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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the text, which of the following substances makes up the statue of Apollo?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Gold.
(c) Granite.
(d) Marble.

2. Which of the following colors is symbolic of honor to the Greek gods?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Silver.
(d) Purple.

3. In Satire II, with which of the following relatives was the condemned man accused of having an inappropriate relationship?
(a) His sister.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His niece.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of people did Juvenal prefer?

2. Which of the following groups of soldiers did Juvenal call "pansies"?

3. How would Juvenal rate his own writing skills?

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

5. What does Juvenal think that a temple should be built to honor?

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