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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 bird types did Juvenal claim to give birth by mouth?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Vulture.
(c) Raven.
(d) Robin.

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

3. According to Juvenal, which of the following will inherit the longings and vices of the world?
(a) Punishment.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Proletariats.
(d) Posterity.

4. How did Juvenal feel about Umbricius' move from Rome?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was apathetic.
(c) He was disappointed.
(d) He was proud of him.

5. Which of the following characters spent his days dreaming of battle?
(a) Acihus.
(b) Catullus.
(c) Fuscus.
(d) Montanus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the female friend with whom Juvenal discussed immorality?

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

3. Which of the following colors is symbolic of honor to the Greek gods?

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

5. To which of the following characters was Emperor Otho compared?

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