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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Juvenal rate his own writing skills?
(a) Good.
(b) Exceptional.
(c) Mediocre.
(d) Poor.

2. Among which of the following animal breeds was Virgil accused of spreading disease?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Horses.
(d) Rats.

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

4. Which of the following women types did Crispinus seduce?
(a) A priestess.
(b) A school teacher.
(c) A queen.
(d) A goddess.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following men did Juvenal consider a "dandy"?

3. What was the price of the red mullet that Crispinus purchased?

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

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

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