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

2. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius consider to be the most dishonest?
(a) Landlords.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Bankers.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups of people did Umbricius claim to have walked the streets looking for a fight?

2. How did Juvenal feel about Umbricius' move from Rome?

3. Which of the following men was married to a fellow male performer?

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

5. In the text, which of the following substances makes up the statue of Apollo?

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