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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following texts did Juvenal frequently refer to in his discussions with Umbricius?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The Iliad.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following rites did Juvenal mock, claiming them to lack a relation to women?

2. What does the narrator believe is wasted when producing bad play-writing?

3. Which of the following crimes was Emperor Otho accused of committing?

4. Which of the following colors is symbolic of honor to the Greek gods?

5. How would Juvenal rate his own writing skills?

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