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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 seafood types was considered to be the greatest delicacy?
(a) Lamprey.
(b) Starfish.
(c) Sardine.
(d) Urchin.

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

3. Which of the following characters was best characterized as a cheapskate?
(a) Apius.
(b) Juvenal.
(c) Crispinus.
(d) Laronia.

4. Which of the following genres does Juvenal write in?
(a) Poems.
(b) Essays.
(c) Plays.
(d) Novels.

5. According to Juvenal, which of the following will inherit the longings and vices of the world?
(a) Proletariats.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Posterity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following texts did Juvenal frequently refer to in his discussions with Umbricius?

4. What does the narrator claim is being recycled in bad play-writing?

5. Which of the following characters spent his days dreaming of battle?

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