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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which goddess did women pray in the hope of giving birth to attractive children?
(a) Venus.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Jupiter.

2. To which of the following cities had Juvenal's friend, Umbricius recently moved?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Superbus.
(c) Cumae.
(d) Magna.

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

4. How many children did Naevolus father with his lover's wife?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. Which of the following adjectives did Umbricius use to describe himself?
(a) Moral.
(b) Proud.
(c) Violent.
(d) Humble.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Naevolus' lover react to the news that his wife was pregnant by another man?

2. In Juvenal's opinion, which form of inheritance was most dangerous?

3. Which of the following characteristics was Blandus' only claim to nobility?

4. Which of the following crimes was NOT committed by Calvinus?

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

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