

4. Which of the following characters poisons for a living?
(a) Aeneus.
(b) Flaminia.
(c) Locusta.
(d) Nero.

5. Who is the narrator of this novel?
(a) Trebius.
(b) Juvenal.
(c) Umbrecius.
(d) Vespasian.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the text, which of the following substances makes up the statue of Apollo?

2. To which of the following cities had Juvenal's friend, Umbricius recently moved?

3. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius claim to have walked the streets looking for a fight?

4. What was the name of the female friend with whom Juvenal discussed immorality?

5. Who is known as the Goddess of Fertility?

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