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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 claim to have walked the streets looking for a fight?
(a) The poor.
(b) Children.
(c) Mobsters.
(d) Drunks.

2. Who is the narrator of this novel?
(a) Vespasian.
(b) Juvenal.
(c) Umbrecius.
(d) Trebius.

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

4. Which of the following characters was best characterized as a cheapskate?
(a) Juvenal.
(b) Apius.
(c) Laronia.
(d) Crispinus.

5. What did Umbricius claim to be the only thing that could get a man out of trouble in the court system?
(a) Faith.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Muscular strength.
(d) Innocence.

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

4. To which of the following cities had Juvenal's friend, Umbricius recently moved?

5. Which of the following women types did Crispinus seduce?

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