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

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

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

4. Which of the following activities is NOT a type of immorality discussed in the opening chapter of the novel?
(a) Bribery.
(b) Greed.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Adultury.

5. What does the narrator believe is wasted when producing bad play-writing?
(a) Hope.
(b) Paper.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following adjectives did Umbricius use to describe himself?

4. Which of the following genres does Juvenal write in?

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

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