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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Umbricius claim to be the only thing that could get a man out of trouble in the court system?
(a) Muscular strength.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Faith.
(d) Innocence.

2. What was the name of the manor where Virrio lived?
(a) Palatium Place.
(b) Capitolium.
(c) Discobulous Myron.
(d) Esquiline Hill.

3. Which of the following groups of people did Juvenal prefer?
(a) Eunichs.
(b) Homosexuals.
(c) Adulturers.
(d) Cross dressers.

4. Which of the following characters was served the best bread at the dinner party?
(a) Clodius.
(b) Virrio.
(c) Trebius.
(d) Saharan.

5. What does the narrator claim is being recycled in bad play-writing?
(a) Biblical stories.
(b) Egyptian hieroglyphics.
(c) Shakespearean plays.
(d) Greek mythology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of wine did Trebius drink at the dinner party?

2. Which of the following activities is NOT a type of immorality discussed in the opening chapter of the novel?

3. Which of the following groups of gods did Juvenal suggest should step in to stop the promiscuous atrocities affecting his society?

4. According to Juvenal, which of the following will inherit the longings and vices of the world?

5. What was the price of the red mullet that Crispinus purchased?

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