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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 crimes was Emperor Otho accused of committing?
(a) Lust.
(b) Murder.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Greed.

2. What does Juvenal claim propelled him to write and share his creation with the world?
(a) Indignation.
(b) Association.
(c) Religion.
(d) Community.

3. What does Juvenal think that a temple should be built to honor?
(a) Reverence.
(b) Art.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Money.

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

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. In Satire II, with which of the following relatives was the condemned man accused of having an inappropriate relationship?

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 men was married to a fellow male performer?

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

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

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