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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How were the poor within Roman society treated?
(a) They are pitied.
(b) They are mocked.
(c) They are ignored.
(d) They are heralded.

3. Which of the following groups of soldiers did Juvenal call "pansies"?
(a) Greeks.
(b) Romans.
(c) British.
(d) Spanish.

4. Which of the following gifts did the fisherman in Satire IV take as an offering to the king?
(a) An urchin.
(b) A lobster.
(c) A giant fish.
(d) A sea snake.

5. Who is known as the Goddess of Fertility?
(a) Diana.
(b) Hebe.
(c) Ceres.
(d) Nike.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Juvenal, which of the following will inherit the longings and vices of the world?

2. In Satire IV, who did the king call when he could not find a plate large enough for his meal?

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

4. How was Domitian killed?

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

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